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Men's Mental Health Campaign; Deported Doctor; Nonprofit Salaries: Top Stories Today

Rhode Island's Department of Health introduced a campaign, "You Good, Man?", to address guys's mental health.

- A lawsuit challenges the legality of a Brown Medicine doctor's deportation without a hearing and looks for to restore her H1-B visa.

- Rhode Island will require nonprofits receiving state funding to divulge leading executive salaries. Here are the salaries that are already openly understood.

- Four changes that are concerning healthcare in Rhode Island, thanks to new laws passed by the General Assembly.

- A project is underway to set up a statue honoring two-time Boston Marathon winner and Rhode Island native Ellison "Tarzan" Brown.


Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of June 22, supported by your memberships.

- When Slater Mill opened in 1793, it indicated the ultimate death of river herring and other migratory fish in the Blackstone River. Their annual journey was eventually blocked by some 40 dams that emerged to power the mills lining the mainstem of the river, which some described as the hardest working in America. Now, plans are underway to bring back a connection severed more than 200 years ago in between the Atlantic Ocean and Narragansett Bay's longest tributary. The Journal's environmental reporter, Alex Kuffner, takes you along on this "holy grail" for fish passage in Rhode Island.

- Now that the week's blistering and record-setting heat has abated, it's safe for golf players to come out from the AC. Here are five Rhode Island courses that need to be on everybody's bucket list, according to Journal sportswriter Eric Rueb. For that and more sports protection, go to providencejournal.com/sports.

- Food editor Gail Ciampa remained in Chicago for the James Beard Awards on June 16 to report on the cheers and delighted tears as Sky Haneul Kim of Gift Horse won Best Chef: Northeast. It was a night of event, for Kim along with Providence's 3 other finalists - a record for the city. Gail shares all their reactions from the afterparty for what is considered the Oscars of the food world.

- Take a moment to check out among the week's most touching stories, about a roaming kitten who grew to become a beloved component and source of comfort to grieving families at Coventry's Iannotti Funeral Home. RIP, Mongo.


Here are the week's leading reads on providencejournal.com:

RI Department of Health needs to know if 'You Good, Man?' Why they're asking

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island's Department of Health has actually introduced a project to normalize conversations about mental health amongst working-age males.

The campaign, called "You Good, Man?" looks for to address the high rate of suicide among males age 25 to 64 years old, which is twice as high as the state's total suicide rate, according to RIDOH. Men, too, are overrepresented in fatal overdoses in Rhode Island - 70% of in 2015's deaths credited to overdoses were male.

The campaign consists of a video that will be included in social media, streaming platforms, movie theaters and gasoline station, as well as an online resource hub at YouGoodMan.org, with ideas for discussions and how to look for caution signs and links to support services.

Learn more to discover this possibly lifesaving project.

Health care: RI Department of Health desires to know if 'You Good, Man?' Why they're asking

A Brown Medicine doctor was deported without a hearing. The feds argue they remained in the right.

Border representatives at Boston Logan International Airport had every legal authority in March to speed up the elimination of a Rhode Island Hospital doctor from the country without first holding a court hearing, federal legal representatives are arguing in court documents.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection representatives obstructed Dr. Rasha Alawieh, 34, a kidney transplant expert for the doctors group Brown Medicine, from reentering the country on March 14 after questioning her about pictures on her phone of Hassan Nasrallah, a Hezbollah terrorist group leader, in addition to Hezbollah "fighters and martyrs." The representatives canceled her visa and considered her "inadmissible" to reenter the United States.

Lawyers for Alawieh have actually argued in a claim that the doctor ought to have been given a hearing before an immigration judge prior to being placed back on an aircraft for Lebanon.

Her attorneys challenge the agents' authority to make such life-altering choices without being federal appointees under the Constitution's "Appointment Clause." And they are asking U.S. District Court in Massachusetts to buy the federal government to return Alawieh's H1-B visa, which enables employers to employ immigrants for specialty professions.

With Alawieh still in Lebanon waiting for the result of the case, The Journal's Tom Mooney explains the legal arguments on both sides.

Immigration: A Brown Medicine medical professional was deported without a hearing. The feds argue they remained in the right.

Four changes concerning healthcare in Rhode Island from the General Assembly

Among the chief priorities at the State House this year was dealing with the difficulties facing Rhode Island's ailing health care system. The state has a scarcity of medical care doctors, and medical facilities and community health centers are under financial strain.

The General Assembly considered a number of expenses that would offer the state's healthcare system a monetary booster shot. Not all made it through, but some managed to win passage as the session wound down in the wee hours of July 21.

Here are four changes - pending the guv's signature - concerning healthcare in Rhode Island from completion of session of the General Assembly, from compensation rate boosts for Medicaid and medical care physicians; the lifting of prior permission requirements for medical care; changes to the 340B Drug Pricing Program; and a path for foreign-trained doctors to practice in Rhode Island.

Politics: Four modifications concerning health care in Rhode Island from the General Assembly

How much do RI's make? Here's a take a look at the salaries.

A new Rhode Island law will need nonprofits that receive state funding to divulge just how much they pay their leading executives.

The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Patricia Serpa and Sen. John Burke, both West Warwick Democrats, was signed into law by Gov. Dan McKee on June 13. It applies to nonprofits that receive $50,000 or more from the state's budget plan or direct grants from the General Assembly.

Within 90 days of receiving funding, those nonprofits must divulge the overall payment paid to the five highest-paid employees who made over $100,000 in the previous . They do not need to name those staff members, but they must list their task descriptions.

While a number of not-for-profit leaders objected to the expense, details about nonprofit salaries and benefits is currently widely offered.

Read on for a picture of what the leaders of a few of Rhode Island's biggest and most popular nonprofits made in recent years.

Local news: Just how much do RI's nonprofit heads make? Here's a take a look at the salaries.

Tarzan Brown did RI proud. Mark Patinkin states it's time to step up and honor his tradition

In the ranking of Rhode Island names who've done the state proud, Ellison "Tarzan" Brown is high up on the list. He won the Boston Marathon two times - the only Native American to do so. He ran in the 1936 Olympics, too.

But he dealt with bias and poverty as a Native American, scratching out a living as a stone mason and shellfisherman. Later in life, he had to offer his running medals to pay bills.

Tarzan had four kids, and his descendants have kept his spirit alive, as has his place in history.

But columnist Mark Patinkin says it's due time for Tarzan's home state to create a more concrete expression of appreciation, besides the simple stone plaque honoring him in Westerly's Wilcox Park. A project has been released to develop a life-size bronze statue.

To discover more about Tarzan Brown's tradition, and how you can add to the cause, checked out the complete column.

Columns: Tarzan Brown did RI proud. Mark Patinkin states it's time to step up and honor his tradition

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