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星期一, 4月 13, 2020
AG HEALEY TO DEBT COLLECTORS: COVID-19 STIMULUS PAYMENTS ARE OFF LIMITS
Baker-Polito Administration Launches Manufacturing Emergency Response Team To Support Supply Production
- Understanding what PPE and COVID-19 related materials are of highest priority to produce;
- Regulatory compliance, including insight into FDA guidance;
- Addressing specifications and testing that is necessary, and identifying in-state test centers;
- Retraining workers on new production lines and standards; and
- Sharing design and CAD files for critical items.
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亞美社區發展協會行政主任劉安琪表示,基金上星期開始受理申請,迄今已有大約50人辦理手續。
Are you or a family member out of work because of COVID-19? If you or your family member have tried applying for other benefits but are ineligible, you might qualify for a gift card from the Asian Community Emergency Relief Fund, created by Asian Community Development Corporation, Chinese Progressive Association - CPA Boston, Vietnamese American Initiative for Development, Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW), and Greater Boston Legal Services Asian Outreach Unit.
To apply, please call one of our hotlines:
Cantonese: (617) 681-5416
Mandarin: (617) 902-0342
Khmer: (617) 952-4556
Vietnamese: (617) 701-6028
To make a donation or learn more about the fund, please visit: https://donorbox.org/
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星期日, 4月 12, 2020
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波士頓市長成立COVID-19健康不平等小組 24成員有李素影、陳玉珍
MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES COVID-19 HEALTH INEQUITIES TASK FORCE
BOSTON - Thursday, April 9, 2020 - As confirmed cases of
COVID-19 continue to rise in Boston, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced a
new COVID-19 Health Inequities Task Force to provide guidance to the City of
Boston on addressing current inequities in data analysis, testing sites and
health care services for Blacks, Latinos, Asians and immigrants.
"We know that there are significant inequities that put
our communities of color and immigrant population at higher risk for
contracting coronavirus, developing severe illness, and impeding them from
accessing care," Mayor Walsh said. "Data is critical to knowing how
deep these inequities run and to help the public better understand the virus
and its risks. By forming the COVID-19 Health Inequities Task Force, we can
focus specifically on increasing access to this important data and tackling the
inequities that we know exist in our communities. I look forward to working
with the members of the Task Force and the community while we collectively
address this important issue and strive to achieve health equity among all our
communities."
The Task Force will review existing racial and ethnic data
among Boston residents, as well as review data collection processes, data
analysis and best practices related to the COVID-19 response for the Black,
Latino, Asian, and immigrant populations. This guidance will support a strategy
for equity and accessibility to services for populations that are historically
underserved or underrepresented, including recommendations for additional
resources and considerations, that can be implemented by the City of Boston and
community and healthcare stakeholders that are serving as partners in this
response.
Members that have been named on the COVID-19 Health
Inequities Task Force include:
Dr. Thea James, Boston Medical Center
Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, IBA
Manny Lopes, East Boston Health Center
Guale Valdez, Mattapan Community Health Center
Carol Rose, ACLU
Alexandra Oliver-Dávila, Sociedad Latina
Frederica Williams, Whittier Street Health Center
Michael Curry, Mass League of Community Health Centers
Dr. Joseph Betancourt, MGH
Karen Chen, CPA
Tanisha Sullivan, NAACP
Michele Courton Brown, Quality Interactions
Rev. Ray Hammond, Bethel AME Church
Rev. Gloria White Hammond, Bethel AME Church
Paul Watanabe, UMass Boston
Dr. Lorna Rivera, UMass Boston
Suzanne Lee, former principal, Josiah Quincy School
Eva Millona, MIRA Coalition
Marie St. Fleur, St. Fleur Communications, former State
Representative
Rev. Sam Acevedo, COPHANI
Petrina Cherry, Boston Medical Center
Linda Dorcena Forry, Suffolk Construction
Dr. Jean Alves, Bowdoin Street Health Center
Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan, DentaQuest Partnership for
Oral Health Advancement
Although complete data on race and ethnicity among COVID-19
positive cases in Boston residents has not been reported to the City of Boston,
the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is actively working to collect
available data for public release. The below table is current as of April 8,
2020 and is subject to change. Due to the collection and review process that is
required to produce this data, updated data specific to race and ethnicity will
be released from the City of Boston every three days.
Race/Ethnicity |
Known Cases |
% of Known Cases |
Asian or Pacific Islander |
75 |
4.8% |
Black or African-American |
631 |
40.3% |
Hispanic or Latino |
223 |
14.2% |
Other |
193 |
12.3% |
White |
445 |
28.4% |
Total Race/Ethnicity Known Cases in Boston residents |
1,567 |
100% of known race/ethnicity |
Total Cases in Boston residents |
2,513* |
62.4% of total cases in Boston residents have
race/ethnicity data. 37.6% (946) of total cases are classified as
"missing" for race/ethnicity data. |
*This case number reflects data from April 8, 2020 and has
since changed.
NOTE: Information on race and ethnicity data is collected
and reported by multiple entities and may or may not reflect self-reporting by
the individual case. A classification of "missing" indicates that no
reporter knew the race and ethnicity of the individual, the individual refused
to provide the information, or that the originating reporting system does not
capture the information. "Other" indicates multiple races or another
race that is not listed above.
The City of Boston is also actively working with hospital
partners to receive any data that may be available to expand research and
analysis on inequities in the COVID-19 response. According to Boston Medical
Center (BMC), New England's largest safety net hospital that serves patients
are from under-served populations and patients do not speak English as a
primary language, data shows that COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting
communities of color. Of patients where race is reported, 80% of COVID-19
positive patients are either black or Hispanic/Latino, compared to 58%
historically. Additionally, 61% of COVID-19 positive patients are from
Dorchester, Roxbury, Hyde Park and Mattapan, compared to 44% historically. Many
of BMC's COVID-19 positive patients have presented with higher rates of
underlying conditions compared to historical data, including 34% with diabetes,
49% with hypertension and 52% with a Body Mass Index above 30.
At Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), 40% of COVID-19
positive patients speak Spanish as their native language, a number that is
significantly higher than the usual patient census at MGH. The City of Boston,
working through the Task Force, will continue to actively collect data from
hospital and other partners.
星期六, 4月 11, 2020
Baker-Polito Administration Launches Spanish Language Unemployment Application
Baker-Polito Administration Launches Spanish Language Unemployment Application
Mobile friendly portal will help Spanish speaking claimants access benefits
BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today launched a Spanish language online, mobile-friendly, unemployment benefits application for those who need to apply.
The new, secure application for Spanish speakers is available through mass.gov/desempleo, the Spanish language website for unemployment in Massachusetts.
The Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) will make language applications available in Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Chinese, Vietnamese and additional languages in the coming days.
The new Spanish language UI form is the latest effort from the Commonwealth to deliver crucial COVID-19 information to non-English speakers, including:
- Yesterday, the Administration announced that its COVID-19 text message alert system is available in Spanish
- All of Mass.Gov (including Mass.
Gov/COVID19) is available in 13 different languages
- The Commonwealth’s non-emergency help line for COVID-19, 2-1-1 is available in over 150 languages
- Several agencies, including the Department of Public Health, offer additional fact sheets available in multiple languages
The Department of Unemployment Assistance is focused on supporting workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to process claims as quickly as possible. The new Spanish mobile-friendly application is among several efforts to reach and assist all individuals who are eligible for unemployment benefits and provide the financial assistance they need. Other efforts include:
- Rapidly updating the DUA website with the latest information that claimants and employers need to know, what the latest federal legislation means for them, and a step-by-step guide to filing a claim available in multiple languages.
- The unemployment contact form to reach a DUA agent is also available in multiple languages.
- Hosting daily town halls in both English and Spanish, which have been attended by over 100,000 constituents. Individuals can sign up to attend a virtual town hall at mass.gov/unemployment/townhall or at mass.gov/desempleo.
- Deploying over 600 new remote employees to keep pace with the increased volume of unemployment insurance claims, and adding language capacities in the call center to better serve residents across the state.
- Legislation proposed and signed by Governor Baker waiving the one-week waiting period to collect an unemployment claim payment.
The Baker-Polito Administration will continue to update the public on developments related to COVID-19. Residents can visit www.mass.gov/covid19 for the latest information, call 2-1-1 with questions, and text “COVIDMA” to 888-777 to subscribe to text-alert updates (COVIDMAESP for Spanish language alerts).