A Black Lives Matter protest more accessible to those in the disabled community is being organized for next Friday in Portsmouth.
El estado abrió las aplicaciones para su programa New Hampshire General Assistance & Preservation (GAP) el martes 21 de julio, una última oportunidad para dueños de negocios antes de que terminen la mayoría de programas federales CARES. La aplicación cierra el 4 de agosto.
El programa GAP de $30 millones es un “sistema de respaldo para otro sistema de respaldo" dijo el gobernador Chris Sununu en una conferencia de prensa, refiriéndose al fondo estatal de $400 millones Main Street Relief Fund.
Federal, state programs put focus on long-debated policy
By Bob Sanders
NH Business Review
For Nikki Curran of Windham, it didn’t seem she had much of a choice. Her employer for the last 11 years, Autism Bridges, a private company headquartered in Bedford, had closed its four therapy centers in three states in response to Covid-19.
Instead, the firm sent its staffers into clients’ homes. But Curran was afraid to go. The Windham schools had sent their students home, and Curran’s 12-year-old son has chronic breathing issues, putting him at high risk should he get the virus.
“We are very careful and very scared,” said Curran.
At first, she and her husband — who teaches middle school in Derry and was soon working remotely — juggled their schedule. But on April 1, Autism Bridges gave Curran roughly half-time office work and some telemedicine jobs and provided her with paid family leave for the rest.
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By Annie Ropeik
NH Business Review
Physical therapist Cristin Zaimes meets remotely with a patient, whose picture is blacked out to protect their privacy. (Courtesy Cristin Zaimes)
For some healthcare providers in New Hampshire, the Covid-19 pandemic has jump-started a move to something they’ve wanted for years: more telemedicine.
But the state’s insurance system has been slow to catch up – and it’s still unclear if it can last.
Cristin Zaimes runs Oceanside Physical Therapy, a clinic in Stratham focused on pelvic health. She wants people to think of telehealth as more than just a lesser substitute for in-person care.
Zaimes says a lot of her clients come in with pain or symptoms that they’ve had for decades without knowing why. Their first appointments are mostly just conversation.
“People come to us and then don’t quite understand their condition, how it’s connected, what they should be doing, the modifications they should make,” she says. “So there’s a lot that can be done – education, watching movement, guiding exercise.”
Zaimes says all of that can happen easily through a screen, making care more accessible and comfortable for people in their homes. She’s wanted to do more of this for years, and she sees a huge opportunity right now.
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