Raise the Curtain: Arts Jobs in Post-COVID Philadelphia
Arts & Culture is a $4.1 billion economic engine for Philadelphia. A year into the pandemic, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance...
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OAK Street Initiative
May 12, 2021
Health equity, COVID-19 & Communities of Color
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted people of color, with Indigenous, Black & Pacific Islander Americans experiencing the...
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OAK Street Initiative
Apr 27, 2021
Older Pennsylvanians: Uncovering Healthcare Disparities
Pennsylvania ranks 8th in the nation in the percentage of adults over 65, and in the next two decades there will be exponential growth in...
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OAK Street Initiative
Apr 12, 2021
Helping Students Succeed- Excellence in Education
OAK Street Initiative believes in community investment in schools and that every student deserves access to quality education. OAK Street...
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OAK Street Initiative
Mar 31, 2021
End the War on Drugs
America’s #WarOnDrugs has failed. Overdose deaths continue to rise. Accroding to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 81,000...
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OAK Street Initiative
Mar 1, 2021
OAK STREET INITIATIVE PRESS RELEASE
OAK Street Initiative Founder Dr. Kevin Baumlin co-authors a first-of-its-kind study that shows specialized geriatric care can reduce...
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OAK Street Initiative
Mar 1, 2021
Human connection can be more powerful than drugs.
Human connection can be more powerful than drugs. As an emergency physician who cares for older adults, I see this every day. However,...
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OAK Street Initiative
Feb 11, 2021
This Duel Pandemic Needs Emergency Care- COVID-19 & The Opioid Crisis
My emergency department colleagues and I are in year two of a duel pandemic. The devastating social, emotional and economic effects of...
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OAK Street Initiative
Feb 9, 2021
Vaccines save lives, but rollout is not fast enough to save all my patients
Two weeks ago I lost a patient. I don’t know why we say “lost”. She died. She died from a rapid and severe COVID-19 infection. She was...
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OAK Street Initiative
Feb 5, 2021
OAK Street Spotlight- The Welcoming Center
Each month, OAK Street Initiative is pleased to highlight an organization whose mission and work aligns with the values and principles of...
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OAK Street Initiative
Jan 18, 2021
OAK Street Spotlight- The Libertas Center for Human Rights
Each month, OAK Street Initiative is pleased to highlight an organization whose mission and work aligns with the values and principles of...
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OAK Street Initiative
Jan 8, 2021
Discovering Your Passion- A Toolbox for Reinvention
OAK Street Initiative Board Member Phyllis Pastore is a working actress and world class cabaret singer, but her path to performance was...
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OAK Street Initiative
Dec 22, 2020
OAK Street Spotlight- The Forum of Executive Women
OAK Street Spotlight Each month, OAK Street Initiative is pleased to highlight a non-profit organization whose mission and work aligns...
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Kevin M. Baumlin, MD
Nov 25, 2020
Small Business Means Human Connection
Chance meetings can change your life forever. I know this as a practicing Emergency Physician. I have patients I treated once that I’ll...
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OAK Street Initiative
Nov 11, 2020
After a decade as a caregiver, I still work to find joy for myself.
Our wedding day.
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OAK Street Initiative
Nov 5, 2020
OAK Street Spotlight- AFFIRM
OAK Street Spotlight Each month, OAK Street Initiative is pleased to highlight a non-profit organization whose mission and work aligns...
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OAK Street Initiative
Oct 29, 2020
OAK Street Spotlight- AIM Academy
Each month, OAK Street Initiative is pleased to highlight a non-profit organization whose mission and work aligns with the values and...
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OAK Street Initiative
Oct 14, 2020
Virtual school is failing today's students with special needs. It would have failed me.
No matter how hard I tried nor how smart my parents told me I was, reading, writing and spelling were nearly impossible for me. I...
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Kevin M. Baumlin, MD
Oct 5, 2020
Grandma was right all along.
I have spent my career as an emergency physician, but when it comes to warding off viruses, it turns out that my Grandma was the real expert
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Kevin M. Baumlin, MD
Sep 18, 2020
More Jobs, Less Violence
An ER doctor on the frontline of Philly’s homicide epidemic calls for a new approach to ending gun violence: Economic opportunity
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