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Trevor Project’s 2020 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health
8/11/20 Building on the findings of our inaugural survey, it provides critical insights around LGBTQ youth mental health disparities, discrimination, housing instability, barriers to affirming health care, subjection to conversion therapy, and suicide. The survey also highlights how safe spaces and social support positively impact the well-being of LGBTQ youth.
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CDC Expects 2020 Outbreak of Life-Threatening Acute Flaccid Myelitis
8/9/20 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) anticipates that 2020 will be another peak year for cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), an uncommon but serious neurologic condition that affects mostly children. The disease has peaked every two years between August and November in the United States since 2014. Enteroviruses, particularly enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68), are likely responsible for these peaks in cases.
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Governor Cuomo Announces That, Based on Each Region's Infection Rate, Schools Across New York State are Permitted to Open This Fall.
8/7/20 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that based on each region's infection rate, schools across the state are permitted to open this fall. Every region's infection rate is below the threshold necessary by the State's standards to open schools. Read More
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Valuable, Free Resources Specifically for Health Educators
8/3/20 As schools struggle to plan for in-person, blended, or virtual learning, budgets and staffing are being critically looked at and resources may be in short supply. Click here for resources to educate yourself and your students.
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Requirements for Plastic Materials to be Used for Sneeze Guard Applications Have Changed
7/30/20 NYSED has revised flammability standards for plastic glazing used to construct sneeze guards or separators. In Response to COVID 19, School Districts are anticipating reopening and are beginning to install clear plastic sneeze guards at locations where school operations and activities require staff and students to make face to face contact with each other.
