News You Can Use: COVID-19

Check out the latest on the COVID-19 outbreak and what you – and your employees – need to know. 

We are here to support you and your community during this uncertain time.  If you have any questions, please contact us at nebgh@nebgh.org

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September 12

NEBGH Medical Director’s Bi-Weekly Monday COVID-19 Update

Here’s a fast and easy way to understand what the newest info on the pandemic means for you and your employees.

From infection risk and safety measures to the outlook for vaccines and treatments, NEBGH’s medical director breaks it all down for you.

Every other Monday at 1 PM – it’s appointment viewing!

When
Monday, September 12, 2022
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Where
Webinar (Link available following registration)
Who Can Attend
NEBGH Members Only

Mental Health

StartYourRecovery.org is a free, confidential tool that helps individuals take steps toward a healthy relationship with drugs and alcohol. It was developed with the input of leading clinicians, experts from leading organizations like SAMHSA, and people in recovery themselves. Here, individuals can hear stories from people with similar life experiences, discover the answers they need for recognizing and dealing with substance use issues, and locate support. Family and friends can learn about addiction and how to encourage treatment and support sober living on the website.

Diversity and Inclusion

Podcasts:

Articles:

Books:

  • Pedagogy of the Oppressed: Paulo Freire
  • Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America: Ibram Kendi
  • The Protest Psychosis- How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease: Jonathan M. Metzl
  • Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to Present: Harriet A. Washington
  • Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race: Beverly Daniel Tatum
  • The New Jim Crow: Michelle Alexander
  • We Were Eight Years in Power: Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • Between the World & Me: Ta-Nehisi Coates

Videos:

Downloadable Content

Diabetes and COVID-19: What You Need to Know

People with diabetes, particularly if not well controlled, may be at increased risk of developing severe illness from COVID-19. If you have other conditions, like heart disease, as well as diabetes you may have more risk of getting seriously sick from COVID-19.

Click HERE to download in Spanish.

Working from Home: 8 Tips for Better Posture

Jon Cinkay, a physical therapist and coordinator for body mechanics at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), has some important tips for keeping proper posture and preventing injury and strain.

3/25/2020 COVID-19 Employer Meeting- Slides

Here is the Powerpoint from the Employer Only COVID-19 meeting on 3/24/2020!

Mental Health Considerations during COVID-19 Outbreak

WHO and public health authorities around the world are taking action to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. However, this time of crisis is generating stress in the population. These mental health considerations were developed by the Mental Health Department as support for mental and psychological well-being during COVID-19 outbreak.

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Gretchen Harders

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Susan Gross Sholinksy

Member of the Firm – Employment, Labor & Workforce Management Practice, Epstein Becker Green

Gretchen Harders

Member of the Firm – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice, Epstein Becker Green

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