Thursday - November 21, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday October 06, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Americares: Expanded Climate Toolkit to Improve Health Equity and Protect Patients on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis
STAMFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 2 -- Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization, issued the following news release: * * * New resources for caregivers and health care providers to protect health amid hurricanes, floods, wildfires, wildfire smoke and extreme heat. * * * In response to the escalating health impacts of climate change, the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Harvard Chan C-CHANGE) and Americares h  more

Approximately 60,000 Children Crossed into Syria from Lebanon in Less Than a Week
WESTPORT, Connecticut, Sept. 30 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: AMMAN, (September 30, 2024) About 60,000 children have fled into Syria from Lebanon in the past week, with many suffering from dehydration and exhaustion, said Save the Children, calling for an immediate de-escalation of violence in the region. Around 100,000 peopl  more

Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund: Nepali Workers Sue Restaurant 'Taste of Everest' for Back Wages and Damages
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT -- Today, two Nepali immigrant workers filed a lawsuit against their former employer Taste of Everest, a Nepali and Indian restaurant, for wage theft in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. The plaintiffs were forced to work for up to 12 hours a day, or 80 hours a week, often going entire shifts without breaks. Taste of Everest v  more

Entire Region's Children at Risk as Violence Escalates in Lebanon and Israel
WESTPORT, Connecticut, Oct. 2 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: BEIRUT (Oct. 1, 2024)--Children in the south of Lebanon are in grave danger of loss of life, physical harm, and severe emotional distress following a ground incursion of the south of Lebanon by Israeli forces, said Save the Children. On Monday night and early this m  more

LEBANON: Shelters Struggling to House Families with One Million People on the Move and New Relocation Orders Issued by Israeli Military Forces
WESTPORT, Connecticut, Oct. 2 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: Caption A girl inspects the damage to a building a day after an Israeli airstrike in a village in southern Lebanon on March 6, 2024. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP) (Photo by RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty s) *** Original text here: https://www.savethechildren.org/us/abou  more

National Organization for Rare Disorders: New California Law Establishes the Jacqueline Marie Zbur Rare Disease Advisory Council
DANBURY, Connecticut, Oct. 2 -- The National Organization for Rare Disorders issued the following news release: * * * Council will advise and advocate on the needs of California's rare disease community * * * SACRAMENTO, CA, SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 -- California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 2613, legislation that creates the Jacqueline Marie Zbur Rare Disease Advisory Council (RDAC). Named in honor of Assemblymember Rick Zbur's sister who battled amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),  more

Reproductive Health Care On College Campuses Convening Held At Legislative Office Building On Wednesday
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release: * * * Event aimed to foster collaboration and learning around the implementation of reproductive health services on college campuses as required by Public Act 23-41 * * * The Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity & Opportunity (CWCSEO) hosted a reproductive health care accessib  more