HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Lead Free Promise Project is launching its campaign Thursday to end lead poisoning in PA. The project’s mission is to increase funding to help homeowners and landlords with low incomes remove lead-based hazards.
Racism Creates Inequities in Maternal and Child Health, Even Before Birth
The State of Babies Yearbook aims to bridge the gap between science and policy with national and state-by-state data on the well-being of America’s babies. The data are clear: The state in which a baby is born makes a big difference in their chance for a strong start in life.
Many pregnant workers left out of COVID-19 aid
Teneema Tibbs lost her job at a Darby day-care center in February 2020, the month before the coronavirus pandemic hit. She was five months pregnant and about to become a single mom. She looked at her protruding belly and thought, “No one will hire me now.” Tibbs searched for a new job, but the pandemic […]
On Brown anniversary, education advocates say Pennsylvania schools are still separate and unequal
Pennsylvania education activists on Monday commemorated the anniversary of the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision that outlawed segregated schools by noting that 67 years later, schools in the state are still separate and unequal. At an hour-long online rally, a coalition including the NAACP and the Urban League called on the General Assembly […]
Wolf Administration Reminds Pennsylvanians Who Are Uninsured That COVID-19 Vaccines Are Available At No Cost, Encourages People Who Need Health Insurance To Get Covered
Harrisburg, PA – The Wolf Administration today visited Hamilton Health Center to remind Pennsylvanians who are uninsured and need a COVID-19 vaccine that these vaccines are available at no cost regardless of whether you have health insurance. Each of the three COVID-19 vaccines are available at no out-of-pocket cost. If you have insurance, that information may […]
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"There's an increasing number of kids going without health insurance or have lost health insurance over the past year," said Becky Ludwick, Vice President of Public Policy at Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children via @PNS_News @PrettyBlue73
There’s a lot to do to get kids ready for school. Check health insurance off your list today! #Medicaid & #CHIP enrollment is open year-round. Learn more at https://www.compass.dhs.pa.gov/home/#/ #B2Skidscovered
It's back to school time. Do you know what that means? Our PPC #summerreadinglist is coming to an end. Don't worry; we have plenty of reports and fact sheets coming soon to help you through the school year. Here's your last reading assignment. https://ow.ly/KjAk50SZlPm
There’s a lot to do to get kids ready for school. Cross health insurance off your back-to-school checklist today! #Medicaid & #CHIP are open for enrollment 365 days of the year. No family makes too much money to qualify for CHIP. https://www.compass.dhs.pa.gov/home/#/ #B2Skidscovered