by familyvoices | Sep 15, 2021 | Family Voices, Washington Update
Where to focus your eyes this week in DC! The Senate is back in town after their August recess. Senator Schumer has set a “soft” deadline for Senate democratic led committees to finish drafting their portions of the reconciliation bill. Meanwhile, we get our first...
by familyvoices | Sep 8, 2021 | Family Voices, Washington Update
Welcome to the Fall of 2021 where much of the focus in Washington will be on reconciliation. If you recall, Democratic senators agreed to a $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill prior to the August Recess. Now begins the real work: what will be included. It is a massive...
by familyvoices | Aug 25, 2021 | Family Voices, Vaccine Outreach
From NPR, All Things Considered: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is doubling down on its recommendation that people who are pregnant get the COVID-19 vaccine following new data underscoring its safety and effectiveness throughout pregnancy. This...
by familyvoices | Aug 25, 2021 | Family Voices, Vaccine Outreach
From Kaiser Health News (republished with permission) Christine Herman, WILL / Illinois Public Media August 19, 2021 When he became eligible for the coronavirus vaccine in Illinois, Tom Arnold, 68, said he didn’t need any convincing. He raises cattle, hogs and...
by familyvoices | Aug 25, 2021 | Family Voices, Vaccine Outreach
From STAT news, 8/24/21: The effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines at preventing infection fell in one study of U.S. frontline workers from roughly 90% to 66% as the Delta variant emerged and became dominant in the country, an updated report from the Centers for Disease...
by familyvoices | Jul 30, 2021 | Family Voices
Family Voices is excited to announce that we have been awarded a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award, for a groundbreaking project, titled “Building Capacity in the African American ASD Community for...
Encourage confidence to act with the creation of materials and guidance to equip network members to start, lead and sustain conversations to dismantle racism in healthcare of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN).