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Dr. Tom Frieden on Six Reasons New Yorkers with Mild Symptoms of COVID-19 Should Not Seek Care or Get Tested

If you’re in New York and you have some of the symptoms of COVID-19 such as cough and fever, I urge you not to get tested if those symptoms are only mild.

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Drug users risk overdoses when they’re alone. What does that mean during social distancing?

The Philadelphia Inquirer: People who use drugs alone, without a friend to monitor them, are at a much higher risk of fatally overdosing. It’s a risk that holds true even in an age of social distancing — just one more complication that the coronavirus pandemic has visited on health-care workers who are trying to serve vulnerable populations.

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Mike Bloomberg pledges $40M to fight coronavirus around the world, including Africa

Fox News: Former New York City mayor and onetime Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg announced Tuesday that his organization would commit $40 million to support “immediate action” to stop the spread of coronavirus, particularly in Africa.

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Coronavirus: What public health workers are telling their children

NBC News: As coronavirus is continuing to spread at a rapid rate, public health workers share how they are talking to their kids at home.

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COVID-19 Pandemic declaration: Statement from former CDC-director Dr. Tom Frieden

The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.

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Meet Seven Women Leading the Fight Against NCDs and Road Injuries in their Cities

On International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the work of seven mayors who are tackling the most pressing public health issues in their cities through the Partnership for Healthy Cities. Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease along with road injuries are responsible for 80% of deaths worldwide.

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New Effort to Expand Access to Syringe Services Programs in Pennsylvania Will Save Lives from Overdose

Syringe Services Programs Proven to Reduce Overdose Deaths and HIV Transmission. Pennsylvania currently has the third highest rate of drug overdose deaths and the ninth highest rate of new HIV infections in the nation.

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Vital Strategies Healthy Food Policy Fellowship

Vital Strategies’ Healthy Food Policy Fellowship supports Ph.D. candidates in Barbados, Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico and South Africa who are committed to pursuing work in a field that will allow them to contribute to healthier food environments in their country of origin or residence through public policy.

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In Barbados, Support Grows for Healthy Food School Policy

In Barbados, an alarming 1 in every 3 children is considered overweight or obese. Experts are looking to healthier food in schools to improve the health of children.

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The US Congress Must Protect the United States from COVID-19 by Supporting Action Both at Home and Abroad

Dr. Tom Frieden briefed reporters on what we know about the virus and what needs to be done to protect the United States and world.

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