Rates of new coronavirus cases have remained flat over the last week. Cases have decreased in the Northeast but has risen in the South and West. Hospitalizations are decreasing in the Northeast but rising in the Southern and Western states.
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Jasmin D. Shirley was the former Sr. Vice President of Community Health Services of the North Broward Hospital District d/b/a Broward Health. For over 15 years, she had oversight of the day-to-day operations of Community Health Services division inclusive of primary care centers, home health and hospice agency, an infusion company, urgent care center, and physician practice. After more than 35 years of experience in health administration, she retired in February 2018. In 2021, the COVID-19 Pandemic ushered forth another opportunity to serve the community and Ms. Shirley was called out of retirement by the Broward Regional Health Planning Council (BRHPC) in December 2021. She accepted the challenge to develop and mobilize a workforce of community health workers and medical professionals engaged to provide education and outreach to non-vaccinated individuals and those experiencing vaccine hesitancy, with the end goal of getting them completely vaccinated and boosted. Shirley now serves as the Program Director of COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach with a team of local health/hospital systems and community-based organizations throughout Broward County.
According to the Guinness World Records, the most dangerous tree in the United States and the whole world is the Manchineel (Hippomane mancinella).
Even before the mass murders in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, Stacey Abrams has been tying Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to bad policy on guns and safety. Calling the permitless carry law Kemp signed “criminal carry,” Team Abrams wants to send the message that the current governor is unfit to keep citizens safe.
A common misconception about skin cancer is that, because their skin contains a higher amount of melanin, African Americans and people with darker skin don’t have to worry about exposure to the sun’s radiation. While it is true that skin cancer is far less prevalent in dark-skinned populations, experts say any-body can be at risk for the dis-ease.
Broward Health has appointed Judy Frum as CEO of Broward Health Imperial Point. Frum, who most recently served as interim CEO at the hospital, has more than 16 years of healthcare leadership experience in South Florida.
Coronavirus cases are stabilizing in the Northeast but still rising rapidly in the South and Southwest.
A federal health agency is recommending indoor masking in the three South Florida counties, along with six other counties in the state, a week after officials understated the COVID-19 health risk statewide.
In this installment of the Westside Gazette’s focus on HIV/AIDS powerhouses in our community we are pleased to shine the spotlight on Dr. Deborah Holmes, the Medical Director of the AHF Healthcare Center – Miami (Jackson North). The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is the largest provider of HIV/AIDS care in the world.
Coronavirus cases are once again rising rapidly across the US.