Mon.Aug 17, 2020

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The Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 – Trauma- and Stress-Related Disorders in the Pandemic

Health Populi

The CDC calculated that some 200,000 American lives would be lost to the coronavirus pandemic by Labor Day weekend 2020. Beyond the tragic mortality in the U.S. come morbidity impacts hitting mental health in America, hard. And some people are being hit-harder than others, a report from the Centers for Disease Control details. Overall, 4 in 10 people in the U.S. reported at least one adverse mental or behavioral health symptom in the last week of June 2020.

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Alberta eroding independence of key health institutions

Healthy Debate

Alberta is steadily increasing control over key healthcare institutions to minimize opposition to controversial new legislation that creates opportunities for corporations to deliver health services and facilitates expanding the number and nature of surgeries delivered in private facilities.

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A Special Welcome to the Volunteer Professionals Community

The Beryl Institute

. We recently announced a collaborative partnership to integrate members and resources of the Association of Health Care Volunteer Resource Professionals (AHVRP) into our patient experience community at The Beryl Institute. Previously part of the American Hospital Association (AHA), AHVRP has a 52-year history supporting healthcare volunteer services, retail operations and related support services disciplines.

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Against All Odds: Can Covid-19 Usher in a New Era in International Public Health Cooperation?

Health Advances

Key Takeaways. The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to international efforts to promote public health, most notably through the World Health Organization (WHO) Historically, major health and political crises have eventually led to a strengthening of international cooperation in public health The international response to COVID-19 has been generally strong, but it suffered from delays and a lack of decisiveness that many observers argue contributed to the pandemic’s spread In the short term,

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

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