Chief Medical Officer Dr. Van H. Dunn shares information about the flu season and the importance of getting the flu vaccine.
Dr. Dunn oversees the 1199SEIU Benefit Funds’ clinical, care management and analytics functions, and is responsible for pursuing health and wellness initiatives and value-based strategies.
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If you have worked in public service, including nonprofit health facilities, for 10 years or more (even non-consecutively), you may be eligible to have all your student debt forgiven through the PSLF program. Plus, now through October 31, 2022, a waiver that expands eligibility is available.
As the new COVID-19 vaccines roll out, you, our healthcare heroes on the frontlines of the pandemic, are among the first to be vaccinated. At the Benefit Funds, supporting your health and well-being is our top priority, and answering your questions about the vaccines is an important part of that mission. Like the flu shot, the COVID-19 vaccines are a powerful tool you can use to protect your families and yourselves against the potentially dangerous effects of the virus. After extensive review, scientific organizations and agencies are confident the vaccines are safe – and stress that the serious risks posed by contracting COVID-19 far outweigh the risk of getting the vaccine.
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Stay safe. Be well.
You may have read reports of a rare side effect experienced by several people who received the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine.
Protect Yourself – and Those You Love – by Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine.
Educational Forum on the COVID-19 Vaccines
Learn about different types of permanent and temporary home care; what the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) is; and how to have a relative or friend get paid to be your caregiver.
Workshop facilitators: Shakira Cabral, MSW, and Angela R. Williams-Hunte, LCSW, of Selfhelp Community Services, Inc.
Learn what estate planning is, what happens when you plan ahead and when you do not. Learn how to ensure that your assets will be distributed the way you want, once you have passed away. The presentation will include a brief update on the current status of changes to New York’s Medicaid Program.
Presented by David Cutner, Elder Law Attorney of Lamson & Cutner, P.C., an elder law and estate planning firm with offices in New York City and Harrison, NY.
Wellness social worker, Kenny Arciniegas-Jeffries, leads this self-care workshop on strategies to overcome and prevent burnout due to stress from work, personal issues or the COVID-19 pandemic.
El Dr. Rafael Lantigua de la Universidad Presbiteriana de Nueva York/Columbia, la enfermera de bienestar Karen Larane, la coordinadora Nancy Polanco y un miembro de la 1199SEIU hablan sobre la importancia de recibir el refuerzo de COVID-19 y cómo protegerse a sí mismo y a los demás.
Visite nuestras preguntas frecuentes para obtener más información sobre COVID-19 y las vacunas.
Dr. Rafael Lantigua of New York/Columbia Presbyterian University, Wellness Nurse Karen Larane, Outreach Coordinator Nancy Polanco and an 1199SEIU member discuss the importance of getting the COVID-19 booster and how to protect yourself and others.
Visit our FAQs for more information about COVID-19 and the vaccines.
La enfermera de bienestar Karen Larane habla sobre cómo se han probado que las las vacunas y las vacunas de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 que son seguras y eficaces a través de ensayos y estudios clínicos.
Wellness Nurse Karen Larane discusses how COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots have been tested and are proven to be safe and effective through clinical trials and studies.
La coordinadora, Nancy Polanco, describe su viaje médico al recibir la vacuna COVID-19, superarando su indecisión sobre recibir una vacuna de refuerzo y cómo ser inmunocomprometido afecta a su familia.
Outreach Coordinator Nancy Polanco describes her medical journey through receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, overcoming her hesitancy over receiving a booster shot and how being immunocompromised affects her family.
El Dr. Rafael Lantigua explica cómo las vacunas y las vacunas de refuerzo protegen contra el COVID-19, protegen a su comunidad y cómo también pueden ayudar a detener la creación de variantes en el futuro.
Dr. Rafael Lantigua explains how COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots protect your community and how they can also help stop the spread and creation of future variants across the globe.
Learn what the signs of labor can be, so you’ll be ready when it happens.
