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roughdraftatlanta.com | Rebecca Grapevine |Healthbeat Atlanta
Federal funding for a program that used dating apps to connect people with free HIV home tests - identifying nearly 7,000 new cases since its start in 2022 - has been canceled. The Together Take Me Home project, based at Emory University in Atlanta, has delivered almost 750,000 free home testing kits to people across the country through an easy-to-use website and integration with dating apps.
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1 week ago |
healthbeat.org | Rebecca Grapevine
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. Federal funding for a program that used dating apps to connect people with free HIV home tests - identifying nearly 7,000 new cases since its start in 2022 - has been canceled. The Together Take Me Home project, based at Emory University in Atlanta, has delivered almost 750,000 free home testing kits to people across the country through an easy-to-use website and integration with dating apps.
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1 week ago |
roughdraftatlanta.com | Rebecca Grapevine |Healthbeat Atlanta
In an Emory University survey of nearly 1,000 Georgia parents released Tuesday, 86% said they believe childhood vaccines are very or somewhat safe. The purpose of the survey - which its organizers hope will become an annual report that helps track changes over time - was to find out what parents think about the well-being of their children.
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2 weeks ago |
thecurrentga.org | Rebecca Grapevine |Susan Catron
Groups that work to provide access to vaccines, especially for Black Georgians and others in underserved communities, are among those affected as the state Department of Public Health absorbs a $334.2 million loss from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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2 weeks ago |
nowhabersham.com | Rebecca Grapevine
Nurses at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Decatur plan to protest Saturday against proposed federal layoffs that they say will impact patient care at the facility that serves more than 125,000 veterans each year. Two VA employee unions are organizing the protest outside the medical center at 1670 Clairmont Rd. National Nurses United represents 1,000 registered nurses at the facility.
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