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Houston-Based Imaware Provides COVID-1 Testing Administered By Healthcare Professionals in Patients' Homes
Today, imaware™ announced a solution for eligible individuals seeking access to a COVID-19 test in Houston. Individuals may visit www.imaware.health to request testing. Testing will be made available to patients who meet the CDC’s criteria for eligibility, as determined by a licensed clinician. All testing is conducted by a CLIA-certified laboratory using the CDC’s EUA-authorized test and protocol, and a healthcare professional will come to patients’ homes to collect the sample for testing. Post-diagnosis care from board-certified clinicians is available as well.
Houston-Based Imaware Provides COVID-19 Testing Administered By Healthcare Professionals In Patients' Homes
Today, imaware™ announced a solution for eligible individuals seeking access to a COVID-19 test in Houston. Individuals may visit www.imaware.health to request testing. Testing will be made available to patients who meet the CDC’s criteria for eligibility, as determined by a licensed clinician. All testing is conducted by a CLIA-certified laboratory using the CDC’s EUA-authorized test and protocol, and a healthcare professional will come to patients’ homes to collect the sample for testing. Post-diagnosis care from board-certified clinicians is available as well.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston launches ON DEMAND Club Experience to fill in the gap for at-home learning
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston (BGCGH) has launched ON DEMAND Club Experience, a virtual platform providing innovative, at-home learning for Club members to help fill the educational gap and associated learning loss during the COVID-19 outbreak. This initiative allows children and teens under Houston’s current stay-at-home order to participate in online activities from BGCGH’s four core program areas – Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles, Good Character and Citizenship, and Workforce Readiness.
GM Reports First-Quarter U.S. Sales
General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced today that it delivered 618,335 vehicles in the first quarter of 2020, a decrease of about 7 percent compared to a year ago. The industry experienced significant declines in March due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
"Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story" by Shana Keller, illustrated by Kayla Stark
It's that time of day and your stomach's growling. That's what happens when you're hungry and you need to eat: your body reminds you that a growing kid like you needs good food. Feeding your belly makes you stronger, and in the new book "Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story" by Shana Keller, illustrated by Kayla Stark, a young boy finds something to feed his soul.
Toys 'R' Us Files for Bankruptcy
Suffering from slumping sales and mountains of debt, Toys 'R' Us has filed for bankruptcy.
Airlines Are Still Struggling to Get Into Devastated Puerto Rico
Major commercial airlines are still struggling to fly to Puerto Rico after last week's hurricane.
ATU demands transit systems implement “Safe Service” policies
Union reminds employers that transit workers have legal right to refuse hazardous work
With thousands of transit workers infected and more than 70, including 19 Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) members, dying after contracting COVID-19, the ATU is launching a Safe Service campaign to demand transit systems provide workers the critical protections to be safe on the job. The Union also reminds employers that its members have the legal right to refuse assignments that put them in imminent danger.
Lady A, the singer, is fighting back against Lady A, the group
The singer Lady A is pushing back against a suit from the band Lady A.
Tech CEO resigns after video shows his racist rant towards Asian-American family at California restaurant
The CEO of a San Francisco-based technology company who was seen in a viral video making racist remarks against an Asian-American family has resigned from his company.
New rule will put more African-Americans and Hispanics at risk for COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging the nation and taking a disproportionate toll on African American and Hispanic communities. Yet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just moved ahead with a rule that will make it more difficult for vulnerable Americans to access the medicines they need.
Nonprofits Hit by 6% Decline in Giving Due to COVID-19
If Trend Continues for the Rest of 2020, Nonprofits Will Lose More than $25 Billion
Giving to charitable organizations is down by 6% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same time last year, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s 2020 First Quarter Report.
Archway Gallery presents Roots to Revolution
Featuring New Paintings by Mohammad Ali Bhatti
The gallery is open Friday through Sunday from 1 - 5 p.m., and Monday through Thursday by appointment. To see the exhibition by appointment, please contact the gallery in advance to arrange a private tour. Out of an abundance of caution, only groups of 10 or less will be allowed in the gallery for these tours. Email the gallery at info@archwaygallery.com for details.
Journaling Can Help You Power Your True Potential
If you’ve always wanted to try journaling but didn’t know how to get started, take heart. With the right tools, it can be easy, enjoyable, and most importantly, it can be life changing.
Houston Community College Hit With $100 Million Dollar Racial Discrimination Class Action Suit Filed On Behalf of Black Employees on Juneteenth
A $100 million racial discrimination lawsuit has been filed in a Houston, Texas state district court on behalf of hundreds of Black present and former employees of the Houston Community College (“HCC”). The suit was intentionally filed Friday, June 19, 2020– “Juneteenth—the anniversary date that Black slaves in Texas learned they had been freed from slavery two years earlier by President Abraham Lincoln.
Global Healthcare System On Precipice Of Extraordinary Change
When was the last time you drove to your local bank to deposit a check? Or held a paper airline ticket in your hand? Technology has drastically transformed how we interact with businesses, but the healthcare industry has been slow to adapt … until now.
Consulate General of India celebrated Sixth Annual International Day of Yoga with virtual event
With the theme ‘Ghar Ghar se Yoga - Yoga at Home,’ and in partnership with various organizations, the annual celebration of yoga recognized the ‘Corona Warriors’ - the front line workers and first re
The Consulate General of India in Houston, in collaboration with several supporting organizations, turned living rooms into yoga studios on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in honor of the Sixth International Day of Yoga (IDY), with a virtual event streamed live from India House and broadcast through the Consulate General of India Houston Facebook page, as well as the Facebook page of India House. This year’s event brought together families and yoga enthusiasts around the country together virtually to create a sense of community with the theme “Ghar Ghar Se Yoga - Yoga at Home” to achieve physical fitness and mental well-being.
"We Are Power: How Nonviolent Activism Changes the World" by Todd Hasak-Lowy
You put a lot of work into your sign. When you were done, what was once the side of a cardboard box suddenly became a note to the world – but as you were making it, you have to admit that you wondered if one cardboard sign was going to make much of a difference. You were protesting, but who would notice?
FIREDISC® Donates Cookers in Support of Katy, Texas, Fire Departments
During the difficult times our country is currently facing, firefighters continue to risk their lives and health in order to provide the communities they serve with primary fire and emergency medical services. From Thursday, April 16 through Monday, April 20, Griff and Hunter Jaggard, co-founders of FIREDISC® Cookers, visited fire stations in their hometown of Katy, Texas, to deliver brand-new cookers for the crews to enjoy.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs launches 'Our Fair Share' – New Platform Dedicated to Helping Minority-Owned Small Businesses Access Second Round of PPP Funding
Launched in Partnership with The National Bankers Association, 'Our Fair Share' Will Work to Help Simplify the Application Process Surrounding the latest PPP Rollout
Entrepreneur and Media Mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs today launched OURFAIRSHARE.com, a platform built to help minority entrepreneurs and small businesses access much-needed capital amid the economic devastation brought by COVID-19.