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Ask a 亚洲色吧 Expert: Kyra McKay & Zach Harrison on Wellness

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Kyra McKay and Zach Harrison from 亚洲色吧's Employee Wellness Program provide tips for focusing on wellness and why it's important in the COVID-19 situation, including creating spaces in our homes for different activities.

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Early graduation offered to 亚洲色吧 nursing seniors as need for nurses surges

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As part of 亚洲色吧鈥檚 COVID-19 response, 72 nursing seniors in good academic standing will be given the option to finish their degree on an expedited timeline to join the health workforce sooner than they would otherwise be able to.

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亚洲色吧 M.P.H. alumna leads Anchorage Health Department

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In 2002, after a phone interview with Boys and Girls Club of 亚洲色吧 (BGC), 亚洲色吧 alumna Natasha Pineda bought a backpack and a pair of boots, booked a ticket out of PDX to Anchorage for what she calls, 鈥渁 classic 亚洲色吧 story.鈥 The M.P.H. 鈥15 grad worked for BGC for a couple of years, ended up returning to Portland before moving to Mexico to live with her dad when she decided it was time to get serious about her career.

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Ask a 亚洲色吧 Expert: Britteny Howell on COVID-19 Risks to Older Adults

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How can we support older adults during this COVID-19 outbreak? Britteny Howell, professor of population health sciences, recommends maintaining social contact with elders, having a plan to determine what happens if they get sick, as well as keeping them aware of COVID-19-related scams.

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New 亚洲色吧 report recommends suite of COVID-19 measures to avoid overwhelming 亚洲色吧鈥檚 health care system

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Epidemiologic modeling with 亚洲色吧 data provides support for new measures implemented by state and municipal leaders to "flatten the curve" and buy additional time for preparation.