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Watch Previous Sessions On-Demand
December 6, 2021
Catawba Connect Update – December 2021
Watch as Catawba Connect leaders discuss what local residents & families shared about recovering from a challenging 2020/2021 and what work has been done across our region
Featured Speakers:
Susan DeVenny
President & CEO
Arras Foundation
Amber Jackson
Executive Director
United Way of Lancaster County
Hannah Saeger Karnei
Strategic Initiatives Coordinator
Arras Foundation
Pam Temple
Program Director
Arras Foundation
August 12, 2021
From the Experts – Back to School & COVID-19: What Parents Need to Know
Watch as local experts from SC DHEC and MUSC Health – Chester/Lancaster Medical Divisions discuss how COVID-19 and its contagious variants are impacting our state and local communities – and the decisions parents face as children head back to school this year.
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Linda J. Bell
State Epidemiologist; Director, Bureau of Communicable Disease Prevention & Control; Public Health, S.C. Dept. of Health & Environmental Control
Dr. Edward McCutcheon
Chief Medical Officer (CMO), MUSC Health – Lancaster Division; Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician
Dr. Roy Still
Retired Family Physician, Serving Lancaster & local community for over 4 decades
June 7, 2021
Local COVID-19 Relief & Recovery – Community Check-In
Watch as Catawba Connect leaders speak about YOUR opportunity to let us know how you & our community are responding & recovering to the COVID-19 crisis:
Featured Speakers:
Susan DeVenny
President & CEO — Arras Foundation
Amber Jackson
Executive Director — United Way of Lancaster County
Hannah Saeger Karnei
Project Manager — The Patterson Foundation
As Chester and Lancaster counties recover from a challenging 2020/2021, Catawba Connect partners — Arras Foundation, United Way of Chester, & United Way of Lancaster County — want to know how YOU – our neighbor – are doing and the best ways we can support you. Please listen to this session to hear how you can share updates with us.
May 11, 2021
How Your Voice is Shaping Community Health
Watch the video to hear local experts from SC DHEC and MUSC Health – Lancaster Medical Center discuss how community surveys & resident input are helping our healthcare leaders plan for positive change.
Candra Riley, Health Educator from SC DHEC Midlands Region and Dr. Zora Denson, Educator & Director of Community Relations for the Town of Heath Springs join Portia Brown of MUSC Health – Lancaster Division. These experts discuss the importance of YOUR voice and YOUR impact on community health.
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