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Beacon Health Options has extended access to its myStrength COVID-19 and Mental Wellness website and app to Amida Care members through the rest of 2020! This unique emotional health program is designed for anyone who is struggling with the uncertainty of COVID-19. Its extensive library of articles, videos, and eLearning is aimed at helping members navigate challenges, including a heightened level of stress and anxiety, feelings of isolation, and support for parents as families work and learn together under the same roof. You must register to gain access to this secure, confidential resource: https://bit.ly/3jo6ear #mentalhealthmatters

Holiday celebrations are a great time for self-reflection and self-care as well as to virtually connect with friends, family and loved ones. Spread your love throughout the season. #holidays2020 #seasonsgreetings

Check out this exclusive in Crain's New York Business Health Pulse about Amida Care and God's Love We Deliver partnering to launch a pilot program offering medically tailored meals to Amida Care members. "We believe food is medicine," said Kevin Steffens, Vice President of Clinical Services and Programs at Amida Care. "This is a first step in showing that this is something that could be very beneficial for our Medicaid members." Read more: https://bit.ly/3pi1LcI

When asked about barriers to health care for transgender individuals in our recent Your Health, Your Journey panel, performer & activist Ceyenne Doroshow identified education as a key factor. She shared, We need to be granted with the gift of education. We need scholarships. For too long, we have been kept out of colleges, classrooms, and kept out of conversations with professors. If we are going to help our kids and our elders, we need an education. This needs to be at th...e forefront. Hear more by watching the full panel of experts and community leaders: https://youtu.be/RXJyESJj77U #TDoR #TDoR2020

Recently, Amida Care’s President and CEO Doug Wirth was joined by experts from the NYSDOH - New York State Health Department, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Acacia Network, and The New Pride Agenda for a panel discussion with Gay City News to discuss the future of New York’s plan to end HIV. Watch it online here: https://youtu.be/iNlyafB_j10 #EndHIV #PrEPAware

TAKE ACTION! The Medicaid pharmacy carve out will decimate New York’s health care safety net, put the most vulnerable New Yorkers at risk, and set back progress we’ve made to end the HIV epidemic. You can help stop this from happening. Visit Save New York's Safety Net Coalition to act now: https://www.savenysafetynet.com/ #DontCutTheNet