For many, the holidays are a time of happiness; full of family, friends, good food, and activities. For others, however, it can be a period of painful loneliness, recognizing grief and loss, anxiety, or depression. One of the best ways to combat these negative feelings is to get outside and participate in the activities and events offered in your community. This holiday season, VHEI has created a directory of some organizations and events around the state that will help get you moving and in a better mental state.

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This past October, VHEI’s Co-founder Weiwei Wang led a panel discussion at the Health Equity Summit hosted by The University of Vermont Medical Center.

This past October, VHEI’s Co-Founder and Program Director, Belan Antensaye, sat down with Dr. Marissa Coleman of The University of Vermont Medical Center to ask Coleman for her insights on the complexities of mental health within the BIPOC community.

The CDC is working towards equitably balancing resources for outbreak response in non-endemic countries with control in endemic countries (e.g., access and distribution of vaccines and therapeutics).

While most people who develop COVID-19 fully recover, some people develop a variety of mid- and long-term effects. People may also experience psychological effects as part of post COVID-19 condition.

The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in 1970. Prior to the 2022 outbreak, monkeypox had been reported in people in several central and western African countries. Previously, almost all monkeypox cases in people outside of Africa were linked to international travel to countries where the disease commonly occurs or through imported animals. These cases occurred on multiple continents.