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 Thanks to Leisa Collins for facilitating these clinics! The nursing staff at the Scarborough Surgery Center, 84 Campus Drive (directly across the street from our MHIR 81 Research Drive location) has just confirmed two walk-in flu vaccine clinics for any MHIR faculty/staff/learner/visiting scientist. Next one coming up: Monday, 10/9/23, 11A – 2P  Please note the following: ·         For your convenience in having your own back-up copy, a carbon-copy version of the MaineHealth vaccine form can be picked up at the 81 Research Dr. Front Desk on the day of either clinic. ·         Your form will be processed at the vaccine clinic directly to MaineHealth’s Employee Health department, and you will have met your mandatory vaccine requirement. ·         If you receive a flu vaccine outside of the MaineHealth system, please submit your documentation to the MaineHealth Employee Health department yourself by 12/1/23:   fluvaccine@MaineHealth.org. ·         Remember to choose clothing that will al

 As seen in the DEI weekly email blast - from NPR, Maine Public Free COVID tests by mail are back, starting this week by Selena Simmons-Duffin The Biden administration is whirring the  COVIDtests.gov  website back to life. Starting Monday, September 25, the federal government will send up to four free COVID-19 rapid tests per household to anyone who requests them. This announcement comes with a recognition that COVID hospitalizations in the U.S. peaked in January for the past three years running and that testing is an important component of minimizing the spread of the infection. Many of the pandemic programs that allowed Americans to get tested, treated and vaccinated for COVID — all for free — went away this year as the pandemic emergency designation expired. But now the Department of Health and Human Services, through its Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response,  is making  a $600 million investment in manufacturing of COVID tests. The money has been awarded to 12 U.S

  Hello MHIR, Apologies for the abbreviated edition today, we're catching up from being out last week! Hope you’re taking care of yourself and each other*   *   Free COVID tests by mail are back, starting September 25< https://www.npr.org/section s/health-shots/2023/09/21/ 1200750128/free-covid-tests- by-mail >   *   How new borrowers can prepare for their first student loan payment< https://www.npr.org/20 23/09/26/1201543239/student-lo an-payment-calculator-save-pla n >   *   How to advocate for yourself at the doctor’s office< https://www.vox.com/eve n-better/23880457/advocate-for -yourself-doctors-office-healt h >   *   11 Mental Health Resources for the Latinx Community< https://www.wondermi nd.com/article/latinx-mental- health-resources/?utm_campaign =later-linkinbio-officialwonde rmind&utm_content=later- 37870997&utm_medium=social& utm_source=linkin.bio&fbclid=P AAabO8NB0xGNzRhZ-f-o1QPwZsMpoG 1qRLfl3wp8t2r_uvZWGZZLxaLHJCek _aem_Ae22paxzQnf

Did you know there is a weekly report in autumn to report the foliage colors across the state....!  go to website here Maine Fall Foliage Conditions Weekly Report for September 20, 2023 This second 2023 Maine Fall Foliage Report reports very low (less than 30 percent) color change throughout Maine. As of September 20, 2023, DACF Maine Forest Service Rangers in northern Maine report very low to low color change (10-30 percent), with very low leaf drop throughout the entire state. But that's about to change!

 We will not be holding sessions this week due to my travel - see you next week!

 From Tufts Now newsletter How American Higher Education Became the Envy of the World—Yet Remains Distrusted at Home In a new book, former Tufts provost Sol Gittleman considers the history that led to today’s U.S. colleges and universities For a sabbatical project in 2014, former Tufts provost Sol Gittleman, A85P, H10, who is the Alice and Nathan Gantcher University Professor Emeritus, proposed writing “a historical critique of American higher education.” Nearly a decade later, his sixth book,  An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education , is the outcome. In the book, which I helped edit, Gittleman draws on his seven-decade involvement in higher education, and, as always, he seeks to educate people far beyond classroom walls.   Gittleman wrote  An Accidental Triumph  because he was annoyed that Americans “were so utterly ill-informed. Americans don’t remember anything. We don’t remember that we fought for democracy in World War II with a segregated army e

  SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 MaineHealth News  is distributed bi-weekly to all care team members, and includes news highlights, information, and resources from across our system. Look for the  MaineHealth News  brief in your inbox every other Monday! Send questions or comments to  mhnews@mainehealth.org .  View Submission Guidelines  |  View Submission Form    |  View 2023 Calendar   Visit  the MaineHealth Intranet  for all system-wide stories and events   In This Issue     MaineHealth News & Updates   HR News You Can Use                                           Government Affairs Updates   Building Healthy Communities   Diversity, Equity & Inclusion   The Spark: Innovation at MaineHealth   Professional & Educational Opportunities   MaineHealth Intranet MaineHealth News & Updates   Andy’s Open Door:  On the Road  this Wednesday, Sept. 20 Join CEO Andy Mueller, MD on  September 20 at   9:00 a.m.  for Andy’s Open Door hosted live at LincolnHealth and also on Teams. LincolnHealth