As low-income neighborhoods lag behind the rest of the county in vaccination rates, Rochester Area Community Foundation is launching a community vaccine education program.
Beth Adams
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Pandemic creates ‘perfect storm’ for eating disorders
Uncertainty and lack of structure add to the anxiety of people struggling to have a healthy relationship with food.
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What you need to know if you’re getting a mammogram and a COVID vaccine
Experts are urging women to separate their annual mammogram and any scheduled COVID-19 vaccination by several weeks.
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Private rooms, staffing model help small nursing homes keep COVID levels low
St. John’s Penfield Homes is part of the Green House Project, a national network of nursing homes that have kept the coronavirus in check.
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Zoom Town: Remote workers are making Rochester their home
Rochester’s relatively affordable housing stock has lured out-of-towners who find they can work from home and have more here.
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Across Monroe County, students will soon have anti-racist lessons
This spring, all Monroe County school districts will provide an anti-racism course initiated by East High School Superintendent Shaun Nelms.
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Local advocates applaud Cuomo’s proposals to combat domestic violence
During his State of the State address on Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out several proposals to address domestic and gender-based violence.
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Critics condemn Chris Collins’ presidential pardon; former colleague defends it
Former western New York Congressman Chris Collins has been released from federal prison after President Donald Trump pardoned him Tuesday.
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RRH doctor: ‘We’re running out of nurses and respiratory therapists’
Medical staff are exhausted as they care for this wave of COVID-19 patients — more than 2x the number hospitalized in the spring’s peak surge.
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Kids are not immune from COVID-19 surge
In the last several days, roughly 12 percent to 14 percent of Monroe County’s new COVID-19 cases are in people who are 19 and younger.
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Orange zone communities look to rapid testing to limit shutdowns
The towns of Brighton and Irondequoit are planning drive-through, rapid COVID-19 testing sites, to be initiated as early as next week.
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RMSC exhibit honors women who changed Rochester and the world
“The Changemakers: Rochester Women Who Changed the World,” showcases time-honored heroes and the work of contemporary history-makers.
