With the resignation of health commissioner Thomas Farley, harm reduction organizations fighting the city’s opioid crisis wonder what this change in leadership means following another increase in drug overdose deaths in 2020. […]
As Halloween approaches, government officials, health professionals, parents, and kids are all preparing for the ways trick-or-treating will be different this year. “If COVID doesn’t get better, I’ll be watching a movie with my family,” […]
PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com compared COVID-19 case, hospitalization and death data from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health to demographic data from the Census Bureau to see exactly who and where the coronavirus has hit hardest. […]
An adult resident of Philadelphia is being quarantined and treated at home. […]
Hip-Hop music played loudly at the Hunting Park Recreation Center, where a group of young girls smiled with joy as they began preparation for their next performance. The Black Diamond Dance Troupe was founded two […]
The Pretzel Park Farmers Market, now in its fourth year of operation, provides fresh and organic fruits and vegetables to the people of Manayunk, a community known to be lacking in accessible healthy food retailers. […]
Syringe Exchange Lowers HIV Rate, Lacks Government Funding Philadelphia isn’t only known as the City of Brotherly Love, it’s also known for its substantial spread of HIV/AIDS and drug use. In 1991, Prevention Point Philadelphia […]
Just last year, at the intersection of Chew Ave and Washington Lane, there was only a large vacant lot. Now, there is a supermarket in its place. After months of construction, a new Bottom Dollar […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, define food deserts as “areas that lack access to affordable fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat milk and other foods that make up the full range of a healthy diet.” Most […]
More than 35 percent of adults living in Philadelphia County are obese, according to the Public Health Management Corp. Representatives from the Department of Public Health said a lack of access to fresh and affordable […]
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