Celia Hack
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Covering health in Cleveland for @signalcleveland // local news lover
Cleveland, OH
Joined June 2015
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CMSD has announced a plan to merge or move 39 schools next school year. If approved by the school board, the district would close 18 school buildings, reducing the total schools in CMSD by 29. The board is set to vote on Dec. 9. https://t.co/XmlOVnCI5E
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CMSD shared school-by-school plans on how it decided on the mergers and how they would impact opportunities and transportation for students.
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Artificial intelligence can't do it, but @signalcleveland can: An on-the-ground recap of Election Night in Cleveland: the incumbent battles and a possible City Council upset, from Collinwood to the Near West Side.
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SNAP uncertainty is upending life for Cuyahoga County residents with developmental disabilities I spoke with one mom who spent her phone & light bill groceries last week when she heard SNAP might run out. Read more @signalcleveland
https://t.co/eYIrBtZRGD
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Federal uncertainty around SNAP benefits is causing confusion and fear for Cuyahoga County residents with developmental disabilities.
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Good morning Cleveland! Happy Election day! Polls opened at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. We are voting for City Council candidates, mayor and municipal court judges. 🧵🔁
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Important to note❗SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, will run out November 1 due to the federal government shutdown. But WIC, a separate nutrition program for women, infants and children, will keep operating into November. ✍🏻 @CeliaHack
https://t.co/exOPlcmJOv
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WIC benefits help women, infant and children afford food. Despite the federal government shutdown, the benefits will continue next month.
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Lead poisoning rates among young children in Cleveland ticked down in the last two years, prompting hope among some local leaders that the efforts to make housing lead safe is finally getting results. ✍🏻 @CeliaHack
https://t.co/DMxMRNPfrO
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Cleveland city officials and advocates have worked for years to reduce childhood lead poisoning. Here's what new numbers show.
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All things equal, more than 71,000 people in Lucas County (home of Toledo) will lose their SNAP benefits on Nov. 1 if the federal government shutdown drags on.
Over 71,000 will lose SNAP benefits in Lucas County, and local politicians, in the words of Commissioner Lisa Sobecki, are "mad as hell." https://t.co/2jlVGKbgEz
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About $20 million could be chopped from the 2026 budget that funds health and social services, while $22.5 million could be axed in 2027. ✍🏻 @CeliaHack
https://t.co/VvzwiZEANY
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Cuyahoga County may cut its health and social service budget next year. Here's a list of agencies and nonprofits that could be impacted.
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Another example of how Signal Cleveland stands alone in neighborhood coverage. This one by visual reporter @mikeyindr: ‘It's kind of magical a little bit’: A walk through the gathering spaces of Gordon Square https://t.co/deiY6Ainyt via @signalcleveland
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Makela Hayford’s Gordon Square is not just the corner of W. 65th Street and Detroit Avenue — it’s the joyful moments at parks and gardens.
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Emergency maintenance issues pushed North Point Transitional Housing to suddenly close this week. It had already been planning to close on Oct. 17 due to a funding gap, for which it was seeking assistance from Cuyahoga County. ✍🏻 @CeliaHack
https://t.co/Bg1xWS4nsU
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Here's what the closure of the downtown emergency housing facility means for residents and the city of Cleveland.
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A former motel for people moving out of homelessness closed suddenly this week. The transitional housing facility had already planned to close Oct. 17 due to a funding gap, but the timeline accelerated after ceiling tiles started falling. https://t.co/Y6s3s2Knh6
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Here's what the closure of the downtown emergency housing facility means for residents and the city of Cleveland.
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Ohioans — Are you enrolled in Medicaid in Ohio? Have you tried to get a COVID vaccine this year? What was that experience like? I’d love to hear from you. DM me or email me at celia@signalcleveland.org
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@CeliaHack — “When patients who clearly qualify under national guidelines are still told no, it shows the system isn’t just broken,” Davis said. “It’s breaking the very people it’s supposed to protect.”
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FDA guidance about who can get COVID vaccines limits the shot to people over 65 and younger people with certain medical conditions.
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After 30 years of fiscal emergency — and five weeks before a mayoral election — the Ohio auditor moves to place a receiver over East Cleveland's finances.
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‘Caught in red tape’: Cleveland-area residents on what it took to get a COVID vaccine this year @signalcleveland
https://t.co/Hl2VAqtOd1
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FDA guidance about who can get COVID vaccines limits the shot to people over 65 and younger people with certain medical conditions.
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Cuyahoga County spending $7 million on a new mental health center — but there are worries about what this will mean for cuts elsewhere. @CeliaHack has details:
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We're coming up on three years since @signalcleveland opened shop, bringing new eyes — and more of them — to the Cleveland news scene. We're inviting you this week to help keep us going. Find out how below.
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More AI? Ok. Alright.... AI will soon weigh in on whether some Ohio Medicare recipients need certain medical procedures. The technology’s recommendation will impact whether or not the cost of the treatment is paid for by Medicare. ✍🏻 @CeliaHack
https://t.co/aillWKU7K5
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A new federal program asks Ohio doctors to request prior approval to get certain medical treatments covered by traditional Medicare.
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