a dentist, a public health nurse and one or more new health specialists called family health workers. when a family registers at the center, it is assigned to a health team which will be responsible for all of its health needs. it's possible for an entire family to come in at once and each member be seen by the appropriate person on their team. >> in order to protect your -- >> teeth are growing. >> extra tooth. >> while his father is getting attention just down the hall, young spanky is getting his pediatric work-up. >> as a member of the team, the pediatrician has the unique opportunity to use his pediatric team to his best advantage. he doesn't wind up spending half of his time as a clerk or record taker or social worker or as a nurse. all the members of this team contribute as co-equals with their own specialized area of expertise. in my particular case i've found over the months more and more i've learned to rely on other members of the team to do their part of the job and so i've had more time to concentrate on what i can do best. to help the entire family and the patient in the

of your -- your own health or the health of loved ones, worsening of chronic health , increased usage of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. does suicide factor in it all at this phase? dr. gordon: suicide can factor into it. we are not yet able to measure whether there is an increase in suicide rates. a later development when we look at the time course of events or traumatic events after economic downturns. sometimes it is not that substantial an increase in the suicide rates, but a shift towards the effect of the pandemic as increasing rates. athink we are worried about potential increase in suicide, but we have not been able to measure it. concernedare always that an increase in mental health risk factors and increase in mental illnesses that we can predict from the pandemic will eventually lead to increases in suicide rates. suicide rates in the u.s. are already high. we are preparing for that possibility and trying to get the word out to organizations, whether they are health care organizations or federal agencies that this is something we need to watch for and have resources read

health education is another important function of a local health department.phlets covering many aspects of achieving and maintaining good health are carefully planned and widely distributed. well, all this and much more is part of the picture of why today we have good reasons to take good health almost for granted. ann and roger can live in their community without too much danger from communicable diseases. thanks largely to the work done by the local department of health. but there are other agencies, the red cross for example. that supplement the work of the community health department. they are voluntary health organizations frequently staffed by volunteers. ann as a volunteer in the local chapter of the red cross is helping to prepare emergency kits for use in a nearby disaster area. one of the many jobs the red cross undertakes to supplement the work of existing health agencies particularly in times of emergency. and then there are the many other voluntary health agencies concerned with specific diseases. some of these organizations are concerned with re

racial health disparities. we are here today to talk about the disproportionate impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on people of color, particularly african americans and latinos. it is an issue that i have spoken to policymakers about extensively over the last two months. we will discuss the push by lawmakers in public health experts for the data on coronavirus cases, the historic neglect of black and brown health that has led to this moment, what immediate action is being taken to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on minorities, and finally, what can be done to address the long-standing public health issues that this crisis has brought to the forefront. we are going to incorporate some audience questions at the end, so please tweet using the @politicolive using the #askpolitico. i want to address the news of the day before we dive into the topic at hand. a few hours ago, majority whip steny hoyer announced to the house would not be returning next week for a vote, reversing the plan to come back to

health care crisis --u.s. history, which at a time when our communities need our help and support more are ever, all hospitals struggling due to this unprecedented loss, so that is a real issue because the demand for health care services will not disappear. industriesany other where demand to our services is here to stay and is most likely going to be increased for the reasons we just mentioned, deferment of care has created a lot of pent-up demand and i believe this is going to be to health-carege industries to meet the needs of people who we care for. dan: what about the challenge to the business model? does this point to some other solutions, who pays for hospitals? run on a veryls so that youty model are running -- i don't know what figure, 70%, 90% capacity so every room and everybody can in aate revenue, but capacity situation like that, you may not have the ability to manage a surge. dr. mihaljevic: absolutely, so we have created a lot of additional capacity in the meantime but when it comes to differen

health work.cessary, experienced service officers are assigned to aid state and local health officers with special problems. under the social security act, provisions for cooperative aid to health services has been greatly extended. (music) the city health officer of a western city receives a telephone call. he picks up the receiver and finds it is a local physician. the physician has a case the symptoms of which resemble encephalitis, but some features make the diagnosis uncertain. the city health officer has had several similar cases were in the past few days and is concerned. the city health officer decides to notify the state health officer. he called him and outlines the local situation. the state health officer reports to the surgeon general and asks for aid. the city health officer calls an assistant to consult with the physician and is alarmed. a telegram is received from the surgeon general. after the public health service officers conduct a preliminary investigation, they call a conferen

everybody's health in a pandemic impacts everybody else's health. are on the lks that front lines, in the food supply terms of health care, workers.tore and this pandemic has just inequities.ese and we can't afford to leave any community behind. to ask dr. hildreth -- getting everybody back to work, hat will be the best thing to help these poor immigrant and minority communities. i mean, do you think that's to help take away exist?nequities that dr. hildreth: well, certainly everyone needs to get back to work but we need to do that safely. there's bias in a lot of the things we've been talking about. goal is to not only save lives but to make sure we can safely.he economy that's why the things i've been peaking about are so very important. to me we are the economy, all of us. their people have lost ives and according to economists, we value them at $1 trillion right there that we lost. careful, that number could double easily. so it's about doing what we can protect all of us. we protect all of us by protecting the most vulnerable. i'm proposing. be

health for all by the year 2000 was the goal set by the world health assembly in 1977. a year later, the way ahead was declared. such as this one, a new vision began to take root, a vision based on primary health care. that is, health for people in their homes, schools, villages where they live and work. a vision based on local men and women trained to care for common health problems. >> to help build a healthier world. where are we today? world population has reached the $5 billion mark. remarkable progress has been made, yet the health picture varies widely. in industrialized nations, many millions are invested in medical technology, but blatant inequalities in health status remain. individuals are taking personal action. in the poorer nations, the picture is very different. three-quarters of the world's population received less than 10% of the world's budget for health. women have a 200 times greater risk of dying during pregnancy and childbirth than women in the rich nations. >> they must learn to confront the diseases of affluence, fueled by the adoption of western

school nurses who are usually public health nurses working closely with the local health department keep careful watch on the health of students. health education is another important function of the local health department, pamphlets covering achieving and maintaining good health for all age groups are carefully planned and widely distributed. well, all this and much more is part of the picture of why today, we have good reasons to take good health almost for granted. these two can live in their community without too much danger from communicable diseases, thanks largely to the work done by the local department of health. but there are other agencies, the red cross, for example, that supplement the work of the community health department. they are voluntary organization supported by contributions and staffed by volunteers. ann, as a volunteer in her local chapter of the red cross, is helping to prepare emergency kits for a nearby disaster area, one of the many jobs the red cross undertakes to supplement existing health agencies, particularly in times of emergency. then there are the man

mental health diagnosis. those are not the only people who have been affected. addiction issues have become a bigger problem again than they were six months ago. people that don't have access to their support system, people that were moving with the great focus on the part of the federal government and many state governments away from opioid addiction are in a situation where they are isolated, they are depressed, they are concerned about job or family or health and beginning to think what was that one thing that really made me feel good maybe if i could do that one more time and have that great feeling and i would not get addicted again, turns out addiction does not work thatti way. so, we see people with unprecedented challenges as this almost perfect storm impacting mental health hits us. last month the substance abuse and mental health services administration reported nearly a nine 100% -- nine 100% increase in the number of calls to its disaster distress hotline over this time last year. nine times as ma

health organizations such as public health, the health section of the league of nations and the panrmation collected is compiled and published and is used by quarantine officers of the public health service, by our local state health authorities and by other governments throughout the world. ♪ this doctor addresses a recent conference. >> gentlemen of the conference, at this, your closing session, i want to express to you individually and collectively the deep appreciation of the pan american union and the privilege of having you with us during the period of your deliberations. it is no exaggeration to say that the third pan american conference of directors of health marks a distinct step forward in that struggle of the nations of this continent to improve the conditions of life, to eliminate the causes of disease, and to augment the efficiency of the masses of the people. i wish to congratulate you and at the same time to assure you that in the future as in the past, you may count upon the earnest cooperation of everyone associated with the pan american union. >> the direct general

district offices conduct the state programs through 798 local health officers and five county health commissioners. there are frequent conferences with local health officers. when serious epidemics or unusual circumstances occur, they're given to temporary assignments by other districts or central office. district staffs are flexible and not subject to local authority. an important function of the district officer is the preliminary field training of young physicians and participation is selection of physicians for academic training. the supervising nurses supervises nurse employed by the department and many employed locally. she has a responsibility for the training and selection of nurses similar to that of the district officer for position. the district over has a part in all of major activities. >> new york state is conducting a study to determine the fe feasibility of nursing in rural counties. because of persistently high infant mortality, home delivery and the maternal death in rural sections, st. lawrence county was selected. conferences were held at state and local health of

care and health protection. that's a must. last week i had the opportunity to speak with several illinoi illinois-focused community development and financial institutions. these organizations do amazing work. by offering lending services to small businesses and populations typically overlooked by the big banks. they were grateful for the work that we've done so far and the legislation we passed but they had suggestions on how to improve the small business administration paycheck protection program to ensure the financial relief is making it to minority, women, and veteran-owned small businesses. in addition i'm working with my colleagues to help ensure that vaccine and drug trials related to covid-19 include diverse populations and are widely available and affordable. i've cosponsored the covid-19 racial and ethnic disparities task force act with senator harris. it would create a task force comprised of health care, economic, and government leaders to provide recommendations about how to best allocate resources

for every state health district and subdistricts will be in operation, the five county health departmentsre integral parts of their respective districts. suitable quarters are provided at albany and buffalo. a full-time district state health officer is in charge of each district. it includes a medical degree, a post graduate course in public health and five years full-time experience. the district officer is the commissioner's representative and authorized to act for him. he is available for technical advice and two district health directors. the average district staff includes a district supervising nurse, and a clerical staff. full records are kept in all district officers such as syphilis and tuberculosis registrars. they conduct the five county health commissioners and there are frequent conferences. when serious epidemics occur, there are temporary assignments from other districts. they are flexible and not subject to local authority and an important function of the district officer is the preliminary field training of young physicians and participation in selection of physicians for

health and for the health of their friends and neighbors.ommunity health is a responsibility shared by all citizens, young and old alike. how much do you know about the health services in your community? what can you do to support or improve them? ♪ >>> you're watching a special edition of american history tv while members of congress are in their districts due to the coronavirus pandemic. tonight, sarah mylove discusses her book "the cigarette: a political history," looking at strategies in the context of other social movements, including civil rights and environmental issues. american history tv now and over the weekend on c-span3. >>> every saturday night, american history tv takes you to college classrooms around the country for lectures in history. >> why do you all know who lizzie borden is? and raise your hand if you ever heard of this murder, the gene harris murder trial, before this class. >>> the deepest cause where we'll find the true meaning of the revolution was in this transformation that took place in the minds of the american

health ordinance. so it's our job as the health service system to administer these benefits and i think that most people recognize that we're on a very, very tight timeline every year to get these rates approved by the health service board, approved by the board of supervisors, so that i.t. systems can load in all of the data, the communications team can prepare the outreach material, and that can all drop and be ready by october 1st for our members to enroll or re-enroll in their health plan. that allows us then to crunch the numbers, get all of those new information over to the health plan so that each of us have a valid, effective insurance plan in place on january 1st. so it's a very heavy lift every year and the timeline is extremely sensitive. so we appreciate having the special meeting to continue this process. i also just want to note that health care costs are increasing and, again, that's a complex discussion that we can, again, have at another time. but we do take into account the increase i

health. doctor friedman will do is perspective of fighting epidemics including leading the cdc response of where we are and what we need to do to protect americans doctor rivers makes a case where the months and years to come we will need additional capacity heea with contact tracing to combat the virus. so glad to have my colleagues here this morning and on the republican side congressman andy harris i do hope we have the congresswoman butler we are all disappointed others could not be here due to flight and the health issues raised the chairwoman and ranking member and congresswoman barbara lee and lois frankel and congressman and tom graves. they could not attend but they did send questions which we will ask on their behalf. i want to underscore member should not be blocked from participating all committee members should bers heard that means moving as quickly as possible into the 21st century to conduct virtual hearings every member should be able to participate then yest donald trump tol

during the declared covid-19 health emergency and authorized by state and local authorities, the health service board public meeting is being held using teleconference technology which provides access for member participation online, thus producing a virtual public meeting in lieu of an in-person meeting. this virtual board meeting ensures safe distancing and safeguards the health service board commissioners, the health service system staff and members of the public. i wish to thank all the people who have worked many hours to make this meeting possible. please note that our board secretary natalie ekberg and many of the commission secretaries across the city have collaborated to learn about these meetings. i also wish to note that our internal team has worked behind the scenes to provide the technical support, including marina co-ridge, brian rodriguez and others have stepped in to help manage our public comments today. i want to share my gratitude and thanks to all of you, as well as the health service staff who have helped make this meeting a reality. and finally i'd also like to ack

ofdate the department community of health has deployed to health care professionals skilled nursing facilities with more in the pipeline. rest assured we will continue to do everything in our power to protect these vulnerable georgians from harm. with record testing numbers, lownced surge capacity, ventilator use and favorable data from the department of public health, we continue to take small, measured steps forward as a state. we want to remind people to get important medical appointments and procedures done to maintain their health. times, wesaid many must protect both the lives and livelihoods of all georgians. there are many people today who cannot afford to put food on the table. we must fight for public and alcan -- economic health of our state. as we celebrate the success of our partnerships today, augusta university, peach bowl and georgia businesses large and small, remember that building a stronger, safer, more prosperous state is a team sport. we may not agree on certain policies or belong to the same political party, but we all want the same thing, a state where families are heal

>> next, the chinese president, xi jinping addresses the world health assembly, hosted by the world health organization. he announced china would provide $2 billion over two years to help countries around the world deal with the coronavirus and provide support with vaccines. >> the president of the world , dear delegates, to begin with, i was to say that it is of significant importance for this world health assembly as a him and race -- that he would raise battles coronavirus. while we are facing this global -- cashith -- emergency in the world by surprise, has had over 210 countries and regions. it affected more than 7 billion people around the world and claimed over 300,000 precious lives. i mourn for every life loss -- lost and i express condolences to the degreed families -- the grieving families. the history of humans civilization is one of fighting diseases. the virus does not respect borders, nor his race or nationality relevant. this is confounded by the ravages of covid-19, the national debt international community has not flinched. people have tackled the virus had on. around the

health. his testimony will provide a perspective based on 30 years of fighting epidemics, including leading the cdc's response to ebola, where we are and what we need to do to protect americans. makes the case why in the months and years to come will we need additional capacity and diagnostic testing, contact tracing in the health system to combat the virus. i'm glad to have my colleagues here, i want to thank them for being here. -- ande democratic side on the republican side, congressman tom coles, congressman andy harris, and i hope we will have congresswoman herrera butler. we are all disappointed that others could not be here because of distance, flights, and the health issues raised by covid-19. ,anking member kay granger , andra lee, lois frankel the congressman. they could not attend, but they did send questions which we will underscorewant to that members should not be blocked from participating in the hearing. all committee members, and that requires moving as quickly as possible in

care and health protection. last week i had the opportunity to speak with several illinois focus development institutions. these organizations do amazing work by offering lending services to small businesses, populations and typically overlooked by the big tanks. they were grateful for the work you have done so far with the legislation we passed with his suggestions on how to improve the small business administration paycheck protection program to ensure financial relief is making it to minority women and veteran owned small businesses. in addition i'm working with my colleagues to help ensure the vaccine and drug trials related to covid-19 include diverse patient populations that are widely available and affordable. i've cosponsored the covid-19 racial ethnic disparity task force was senator kamala harris. this piece of legislation was of legislation would create a taskp force comprised of health care economic and government leaders to provide recommendations about how best to allocate resources to address raci

we are working with public health leaders with public health needs with manpower, surveillance, data collection and reporting and contract tracing and infectious control and outbreak investigation. i want to spend a moment to focus several key elements. first testing. rapid, extensive and widely available timely testing is essential for reopening america. cdc's role in testing continues to support diagnosis with surveillance and outbreak. when we work with the public health partners to define their particular testing strategy, their jurisdiction and we'll address the testing components of the response to detail. contact tracing. increasing state and territorial contract tracing capacity is critical. it's a critical part to start the change of transmission to prevent the occurrence of sustained community transmission. cdc's role to provide technical training and assistance as they hire and build a workforce necessary to be fully prepared to effectively respond to the public health challenges posed by the ongoing covid pandemic. this will be an expansive effort. surveillance, our natio

has widened the gap in the medical system between access to physical health issues and mental health this is the month and the time to realize you cannot separate those issues and to realize they are of equal concern to be treated equally. as i mentioned before one out of four americans have a diagnosable mental health issue but less than half seek any help for the care that they need of those grow to one and two and where it was before all this started we see a coming together factors we have to deal with we have to take steps on how to address it and realize and continue to work toward the normalization congress did provide $425 million for substance abuse and mental health services the certified community health clinics. and with the emergency response to address substance and mental health disorders the federal resources are nscritical to most of that important work is done at the local level. the congress unanimously agreed in the cares act and then to add to states talking to cms about moving forward with those next two states those sad originally applied that was first authori

health guidelines. as opposed to, if you look at the black workforce, we are the ones on the front lines at the grocery store. you know, medical folks doing home health. so that is the reason why we know people are exposed and getting the virus. laura: speaking of the chronic conditions that are very prevalent in african-american and latino populations, i want to take a moment and step back a bit and talk about past health disparities, the neglect of black and brown health over generations and that has played a role in this moment with the coronavirus. dr. blackstock, a week ago, you told me about a black man in his 60's who came to the urgent care in brooklyn, where you work at, and he was suffering from coronavirus symptoms, he was having trouble breathing, and he did not want to go to the hospital for treatment, because he was afraid he would die there. he was afraid it was a death sentence. that exchange captured the historic distrust that african americans have with the health care system, but that

h sure, we must all recognize that even health - that's nothing will without health. in the interests of the human race, there must be health for all and all for health. you are watching a special edition of american history tfr airing during the week while members of congress are in their districts due to coronavirus pandemic. tonight "gre"cigarettes of polil history." american history tv now and over the weekend on c-span 3. every saturday night american history tv takes you to college classrooms around the country for lectures in history. >> why do you all know who lizzie bordeon is? >> the deepest cause where we'll find the true meaning of the revolution was in this transformation that took place in the minds o f the american people. >> we'll talk about both of these sides of the stories here. tools and techniques of slave owner power and we'll talk about the tools and techniques of power that were practiced by enslaved people. >> watch history professors discussing topics, everyday on c-span 3. lectures in history is available as a podcast. find it where you list

it would actually you know really 2 percent of the health budget goes to mental health which is very low percentage if we can see then that 30 percent of the disability in east related to mental health conditions so what we need is to use this as an opportunity in this crazy same in any opportunity to build. a system where mental health issues are going to be considered impacted the physical conditions so without action on the mental health front what sort of long term effects do you anticipate. well there they didn't numbered of of for cincinnati is but 1st of all i would say is this effort in cell phone of people affected by these conditions we have mortar dramatic examples coming from for example the economy grace is in 2008 where in some countries they were talking about death of despair when the people where a dying by suicide or. drug abuse due to their economic. situation and the impact that that was having in their midst and helped said we don't want to get there we want to do what needs to be done enough to soon provide the support that is needed like in some of the examples

organization is to remove financial barriers for health care for general health care as well as for coverage related treatment and care we need to remove user fees now again lending from various financial barry is actually prevented people coming forward for testing and treatment not only for a bird up but also for other. conditions and illnesses so we really stand in partnership with w.h.o. is cool around the removal of user fees and we need to see more governments committing to that sham and are you worried that the focus on corona virus will mean you will take our eye off the ball when it comes to a child beyond all the malaria another major problem in africa will lose attention now the fear. well you know i think we have to be really vigilant about that and we have to absolutely emphasize that we can't afford to take our eye off the ball for other essential health issues like hiv and tb malaria but we also need to be really pulling together to address coping together these are not in competition there actually i think can work together well you know we see some of the solutions

if health and health inequalities shapes as i've seen and how well. nicole injury is an expert on health and social care joining us tonight from birmingham england misandrous we appreciate your time your insights thank you and you are this have a look now at the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic johns hopkins university in the u.s. says the global death toll has reached 300000 there are more than 4400000 confirmed cases around the world the european union medicines agency says that a vaccine could be ready within a year in an optimistic scenario russia now has more than $250000.00 confirmed cases and have seen a dramatic spike in infections in the last month russia now has the 2nd highest number of cases after the u.s. and japan is lifting its coronavirus state of emergency ahead of schedule in most of the country that is a decision about the other areas that is expected next week. the united nations is warning of a global mental health crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic u.n. secretary general antonio guterres says the govern

, the world health organization. unfortunately, information coming from this organization since the beginning of the year has left much to be desired. often providing information that we know now to be inaccurate or at least incomplete. the american people and citizens of every country, all of whom rely on direct and truthful information, deserve better from dr. tedras and his team who lead the world health organization. china, where the current crisis began, has not done its part either in seeking or providing that very crucial information that if it had come out sooner would have saved many lives. for example, of china not cooperating, a doctor in wuhan, china, by the name of dr. li bin young, raised concerns about a growing pandemic in early january. dr. li tried to blow the whistle on the spread of one of the world's deadliest diseases. you know what he got for doing that? he was punished by the china communist government for -- quote, unquote -- spreading rumors. tragically, dr. li passed ad way in early februar

on behalf of the health service board and san francisco health service system, i would like to announce the san francisco controller ben rosefield's reappointment of randy scott to the health service board. commissioner scott's new five-year term will begin on may 15, 2020, through may 15, 2025. the san francisco health service system and the health service board would like to thank the controller for his reappointment of commissioner scott. commissioner scott has been an articulate and respected voice on the health service board since 2010. he has provided excellent leadership in several areas, including governance, policy while serving as a committee chair. he continues to strengthen the advocacy and the morale of the board with every year of service. thank you, commissioner scott, for all your work and we look forward to having you on the health service board for the next five years. and secondly, i would like to announce that mayor london breed has repointed dr. stephen follansbee to the board. he has served since 2015 as a retired practicing physician. dr. follansbee has provided g

but reopen we must, because it's not health versus the economy. it's actually health versus health. there are serious health consequences to keeping us shut down, whether it's the suicide rates or cardiac procedures not being received, pediatric vaccinations declining. all of these are critical health needs that are part of reopening the economy. >> but in a crowded cities, i'll pick one, for example, columbus, ohio, the u.s. surgeon general says, if you go out, wear a mask, practice social distancing. you see these images from crowded bars in places like columbus, they're not wearing masks, they're not practicing social distancing. that doesn't concern you? >> in any particular instance you'll see people doing things that are irresponsible, that's part of america. if you're in crowded areas and if you're in an area that has ongoing community spread of disease, there are steps you should take. that's what our guidance is there for. we count on local leaders to implement and interpret that according to the local situation. but we've got to get this economy and our people out and abou

we are partnering with northwell health, which is the largest health system in new york. they are going to set up 22 additional testing sites at churches in predominantly minority communities. this is a different kind of partnership. it is creative but necessary. we are working with those churches individually and association of churches and northwell. northwell will provide the testing in churches in lower income communities and communities of color. the churches will help us outreach to the community to get people to come in and explain why it is important people come in and get tested. and northwell will do the testing. we have 24 sites in the new york city area. some will be opening the week of may 12. some will be opening the second week of may 19. you see the coverage when we add the network of churches is very broad. again, focused on these communities that we want to reach out to. host: andrew cuomo yesterday. dr. brooks, your thoughts on that announcement? guest: i think it is excellent on a number of levels. what is needed is messaging coming to the african amer

historically, community health services has adapted quickly during the health crisis, the hiv pandemic, sars, h1n1 and today is no different. our patient needs have been always first and foremost, they are the reason we are here. we are one of the first to offer telephone and virtual visits for all three of our service lines, medical, dental, and behavioral health. we provide access to quality care to people who do not require emergency or intensive care. we function as shock absorbers to overwhelmed hospitals. we've been on the forefront of testing services providing to those most in need. including the families affected by the covid-19 virus. according to the national association of community health centers, as of may 1st, community health service centers across the nation have provided over 356,000 tests. among those tested, 59,000 were of racial and/or ethnic minorities, and in that group, 65% have tested positive. we have been effective because of our connection with patients and the relationship with providers. they feel trust coming to a place they know is safe. we developed and

health. dr. frieden in his testimony will provide a perspective based on 30 years of fighting epidemics including leaving the cdc's response to ebola, where we are and what we need to do to protect americans. dr. rivers makes a case why in the months and years to come will we need additional capacities and diagnostic testing, contact tracing and health systems to combat the virus. i'm also so glad to have my colleagues here. i want to thank them for being here this morning, of the democratic side congresswoman katherine clark, bonnie watson coleman and on the republican side congressman tom cole, congressman andy harris and hope we will have congresswoman jaime herrera butler. we're all disappointed others could not be here because of distance, , reduce flights and health issues raised by the position. chairwoman lodi, kay granger, congresswoman lucille roy blunt outcome barbara lee, lois frankel and congressman mark felt can, john bolin are and tom grace. they could not attend but they did s

and the director of health. question 34, how do you make determinations to what is essential and what is nonessential. i am assuming meant the businesses. those started with published guidelines on where to consider essential infrastructure and critical services so when we initially started meeting with primarily it was led by santa clara and their council. they had already done a lot of background work on identifies what is considered critical infrastructure, and they started with that list in terms of identifying what would be essential. the state had a similar list that was broader than ours, but that's how we started. i am not an expertise in that area and i are elied on the council across the region to consider whatevers considered essential. what is the process that you understood take with the city attorney -- undertake with the city attorney's office to define what is in the best interest of public health? that really varies depending on what the public health issue is. with respect to communicable disea

today, staff recommends that the health service board approve united health care city plan p.p.o. and the 2021 monthly rate cards presented in this material. the resulting aggregate overall rate increase for the combination of city plan and city plan choice not available, including stabilization adjustment for 2021, is 9%. next slide. and with prior presentations, we present rate cards for the two most common employer contribution strategies as of the start of the year for city and county of san francisco employees, and there are multiple employer contribution strategies for other active employers contributing and participating in sfhss. next slide. next slide. the recommended rate increases for the uhccp were recommended rate experience trended to 2021, the previously approved u.h.c. rate changes in 2020, and the amortization approved in the march 2020 board meeting. as we go to the rate cards, going forward -- here, we're going to talk through what the rate cards contain, 2021 fees, the change in the rate stabilization deficit, which is increased for 2021, inclusion of the basic

is related to their health and their health is going to affect our health. how do we even that element out and maybe tell me a little about your community health and economic prosperity initiative? >> well, thank you for that. my community health and economic prosperity initiative is all about making the case that we can't be successful as businesses, as communities, economically if we don't pay attention to poor health. we know the number two expense for most companies out there is health care. and we know that the united states has some of the highest health care costs in the world, but we haven't getting value on our investment. we still see infant morality rates, obesity rates, hypertension rates that are well above the average, and in a bad way. despite spending more per capita on health care than anyone else in the world. so, my initiative is really-- and it was born before covid, but was really about helping businesses and communities understand when you invest in complete streets and clean air laws and invest in things we know give people the opportu

dench ism is a project manager for mental health at the w.h.o. then some dismiss the importance of mental health especially with so much more to tackle right now stopping the virus helping those struggling financially but isn't it true the costs of psychological support skyrocket when they unaddressed of course the mental health aspects of this that outbreak and are not all most i think 1st out say is that you know we're all affected by it and that includes it's emotionally and mentally but to differing degrees and so some people may just feel quite naturally concern and fear but others really are maybe struggling more and become very stressed or even have a diagnosable mental health condition like depression or anxiety and of course we know from previous work that. this has a huge economic or financial impact at least inability inability to work so actually would say that it's really important to invest now in good mental health services and counseling online support hotlines and other supports to actually prevent an even bigger cost occur in th

public health. boostingake of international cooperation against covid-19, i would like to announce the following. $2 billionprovide u.s. over two years to help with covid-19 response. and with economic and social development in affected countries, especially developing countries. china will work with the u.s. -- with u.n. to set up a global humanitarian response depot and hub in china. ofensure the operation supply chains, to fast-track transportation and customs clearance. will establish a cooperation mechanism for its hospitals to pair up with 30 african hospitals and accelerate the building of the africa cdc headquarters to help the continent ramp up its disease preparedness and control capacity. covid-19 vaccine deployment in bena, when available, will for the global public good. this will be china's contribution to ensuring vaccine capability and affordability in developing countries. china will work with other members to implement debt service suspension initiative for poor risk countries. chi

live from berlin the united nations warns the coronavirus endemic risks sparking a global mental health crisis millions of people forced into isolation unemployment and poverty are suffering severe mental stress and yet urges governments and civil society to address the health needs arising from the outbreak. levanon on a pandemic rollercoaster so as to comes out of lockdown then a surgeon infections means it shuts down again will this pattern become the new normal. and the lights camera action but not too close please a look at a look behind the scenes as germany's film and t.v. industry copes with the coronavirus. i'm told me a lot of why it's good to have you with us the united nations has warned of a global mental health crisis brought on by the corona virus pandemic u.n. secretary general antonio good terrorist says governments and health authorities need to act quickly to manage the psychological suffering of millions and lock down unemployed or working on the front lines of the medical emergency. her name is neville many. and she's been fighting coronavirus on the front lines in

on building a very strong health care system we have enough resilience in our health care system to take a very large load so we are fine with it comes the health care system we have actually built up a capacity to have 700 i.c.u. beds fully equipped with ventilators and. fully staffed. if you need to be one of the things that we've done in qatar is we've dedicated covert hospitals so early on when we saw that the threat of coronas coming onboard we were very concerned for the well being of our population we did not want outbreaks in our hospitals so we dedicated 5 hospitals 5 totally new hospitals just for caring for corona patients so that the general population can continue to access health care in the tertiary hospitals and the community hospitals we also have invested in a lot of new innovations this has created opportunities for the local industries to to emerge because as you know there is a crisis on masks and accessible to mask so now we produce masks locally we also produce ventilators locally we also produce some of the protective gear locally so this has been an opportun

health care to buy.irtually unregulated and health insurance was nonexistent. physicans practised and treated patients in their homes, and the few hospitals that existed provided minimal therapeutic care. with millions of workers going off to fight in world war ii, the us faced a severe labour shortage in the 1940s, so businesses wanted to raise wages to attract labour, but economists had one big concern. federal government was trying to prevent wages and prices from inflating and going through the roof, so they told employers that there was a way to end price controls. if you needed more workers for your factory because of defence production, let's say, the only thing you could do is offer more benefits. you had to offer them something like health insurance as an extra perk. by 1950, more than 70 million americans had employers sponsored health insurance. today, it's more than 156 million, including the spouses and children of some workers. the us does not have a national health insurance system. we hav

under times to raise money for health care check. this is the t.v. news live from berlin remember you can always get the latest at our website dot com or go to our twitter work instagram feeds for me brian thomas the entire team thanks so much for being here. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour carona update. coded 19 special next on d w. every journey begins with the 1st step and every language the 1st word can go coaxing germany to cut. why not learn with him. to suffer it's simple mind on your mobile and for e. t w z e learning course. german made easy. kids expressing their feelings during lockdown. this board worried doctors say their mental health is at stake. and. that without the coronavirus i could play outside go for a walk and go to school but now i have to stay in quarantine. even the little sun here is sad. i'm awfully sad because i can't see my friends i can't go outside i can't do anything. that olds are suffering too many have lost their jobs and