Covering health in Cleveland for @signalcleveland // local news lover
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Cleveland Clinic commits $2 million to detransition care in DOJ settlement.
The hospital also agreed to not provide pediatric gender-affirming care for two decades, though state law already severely restricts that type of care.
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Jun 9
Cleveland Clinic commits $2 million to detransition care in DOJ settlement
Plus, it was special to work alongside the inimitable Ken Schneck of @TheBuckeyeFlame
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Cleveland launched a new initiative to place unsheltered homeless people in apartments in 2024. Two years in the plan has drawn praise and seen measurable success. It also faces questions about fairness and long-term stability. @clevhomeless signalnews.info/3RMH8by
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The City of Cleveland spent May racing to line up homes to fix in the Glenville neighborhood before an $11.1 million federal grant to get rid of lead hazards expired at the end of the month. ✍🏻 @CeliaHack
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U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster said the attorneys failed to give the Clinic notice so it could respond to the request and didn’t provide enough information about the policy it was asking the judge to block.
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Jun 8
The violence interrupter program at Cleveland hospitals received a lifeline as it weathers financial uncertainty, @CeliaHack reports for @signalcleveland: signalcleveland.org/clevelan…
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A federal judge is being asked to immediately order the Cleveland Clinic to stop detaining people who bring gunshot wound victims to its emergency rooms while a legal challenge to the policy moves forward. ✍🏻 @CeliaHack signalnews.info/3PKtNjk
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A new partnership is testing whether low-cost home repairs can improve indoor air quality and reduce children’s asthma symptoms. ✍🏼 @CeliaHack
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Older adults are key to running the Hunger Network’s food pantry system in Greater Cleveland, but few younger volunteers are helping out. signalnews.info/4wNKCuq.
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May 21
New Cleveland law could bring mandatory jail time for threatening health care workers
The legislation is now moving forward after Council’s safety committee added requirements that hospitals offer de-escalation training.
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A program that swooped in to provide a safety net for Cleveland residents displaced by lead hazards in their homes faces an uncertain future. The city says the program has been a success, but the dollars are running out.
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Trauma care in Cleveland is under the microscope right now. We re-ran an analysis from 2019 to estimate whether Northeast Ohio needs more trauma centers. It found the region doesn’t need another, but the assessment has limitations. 🏥
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On Friday, a federal judge rejected a request from Cleveland and the U.S. Department of Justice to end a consent decree that requires the police department to make broad reforms. signalnews.info/3QP3qsJ.
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Celia Hack retweeted
Since we’re talking about the Pulitzer Prize, there should really be journalism awards that honor the sources who come forward and tell their stories. Yes, journalists write the stories. But powerful articles are not typically possible without someone willing to tell their story.
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Cleveland issued a new report on struggles to spend $$ for lead safe housing this week.
Among its findings: No one manned a phone number the city advertised to residents applying to make their homes lead safe. 787 voicemails went unreturned.
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May 7
Cleveland left millions unspent and hundreds of calls unanswered in lead fight signalcleveland.org/how-bure…
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Cleveland left millions unspent and hundreds of calls unanswered in lead fight
“We have two enemies in this business: lead and bureaucracy."
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Celia Hack retweeted
Through the city’s Summer Sprout program, neighbors can turn city-owned vacant lots into community havens for growing flowers and produce. ✍🏻 📰 @CeliaHack
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Since the government shut down in October, the number of SNAP enrollees in the county dropped by more than 11,000. Officials are still trying to understand why. ✍🏻 🎤 @CeliaHack signalnews.info/4mVeIr6
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