climate and health. social determinants of health. and the establishment of a community based violence intervention program. in terms of gun violence research, i am interested in getting a progress report. it may be too early, but i hope you can let us know more about the status of gun violence research. in terms of maternal mortality prevention, i am pleased to see increased investments and research on maternal health to address the crisis of maternal mortality in the u.s. we need to make this a nationwide effort. not one more mother should die just for participating in the miracle of birth. we need increased funding on research to reduce racial disparities in maternal health outcomes, and improving mental health is crucial. two weeks ago the cdc made a significant update to its guidance that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in most situations. dr. walensky committed to leading the cdc with science and i know we will have a lot of questions about the current evidence that led to this update

health challenges. investments in cdc as well as requested increases for the substance abuse and mental health services administration will help address the record number of drug overdose deaths and the spike in mental health issues we have seen as a result of this pandemic. covid-19 has also put a painful spotlight on how racism, sexism, ablism and bigotry hurts so many people in the country. cdc's recent announcement of a two year plan to invest more than $2 billion to work on covid-19 related health disparities was an important step towards addressing this reality. and the administration's request to dramatically increase the social determine nance of health program congress established at cdc last year from 3 million to 153 million will help make sure our response to health inequities is truly comprehensive. because there are so many challenges we need to tackle head on. for example, black, american indian and alaska native women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy related cause

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health. i will go through some highlights and be available, of course, for any questions. on may 13th, the cdc announced new mask guidelines particularly focused on vaccinated people. to put it bluntly, vaccinated people for cdc recommendations can mostly not wear masks in most settings, including most indoor settings. there are some exceptions to that. after we reviewed the recommendations from the cdc, the decision was made by the state to delay adoption of the cdc guidelines until june 15th. we will therefore adhere to the state recommendations as we're required to do so. we also believe that this will provide more time for more people to get vaccinated so that more people will be safe with masks off. i noted two weeks ago at the last health commission, i'm delighted to announce our new health officer and, before that as deputy health officer and dr. philip is more than stepped into the role has been a delight to work with across the department and with other city partners and has been doi

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health. i will go through some highlights and be available, of course, for any questions. on may 13th, the cdc announced new mask guidelines particularly focused on vaccinated people. to put it bluntly, vaccinated people for cdc recommendations can mostly not wear masks in most settings, including most indoor settings. there are some exceptions to that. after we reviewed the recommendations from the cdc, the decision was made by the state to delay adoption of the cdc guidelines until june 15th. we will therefore adhere to the state recommendations as we're required to do so. we also believe that this will provide more time for more people to get vaccinated so that more people will be safe with masks off. i noted two weeks ago at the last health commission, i'm delighted to announce our new health officer and, before that as deputy health officer and dr. philip is more than stepped into the role has been a delight to work with across the department and with other city partners and has been doi

i urge the health commission to support the expansion of the behavioral health commission to help keep our most vulnerable patients safe. when patients are in crisis, they deserve to be met with a team of trained, unarmed mental health specialists and not law enforcement. in my first six years, i too often have seen the intervention and presence of law enforcement leading to escalation with patients. on the south side of building 90 i saw someone shouting. while i was not there to witness the entire interaction, there's no situation in which patients should be yelled at. and as a public health institution, we have the responsibility and opportunity to lead in a different way that prioritizes each of our patients humanity thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. next caller, you're unmuted. please let us know that you're there. >> i'm here. i'm calling on behalf of jmc, a former sfdph employee who worked in primary care and laguna hospital. i'm. ensuring staffing at sfdph. please reject the proposal to hire health care security officers and expanded role of sfsd cadets. instead

i urge the health commission to support the expansion of the behavioral health commission to help keep our most vulnerable patients safe. when patients are in crisis, they deserve to be met with a team of trained, unarmed mental health specialists and not law enforcement. in my first six years, i too often have seen the intervention and presence of law enforcement leading to escalation with patients. on the south side of building 90 i saw someone shouting. while i was not there to witness the entire interaction, there's no situation in which patients should be yelled at. and as a public health institution, we have the responsibility and opportunity to lead in a different way that prioritizes each of our patients humanity thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. next caller, you're unmuted. please let us know that you're there. >> i'm here. i'm calling on behalf of jmc, a former sfdph employee who worked in primary care and laguna hospital. i'm. ensuring staffing at sfdph. please reject the proposal to hire health care security officers and expanded role of sfsd cadets. instead

of mental health america.> dickerson: today mental health america will release survey data that has never been collected in this way before. can you explain to us why this survey data is so important? >> yeah. and on a rainy day here in connecticut, i hate to be the one dampening the optimistic tone of this show so far, but we don't gather mental health data, impact data, in realtime. we never really have in the country. for the most part, we've had to wait a year or two after a crisis has occurred to try to assess the mental health effect. we have ben gathering, though, in realtime, mental health screening data over the course of the last several years. and the report today focuses on 750,000 mental seekers who took a mental health screen during the course of the pandemic to give us a realtime understanding about how the pandemic has affected them. >> dickerson: and why is it so important to have a realtime view, and how different is that from normally what we are able to do to collect data on those facing me

professionals, behavioral health.he salary is hard to offset when you're serving underserved populations. these are the people in most need. the interest is there because of the mission of what we do, but the salary isn't there. colleagues across the country continue to share resources to meet these needs. i like to leave you with a few suggestions. we estimate cost to be $1.5 billion, taking into account existing funding. annual appropriation is needed to address these needs. support the creation of state loan repayment and increase funding re: appropriate funding for teaching health centers. it is proven time and time to be an effective program. i appreciate the opportunity to testify before you today and thank you for recognizing the urgent need we face among our workforce. sen. collins: i'm delighted to introduce dr. james herbert of the university of new england, who is here to testify. he is the sixth president of the university of new england and during his tenure at une, and has launched a center for excellenc

■ health. 8!o choose a career in health care are needed now mores>.yjz than ever. i very much appreciate this hearhlg and i look forward to hearing from our excellent witnesses. thank you, mr. chairman. >> well, thank you, senator collins. this does appear to be an issue where there may be a bipartisan approach to a very serious problem. we have a great xdpanel. let me begin with dr. david skorton, the president and ceo of association of american medical colleges which represents the nation's medical schools, teaching hospitals and health systems and academic societies. dr. skorton, thanks so much for being with us.Ñi >> thank you, chairman sanders and ranking member collins, for holding this hearing. i'm honored to be included among this distinguished panel and i look forward to)thscussing challenging related to the physician workforce. i'm proud to represent academic physicians who daily teach our next generation of doctors perform life-saving research and care for some of the nation's mostÑi vu

climate and health. social determinants of health. and the establishment of a community based violence intervention program. in terms of gun violence research, i am interested in getting a progress report. it may be too early, but i hope you can let us know more about the status of gun violence research. in terms of maternal mortality prevention, i am pleased to see increased investments and research on maternal health to address the crisis of maternal mortality in the u.s. we need to make this a nationwide effort. not one more mother should die just for participating in the miracle of birth. we need increased funding on research to reduce racial disparities in maternal health outcomes, and improving mental health is crucial. two weeks ago the cdc made a significant update to its guidance that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in most situations. dr. walensky committed to leading the cdc with science and i know we will have a lot of questions about the current evidence that led to this update

it's kind of paying for people's consumption of health-care, paying even for the supply of health-care to grow, but the administration remains private, and this is inevitably going to generate or near inevitably going to generate a political problem in the form of inflation which is question about how much hawk do we --hawk do we want team to consume lilly. takes the form of a conflict over the cost of inflation. >> and i think it's just worth noting, in recent decades, as we have seen so many industries stagnate, the one industry we see balloon has a lot of public investment through either the demand side or through the channels you describe of medicare providing reimburse. for capital costs and the like. even in an era in which the public sector has been retrenched in so many other areas, this has not, and we can talk about why this has been so politically inrated from the other forces over the last few decades. before we get to the present i want to just revisit this industrial economy upon which this entire system was built. so we have coming out of world war ii, a well organized w

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it was addressing health ministers small over the world, as they take part in a virtual world health assembly. the day then we'll discuss missteps in the response of the pandemic and how to ensure greater access to health care areas. military says at least 16 people, including 2 children have been killed in the area known for cocaine production. the mass killings happened in a rural town and peruse amazon region where the leftist group, the shining path operates it. she says it found pamphlets in the town calling for a boycott to be june 6 presidential election. 70000 people have been killed in fighting with a group, mostly in the eighty's and ninety's. so those are the headlines. the news continues here now to 0 after the stream stage and i was watching from talk to al jazeera, we can, the army were attacking ring, and now they're attacking everyone in me. and do you regret words like that? we listen. absolutely. nigeria with a woman present, it would be great. we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on, sir. ah, i anthony. okay, welcome to the stream.

the committee on social health, i school health, recognized the increasing mental health needs of children and adolescents when it said, and i quote, school-based mental health services offer the potential for prevention efforts as well as intervention strategies. and madam speaker, h.r. 721 does just that. this bill would support comprehensive mental health programs at schools across the nation by encouraging partnerships between state and local educational agencies and mental health providers, funding would be made available through the substance abuse and mental health services administration, and this funding would support prevention, screening, treatment, and development of evidence-based programs for social, emotional, mental, and behavioral issues among students. h.r. 721 would also help us better understand the student, family, and educational outcomes. i want to thank representatives napolitano and katko for their leadership and tireless work. madam speaker, it's critical we support preventative mental and behavioral health services and training in schools for our kids and teens,

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in maternal health outcomes?congresswoman, great to be with you. and thank you for the important question. and i'm glad you asked this question because too many americans don't realize that we have a maternal mortality crisis in america. it's just that it's hidden. you know, in earn is communities, but it is a crisis and we are going to tackle this and i hope that we're able to work with you and others who are interested because we're going to use an evidence-based intervention approach and we're going to go where we know the crisis exists and use the types of procedures and treatments that we know have worked, by the way, my wife will-- for having the question as an essentially dealing with these types of crisis, she wants to know that we're making the investments and we're going to go into the communities and by the way, part of this is not just on the medical side, part of it is making sure they have access to the type of information that they need, during the pregnancy, to make sure they don't end up with a c

i also hope to hear about the outcomes of the upcoming g20 summit in global health may 21 and world health organization assembly may 24. finally, i hope we all learn more about how the administration is incorporating pandemic preparedness into its current response of consistently argued the covid pandemic is not the first and it certainly will not be the last pandemic to threaten the american people and indeed, the world. we have to get serious about preparedness and prevention so we can get ahead of it and operate before he comes a global pandemic. we need a reformed world health organization fit for the purpose. we need to figure out how to hold countries accountable for failing to uphold commitments to international health regulations, including by actively suppressing global health data. we need better early warning symptoms to identify threats in real time as they emerge and we need the fire department capable of responding to the earnings so they can put up claims before they spin out of control. the very recently released study that who commissioned really underscores how important

public health service syphilis study in alabama. these men were human beings, but were dehumanized and used as guinea pigs. they were our fathers, grandfathers, uncles, cousins, neighbors, coworkers, and they were dearly loved. the foundation, in solidarity with descendants, the national center for bioethics in research at health care at tuskegee university, many dedicated supporters, we are trying and working to preserve the history of the longest lasting non-therapeutic study that the u.s. has conducted in history. we want to tell the untold stories about the study and field a lasting memorial, healing and inspiration garden at the center. we want to provide restitution to the descendants, encourage them to go into the medical field, encourage research, social justice and education. we are moving forward, determined to transform the legacy of the u.s. public health syphilis study from shame and trauma to honor and triumph and the daughter, and my personal connection to the foundation and the study. i am the daughter of freddy lee

when it comes to health disparities we are aware of the fact that health disparities are oftentimes based upon deep-seated structural racism in our environment and culture and it is not sufficient for us to categorize the various factors. need to invest in interventions to see how those can be changed. we announced a common fund program of $24 million already out there to do transformative research on health disparities, and we have a joint funding announcement that involves a whole bunch of institutes led by the minority health disparities institute that is putting another $30 million into research in fy 22 on this topic. we will be publishing in the near future a broad description of the unite initiative that i think all of the members of the subcommittee will be interested in. i want to tell you personally of the things that happened in 2020, covid-19, we will remember that, but we also have this rape -- wake-up call that we have to discuss this structural racism and my colleagues and i are determined to do so. rep. lee: thank you very much. we will follow up on the specifics. very qui

the health care system is in danger of collapse and millions are suffering from anxiety and depression. deepika padukone searching people to get help she set up the live love laugh foundation that helps connect people with mental health services like telephone hotlines and suicide prevention centers. she says no life should be lost to mental illness. robots in berlin welcome to this g.w. covered 19 special now india has reported more than 20000000 cases of covered 19 although the actual figure may be much higher than that as well as the immense physical toll of the pandemic it's also putting enormous strain on the mental health of indians lockdowns death illness and job insecurity all have an impact on how people feel. redounds feel in. these other words 29 year old uses when asked about how she's coping with the 2nd week of school with 19. water parents are cool with the 2 and her father has been in the hospital for days brussels only been an emotionally ham in the 2nd wave my dad became a victim and a very serious one and it just made me realise how crazy things are at the moment the

health outcomes. it takes the infrastructure of communities. shapes resources we need to be healthy and well. this pandemic has exploited our economic divides and disproportionately impact the communities of color. racism is a public health crisis it is our duty to dismantle systems that prevent people living full lives. events like these are traumatizing and difficult for many. especially black african-american colleagues. i want to encourage everyone to be gentle and do whatever is necessary if it means taking time off. this past year is extraordinarily challenging. i have been humbled and inspired how we have come together to push through these difficult times. this time is no different. we must continue to support each other. thank you, commissioners. >> thank you, director colfax. i certainly for myself and on behalf of the commission want to associate with the leadership of mayor breed and you, director colfax. truth and justice did prevail. now the time for healing. there is so much work to be

these include $2.25 billion to address covid-19 related health disparities and advance health equity among high risk and underserved population. $3 billion on increasing uptake and equity administration particularly in communities hardiers hit by the pandemic. $332 million in community health workers to support covid-19 prevention and control. and $250 million to develop targeted strategies for vaccine education and outreach for uptick in specific communities. in addition c.d.c. continues to update the guidance. this includes recent update outlining levels of risk for fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people. we'll continue to update this guidance to be clear vaccines are a means of returning to activities we stopped as a rufflet pandemic. with the cases trending down and the u.s. and more people getting vaccinated, we are cautiously optimistic. globally, the pandemic is more severe than ever. the surge of cases in india is tragic. and a reminder the veterans day russ can rapidly outstrip us. we will not end this pandemic without working with countries around the globe to fight covid

been bubbling away he didn't from view from the last year itself the impact on the mental health of its people repeated lockdowns death illness is taking a toll across all age groups in all settings and rule of but for the sizable population of young people the impact is specially hard on them. breakdowns feel anxiety these other words 29 year old carlie god uses when asked about how she's coping with the 2nd week of school with 90. water parents are called positive and help others has been in the hospital for days parcells only been an emotional me happens in the 2nd wave my dad became a victim and a very serious one and it's made me realize how crazy things are at the moment runs an online mental health platform mind. which connects people to terrorists. and the statistics are enough to tell her that she is not alone. about feelings id depression and grief that many are already experiencing she says a lot of young people may end up suffering with p.t.s.d. or post-traumatic stress disorder last year there were about $50.00 to $60.00 parity that were coming in in one day and right n

the request in behavioral health is only for the portion that resides in the behavioral health bucket. i favor it but still need to act on the big piece of behavioral health. >> thank you. >> i was going to say the same thing, questioning if it was referencing the current behavioral health proposal or referencing sort of funding in a different bucket of the funds. so if it's referencing a different bucket, we may need to finish this item as member reggio stated and then move to the next item to clarify where it should go potentially. it's a little bit mixed up. i think that may be the cleanest way to make that. >> so are we -- can we still move forward with the motion but we need to have this on the other item? >> what i wanted to clarify, it sounds like member nagendra is not actually requesting to change the behavioral funding array for behavioral health services at a different funding amount. motioning to change the amount in a different bucket of the fund. in terms of voting, the committee still needs the adopt or somehow -- if there are no other amendments to the proposal, the co

the problem of keeping healers healthy, mental health, frontline health providers are important, a new york emergency room physician with family in virginia who died by suicide in april early days of the pandemic as she was facing an onslaught of sickness and death and then got covid herself and tried to get back to work but was worried aboutt mental health counseling because she felt there would be, she might lose her license, her practice ability to practice, we have to do things to break down any stigma about seeking mental health among our professionals and we have to come up with strategies so we can them healthy. i've even started to wrangle when i hear people talking about healthcare workers heroes because sometimes heroes are people who put up on a pedestal and that might make even harder for somebody to seek health, they are healers, we have to keep our healers healthy. action in our next meeting markup that's widely supported on both sides of the aisle, i hope my colleagues will join me doing something really important for the healthcare of our healers.im the mental health is

health care workers are. are already back to me and they can speak for themselves as well and the trust for that exceeds but indeed it is really part of the problem. that's in the shine that exene has it is that we need to understand that we need to meet the public understand. i'm just looking here on my laptop to see how vaccinations are doing in southeast asia covered 19 vaccination race in asia at the top singapore this is this is doses administered per $100.00 of the population in selected asian countries singapore there is right at the top china a little bit behind them and we have to go all the way down here to the philippines and then thailand is even lower so this is going to be an ongoing problem it's an ongoing challenge for people in the philippines dealing with the search right now dot to conver car thank you so much ambassador appreciate you and elaine so much to talk about really thank you very much for helping us shine a light on this surge of coverage 19 cases that the casualties there and rea

during this pandemic is the health care provision van for people to seek help. to ask mr. eakins mental health billions if you look worldwide depletions in the hunt has 2000000 people globally something from it the leaders have more than 500 percent for developmental an expert in our country that is legal now what we need to understand is if yes what commendations will be happening maybe a lot more people people are talking about it heard so many so this is all true visions are not merely about experts an explanation when it comes to our part of the world it will also involve the family support friends social media are communicating with your primary physicians and it might give a little stick i not say cause little support and i did that what of the how well. you mentioned help coming i suppose from within communities rather than necessarily from health care professionals but one of the things about india is that it's enormously diverse does that make it challenging to have ensure that all groups are getting the sort of help they need. but that's not theists i

that means those large health care systems have tremendous margin a power that will raise health care prices. that is something we are trying to work toward, keeping those prices from going up so much so that health insurance is more affordable to americans. host: let's hear from kate, adrian, michigan. democrats fine. caller: good morning. -- democrats line. caller: i hope this is not to be off-topic, but does she have any explanation for why there is a high concentration of cases in michigan and i saw an article in the new york times a couple of weeks ago, 8 out of the 10 cities were in michigan for the highest cases per capita, including my very small town, i have never seen my small town in new york times. do you have any idea what might be going on there? guest: i wish i did it. i am very sorry because i have seen the stories. it has to be a combination of unwillingness to get vaccinated as well as people in close quarters and not wearing masks in those types of centers. we did another story, we asked a large law firm in houston to give us health filing an expedited request to ge

indian film star deepika padukone is taking a stand for mental health as the pandemic rages she's raising awareness of psychiatric problems and the ways people can get help. thousands are dying every day in india as it experiences the biggest wave of coronavirus infections the world has seen. the health care system is in danger of collapse and millions are suffering from anxiety and depression. deepika padukone searching people to get help she set up the live love laugh foundation that helps connect people with mental health services like telephone hotlines and suicide prevention centers. she says no life should be lost to mental illness. robots in berlin welcome to this t w covered 19 special now india has reported more than 20000000 cases of covered 19 although the actual figure may be much higher than that as well as the immense physical toll of the pandemic it's also putting enormous strain on the mental health of indians lockdowns death illness and job insecurity all have an impact on how people feel. breakdowns in. these other words 29 year old uses when asked about how she's coping

there's a reliance on the health care system. sometimes for referrals and other things, lots of her are denied. there's been a lot of development overall and also applies to the health system. so it's already, it was already in a very bad situation before the latest version of the war. and when we got go ahead, i just want to give you a glimpse of the statistics because numbers are also powerful. just before this, these 11 days of assault on the central drug store, the ministry of and shared with all organizations that once the report, what you should know is that for the 1st time i joined, madden 2016. and i have been reading those monthly reports frequently. what for the 1st time ever the essential drugs list that the ministry keeps to save, you know, lives in gaza each 50 percent of shortages. this is, this is harder thick. if this means that 50 percent of the drugs live, what does that mean on the mom is if you trying to like if you go into your your local hospital, showing garza, you're going to your clinic. what does that a

health officials say the deaths are spreading into india's vast countryside where health care is scarce and therefore the death toll is likely being under reported in the is also suffering from a shortage of vaccines. doctors in tokyo are now calling for the olympics to be canceled after a spike in corona virus cases. >> hospitals in the host city say that they're running out of room for patients tokyo now is in its 3rd state of emergency, which is expected to last until the end of the month. although japan has avoided an explosive spread of the virus. only about 3 and a half percent of its 126 million people have been vaccinated. >> all right. a live look outside as we turn our attention to the forecast. this of course, downtown san francisco. we are getting word little grass fire burning in alameda county near 5.80, into a 5 on grant line road. just about 3 acres no evacuation orders. but certainly with the winds the way they are. you're concerned anytime you have a little grass fire. yeah, there's a wind advisory out and certainly want to keep an eye on that right winds continue to w

health. health. >> >> some final thoughts.ith a wonderful psychologist this week who is an expert on compassion focus. asked if there was a way we can work to support each other's mental health. he said unequivocally yes suggest lifetime of anxiety on your boss or coworker all at once but to let someone know if you are feeling nervous or awkward as you head back to the office or an in person activity or if you're feeling down as you deal with something difficult in your life. that someone oh. said in return you will realize that person understands and may actually be dealing with something similar. instead of feeling lonely and disconnected from others, you get to share in empathy and connect with others. i think it can all go a long way toward making these days little easier by ssn and kindss really hurt. i thought that time alone would heal it. it didn't. it just got worse. i saw my doctor and he me to physical therapy and now we are going to do some imaging. i don't know how this story ends but i am hopeful i will regain fu