People From Racial, Ethnic, and Other Groups Report Frequent COVID-19–Related Discrimination

Study highlights the need for public health messaging strategies that address biases against all population groups that have been marginalized.

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People from all major racial and ethnic minority population groups in the United States report experiencing more COVID-19–related discrimination than white adults, a new study shows.… Read full story

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1107 AM EST Thu Feb 24 2022

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/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0017.220224T2100Z-220225T1400Z/
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Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Perrysburg,
Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Fremont, Bellevue, Clyde,
Sandusky, Huron, Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, Norwalk, Willard,
Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, Mansfield,
Ashland, Marion, Mount Gilead, Cardington, and Mount Vernon
1107 AM EST Thu Feb 24 2022

...WINTER
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USDA Commits $215 Million to Enhance the American Food Supply Chain

Department Will Make Available $215 Million for Projects That Will Promote Competition and Increase Resiliency and Create Economic Opportunity in Rural America

 

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is making available up to $215 million in grants and other support to expand meat and poultry processing options, strengthen the food supply chain, and create jobs and economic opportunities in rural areas.… Read full story

Krajenski New Program Director at United Way of Knox County

Welcome to United Way of Knox County, our new Program Director.
Halle (Gilligan) Krajenski is a Knox County native. Halle graduated from Wittenberg University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. Her passion for working with people was greatly inspired by her time working with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), where she worked at a daytime center for individuals who were living with Schizophrenia.
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