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Governor Carney, DPH, DEMA Announce Community COVID-19 Testing Sites

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) announced the list of community testing sites throughout Delaware next week. Testing locations listed below include pop-up and Curative trailer sites, as well as community sites hosted by New Castle County and Henrietta Johnson Medical Center. “As we prepare for the holidays, we need […]



  • Delaware Emergency Management Agency
  • Division of Public Health
  • Governor John Carney
  • Office of the Governor
  • Coronavirus
  • covid 19 testing

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DEMA Encourages Nonprofits To Prepare For Grant Opportunity

SMYRNA, DE: The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) encourages nonprofit agencies to begin preparing for the upcoming Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) application period. NSGP is a competitive grant program that provides federal funding for physical security enhancements to eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. The annual grant guidance is expected to be released in May 2022 […]




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Nonprofits Encouraged to Prepare for Grant Opportunity

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is urging eligible tax-exempt nonprofits, including faith-based organizations, to prepare now for an upcoming Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) opportunity anticipated to be available for applications in early March 2023. NSGP provides funding for projects that enhance physical security and cybersecurity to nonprofits at high risk of a terrorist attack. Two requirements for NSGP applications are a Vulnerability Assessment and Unique Entity Identification (UEI) Number. DEMA advises interested applicants to begin the process now because completing these prerequisites is often time-consuming.



  • Cyber Security
  • Delaware Emergency Management Agency
  • Department of Safety and Homeland Security
  • News

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John Dickinson Plantation hosts community town hall with Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice

On Sept. 18, the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (HCA)’s John Dickinson Plantation, in partnership with the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ), held a public town […]




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Hall-Long, Community Leaders Celebrate 2024 Lt. Governor’s Challenge Honorees

CLAYTON, Del. – The 2024 Lt. Governor’s Wellness Leadership Challenge award ceremony on Wednesday hosted the largest class of honorees, shining a light on creative ways to address food insecurity, chronic disease prevention, postpartum care, and more.      This year’s winning submissions came from individuals, organizations, and institutions across Delaware who committed to enacting better health […]



  • Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long
  • News
  • Office of the Lieutenant Governor

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Grants to Support Community Learning Centers

Seven sites will benefit from 21st Century Community Learning Center grants to establish or expand community learning centers that provide students with enrichment opportunities when school is not in session. 




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Cape Henlopen State Park Community Workshop to be Held July 31

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will host a community workshop at the Cape Henlopen State Park (CHSP) Officer's Club Wednesday, July 31, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. to give community members and park visitors the opportunity to share feedback about the DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation’s planned capital projects in the park. Community members can drop in any time during the workshop to review informational display boards for the capital plans in CHSP.



  • Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  • Division of Parks and Recreation
  • News
  • Sussex County
  • cape henlopen state parks cape henlopen state park workshop
  • capital projects
  • dnrec

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Governor Carney, Federal Delegation, General Assembly and Community Celebrate Investments in Kingswood Community Center

Groundbreaking ceremony touted $56 million for early education, senior care, and community programs   WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney joined U.S. Senator Tom Carper, State Senator Darius Brown, State Representative Stephanie T. Bolden, other elected officials, and community members at a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Kingswood Community Center.   Kingswood Community Center, managed by […]



  • Governor John Carney
  • News
  • Office of the Governor

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DNREC Prioritizes Equity in Community Environmental Project Fund Grants, Launches New Mapping Tool

DNREC announced today the 2025 Community Environmental Project Fund (CEPF) grants will have a focus on equity. This change comes after the CEPF grant process was revamped to better address community needs and strengthen partnerships.




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DNREC to Hold Community Information Session Sept. 24 on Indian River Inlet North Side Beach and Dune Repair

DNREC will hold a community information session on Tuesday, Sept. 24 to discuss the upcoming dredging and beach and dune replenishment project on the north side of the Indian River inlet. The session will run from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Bethany Beach Town Hall at 214 Garfield Parkway, and the public can stop by at any time to join the conversation about the north side of the inlet.



  • Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  • Department of Transportation
  • Division of Watershed Stewardship
  • Governor John Carney
  • News
  • beach replenishment
  • community information session
  • dune repair
  • emergency sand replenishment
  • north side Indian River inlet
  • winter storm season

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DNREC Accepting Community Water Quality Improvement Project Grant Proposals

DNREC encourages nonprofit groups, conservation districts, community organizations and homeowners’ associations to submit project proposals to be considered for matching grant funds from DNREC’s Community Water Quality Improvement Grants program. Funding for grant award projects in this cycle is expected to range from $25,000 to $75,000




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Community Engagement Sessions for Delaware Climate Action Plan Update Planned

A series of community engagement sessions in late October is planned to gather input on updating the state’s Climate Action Plan.




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10 Most Viewed Posts in Cadence Community Forum

Community engagement is a dynamic concept that does not adhere to a singular, universal approach. Its various forms, methods, and objectives can vary significantly depending on the specific context, goals, and desired outcomes. Whether you seek assis...(read more)




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Pakistan’s UK high commissioner hails land of opportunity

Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, Pakistan’s UK high commissioner, talks about his country’s potential for foreign investors.




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Canadian miner capitalises on golden opportunity in Victoria

Australia’s proud mining history, the quality of its workers and high working standards were instrumental in bringing Canadian mining and exploration company Kirkland Lake Gold to the Victorian gold fields.




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Foodtech exporter Flavourtech smells opportunity in the Netherlands

Flavourtech sets up in the Netherlands’ leading food research centre to connect with clients and undertake R&D.




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Creating Connections: The Role of Community in Minnesota-Japan Relations

Creating Connections: The Role of Community in Minnesota-Japan Relations Creating Connections: The Role of Community in Minnesota-Japan Relations

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Senator Brian Schatz Receives East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Community Building Award

Senator Brian Schatz Receives East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Community Building Award Senator Brian Schatz Receives East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Community Building Award
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East-West Center President Presents Tonga Red Cross with Eruption Recovery Funds Raised by Center Community

East-West Center President Presents Tonga Red Cross with Eruption Recovery Funds Raised by Center Community East-West Center President Presents Tonga Red Cross with Eruption Recovery Funds Raised by Center Community
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Unity That Produces Joy (Philippians 1:21-2:9)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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The Mystery of Christian Unity, Part 1 (Ephesians 3:1-14)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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The Mystery of Christian Unity, Part 2 (Ephesians 3:1-14)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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Invisible Unity Made Visible (Ephesians 4:2)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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The Priority of Unity (Ephesians 4:2-6)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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Panelists See Long Pandemic Recovery in the Pacific, Urge Attention to Community Voices

Panelists See Long Pandemic Recovery in the Pacific, Urge Attention to Community Voices Panelists See Long Pandemic Recovery in the Pacific, Urge Attention to Community Voices

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Recent online articles and analysis that have been published on the East-West Center website.

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Troops repel bandits attack on Sokoto community

Troops of Operation FASAN YANMA on Tuesday repelled bandits’ attack on the Gatawa community in the Sabon Birmi Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Confirming the development, a member of the state House of Assembly representing Sabon Birmi 1, Aminu Boza, said the incident happened early on Tuesday morning. Boza, a critic of insecurity in


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No community under bandits’ control in Kebbi – Deputy Gov, Tafida

The Deputy Governor of Kebbi State, Umar Tafida, has debunked reports that villages in the state are under bandits’ control. Tafida, who stated this on Tuesday, labeled the claims as mere imagination from news sources, emphasising that the state government has fortified security across communities to prevent any security breaches. While interacting with newsmen in […]

No community under bandits’ control in Kebbi – Deputy Gov, Tafida




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Calls for investigation following Gwamanda’s dismissal as MMC for Community Development




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Feather Awards ‘Sweet 16’ honours the deaf and queer community




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Emigration Turns Hardship into Opportunity

The global financial crisis may have eliminated job opportunities around the world, but it has opened the door for a cultural boom on new shores.




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Bread and Community in Istanbul

In the neighborhood of Pangalti, an area rich with history, specialty shops dedicated to fresh and local fare knit a sense of community among the locals.




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Renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act

If revised and renewed, the AGOA would encourage growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa while also benefitting U.S. economic interests.





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Cancer medication funding to be taken over by health ministry from community chest fund

Responsibility for the funding of cancer medication is set to be taken over by the Health Ministry from the Malta Community Chest Fund • Minister announces Paola Health Hub set to launch operations this week




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Kate Middleton seizes opportunity for Royal guidance, after Meghan's alleged snub

Princess Kate has found a trusted mentor in the Duchess of Edinburgh, Sophie, 59, as she adjusts to her new role as Princess of Wales. Royal biographer Claudia Joseph revealed that Kate "jumped at the chance" to be mentored by Sophie, describing her as a "tower of strength" and a reliable...




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Trump hush money judge delays ruling on immunity following election win

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case has put off ruling on whether the president-elect’s conviction should be thrown out on immunity grounds, enabling prosecutors to weigh next steps following his November 5 election victory.

Justice Juan Merchan had been due to rule on Tuesday on Trump’s argument that the US Supreme Court’s decision in July that presidents are immune from prosecution involving their official acts meant the New York state case should be dismissed.

Instead, Merchan granted a request by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office to have until Nov 19 to consider how to approach the case in light of Trump’s looming inauguration in January 2025, email correspondence made public on Tuesday showed.

Trump’s scheduled Nov 26 sentencing is now widely expected to be postponed.

Trump in May became the first US president — former or sitting — convicted of a crime when a jury in Manhattan found him guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up a potential sex scandal shortly before his first election win in 2016. Trump, who pleaded not guilty, has vowed to appeal the verdict after sentencing.

Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo wrote there were “competing interests” between ensuring a criminal case proceeds as usual and protecting the office of the president.

“The People agree that these are unprecedented circumstances,” Colangelo wrote.

Trump is set to be the first felon inaugurated as president after his victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.

At issue in the six-week Manhattan trial was a $130,000 payment made by Trump’s then-lawyer Michael Cohen to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about a sexual encounter she said she had with him in 2006 but which he has denied.

Trump’s defense lawyer Emil Bove wrote that the case ultimately needed to be dismissed to avoid interfering with Trump’s presidential duties.

“The stay, and dismissal, are necessary to avoid unconstitutional impediments to President Trump’s ability to govern,” Bove wrote.

Trump faced four criminal cases

Trump, 78, is hoping to enter office unencumbered by any of four criminal cases he has faced and which once were thought to have threatened to derail his 2024 candidacy to return to the White House after having served from 2017 to 2021.

The Republican Trump has portrayed the hush money case brought by Bragg, a Democrat, and the three other state and federal criminal indictments brought in 2023 as politically motivated attempts to harm his presidential campaign. He pleaded not guilty in all four cases.

“It is now abundantly clear that Americans want an immediate end to the weaponization of our justice system,” Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement on Tuesday.

Special Counsel Jack Smith brought two of the cases against Trump, one involving classified documents he kept after leaving office and the other involving his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. A Florida-based federal judge in July dismissed the documents case. The Justice Department is now evaluating how to wind down Smith’s election-related case.

Trump also faces state criminal charges in Georgia over his bid to reverse his 2020 loss in that state, but the case remains in limbo.

The Supreme Court, in a decision arising from one of Smith’s two cases against Trump, decided that presidents are immune from prosecution involving their official acts and that juries cannot be presented evidence of official acts in trials over personal conduct. It marked the first time that the court recognized any degree of presidential immunity from prosecution.

In making the case for immunity, Trump’s lawyers said the jury that convicted Trump in the hush money case was shown evidence by prosecutors of his social media posts as president and heard testimony from his former aides about conversations that occurred in the White House during his 2017-2021 term.

Bragg’s office countered that the Supreme Court’s ruling has no bearing on the case, which they said concerned “wholly unofficial conduct.” The Supreme Court in its ruling found no immunity for a president’s unofficial acts.




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Stomach Bug Vaccine for Infants Protects Entire Community: CDC

Title: Stomach Bug Vaccine for Infants Protects Entire Community: CDC
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Promoting Social Wellness in Your Community

Title: Promoting Social Wellness in Your Community
Category: Health News
Created: 8/29/2017 12:00:00 AM
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Israeli Study Shows Pfizer Booster Gives Seniors Big Rise in Immunity

Title: Israeli Study Shows Pfizer Booster Gives Seniors Big Rise in Immunity
Category: Health News
Created: 8/23/2021 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/23/2021 12:00:00 AM




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Reassessing Halm's clinical stability criteria in community-acquired pneumonia management

Background

Halm's clinical stability criteria have long guided antibiotic treatment and hospital discharge decisions for patients hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Originally introduced in 1998, these criteria were established based on a relatively small and select patient population. Consequently, our study aims to reassess their applicability in the management of CAP in a contemporary real-world setting.

Methods

This cohort study included 2918 immunocompetent patients hospitalised with CAP from three hospitals in Denmark between 2017 and 2020. The primary outcome was time to achieve clinical stability as defined by Halm's criteria. Additionally, we examined recurrence of clinical instability and severe complications. Cumulative incidence function or Kaplan–Meier survival curves were used to analyse these outcomes, considering competing risks.

Results

The study population primarily comprised elderly individuals (median age 75 years) with significant comorbidities. The median time to clinical stability according to Halm's criteria was 4 days, with one-fifth experiencing recurrence of instability after early clinical response (stability within 3 days). Severe complications within 30 days mainly comprised mortality, with rates of 5.1% (64/1257) overall in those with early clinical response, 1.7% (18/1045) in the subgroup without do-not-resuscitate orders and 17.3% (276/1595) among the rest.

Conclusion

Halm's clinical stability criteria effectively classify CAP patients with different disease courses, yet achieving stability required more time in this ageing population with substantial comorbidities and more severe disease. Early clinical response indicates reduced risk of complications, especially in those without do-not-resuscitate orders.




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Healthcare avoidance during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and all-cause mortality: a longitudinal community-based study

BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, global trends of reduced healthcare-seeking behaviour were observed. This raises concerns about the consequences of healthcare avoidance for population health.AimTo determine the association between healthcare avoidance during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and all-cause mortality.Design and settingThis was a 32-month follow-up within the population-based Rotterdam Study, after sending a COVID-19 questionnaire at the onset of the pandemic in April 2020 to all communty dwelling participants (n = 6241/8732, response rate 71.5%).MethodCox proportional hazards models assessed the risk of all-cause mortality among respondents who avoided health care because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mortality status was collected through municipality registries and medical records.ResultsOf 5656 respondents, one-fifth avoided health care because of the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 1143). Compared with non-avoiders, those who avoided health care more often reported symptoms of depression (n = 357, 31.2% versus n = 554, 12.3%) and anxiety (n = 340, 29.7% versus n = 549, 12.2%), and more often rated their health as poor to fair (n = 336, 29.4% versus n = 457, 10.1%) . Those who avoided health care had an increased adjusted risk of all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR] 1.30, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.01 to 1.67), which remained nearly identical after adjustment for history of any non-communicable disease (HR 1.20, 95% CI = 0.93 to 1.54). However, this association attenuated after additional adjustment for mental and physical self-perceived health factors (HR 0.93, 95% CI = 0.71 to 1.20).ConclusionThis study found an increased risk of all-cause mortality among individuals who avoided health care during COVID-19. These individuals were characterised by poor mental and physical self-perceived health. Therefore, interventions should be targeted to these vulnerable individuals to safeguard their access to primary and specialist care to limit health disparities, inside and beyond healthcare crises.




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"Steroids in severe community-acquired pneumonia". S. Ananth, A.G. Mathioudakis, J. Hansel. Breathe 2024; 20: 240081.




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Steroids in severe community-acquired pneumonia

There is conflicting evidence regarding the use of steroids in severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), with previous randomised controlled trials limited by small sample sizes. ESCAPe and CAPE COD are two recently published large trials on steroids in severe CAP. ESCAPe assessed the initiation of methylprednisolone within 72–96 h of hospital admission, while CAPE COD studied the use of hydrocortisone within 24 h of the development of severe CAP. ESCAPe did not show any differences in all-cause 60-day mortality or any of its secondary outcomes. CAPE COD showed that hydrocortisone improved all-cause 28-day mortality and reduced the risk of intubation or vasopressor-dependent shock. Important differences between the trials included the steroid regimens used, timing of steroid administration and baseline characteristics, with more diabetic patients included in ESCAPe. The results of CAPE COD support the initiation of hydrocortisone within 24 h of developing severe CAP, but more research is needed to evaluate long-term outcomes and optimum dosing regimens for steroids in severe CAP.




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Libraries recognised for community contributions in annual award ceremony

Shetland Library and the National Library of Scotland have been praised for "providing optimist for the future."




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Germany's Harsh Reckoning Is Also an Opportunity




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'Let The Fire Burn': A Philadelphia Community Forever Changed

On May 13, 1985, after a long standoff, Philadelphia municipal authorities dropped a bomb on the headquarters of the African-American radical group MOVE. In the documentary Let the Fire Burn, director Jason Osder uses archival footage to chronicle the years of tension that ended in tragedy.




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Prime minister vows to reimburse community pharmacy's COVID-19 costs 'as soon as possible'

Community pharmacies should be reimbursed for their additional costs during the COVID-19 pandemic “as soon as possible”, the prime minister has told The Pharmaceutical Journal.




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Pharmacy negotiators discuss patient registration with community pharmacies

Pharmacy negotiators have discussed proposals to take “a patient registration-based approach” to the community pharmacy contractual framework.




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There’s an Opportunity for More Providers to Partner with the 988 Lifeline, Execs Say

Two executives at behavioral health care companies discussed why it’s important for provider organizations to partner with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline during a panel at the Behavioral Health Tech conference.

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