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Elkhart County Health Department Releases Report | Across Indiana 
Bay County Health Department Healthy Beach Monitoring Program Results 
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Dearborn creates a new public health department with a director
Dearborn announced Wednesday it would bring back a revamped health department and appoint a director, making it, officials say, likely...
European health agencies say it’s ‘too soon’ for fourth Covid vaccine for general population
The EUROPEAN CENTER for Disease Control (ECDC) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have said it is “too early” to...
Department of Health halts weekly COVID-19 updates – Leavenworth Times
The Leavenworth County Health Department has ceased its practice of issuing weekly updates on local COVID-19 cases. The Department of...
Cebu City WTE deals with ‘risk’ to health and environment, experts say
Cebu City WTE deals with a 'risk' to health, environment, experts say. (File photo) THE proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) project that...
Health agencies prepare to offer second COVID booster | Coronavirus
PLATTSBURGH — Local health departments are preparing to offer a second booster dose of COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccines to eligible...
Newport Healthcare Shows Support for the Mental Health Community
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In a national advisory on the urgent need to address youth mental health,...
Oil and gas pollution rules benefit public health, the environment and the economy
As the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine drags on, the world is focused on finding a substitute for Russian...
National Public Health Week: Health Service Personnel Should Be Recognized | Local News
April 4-10, 2022 is National Public Health Week.I want to take this opportunity to thank the people who work at...
Samaritas under investigation by the state health department
MICHIGAN — A Michigan nonprofit organization is under investigation by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).The state...
Care disparities between rural and urban home health agencies
Health disparities, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, have become a growing public health concern nationwide. There are...
Ruinous effects of politicizing public health agencies, such as the CDC
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19, 2021: Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle ... Walensky answers...
Collaboration of health organizations for the adoption of new technologies
Internal consultation on use cases, integration within existing services allows agencies to better position new capacities to modernize their organization....
State Health Department to Close Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Sites
DENVER — Many venues, including Dicks Sporting Goods Park and Water World, were among the first to come to the...
Federal Budget 2022: health and environment announcements buried in budget documents
There were many important announcements in this year's budget, but there are a few you may have missed.Amid pricey cost-of-living...
Janet Stanek sworn in as new Kansas Department of Health official
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Janet Stanek, Kansas' new health and environment secretary, was sworn in Monday in a ceremony at the...
Meet the New Family Physician at VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital
Dr. Sandra Balmoria will speak on adolescent health at a virtual event on April 13 Dr. Balmoria is the new...
Ministry of Health staff recognized – GREAT BEND TRIBUNE
Recognizing their efforts to help pregnant women and new mothers cope with mood swings, the Barton County Commission honored a...
Attorney General James gets nearly $7 million from home health agencies for cheating workers and Medicaid fraud
All American Homecare Agency and Crown of Life Care Submitted False Claims to Medicaid and failed to pay millions of...
Wayne County Hegira Health mental health agencies and community care services merge
Hegira Health Inc. and Community Care Services have merged, creating one of Wayne County's largest mental health and addictions treatment...
US Senator Johnson: 36th Oversight Letter to Federal Health Agencies Highlights Agencies’ Lack of Transparency and Arrogance Towards the American People
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
District Health Department #10 is building healthier communities in 10 Michigan counties
This article is part of Stories of Change, a series of inspirational articles about people delivering evidence-based programs and strategies...
County Health Department Bird Flu Alert
A highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus has been detected in wild birds, commercial poultry and backyard flocks in...
Marshfield Clinic Community Behavioral Health Conference aims to help children cope with death
For the Hub City Times MARSHFIELD - Marshfield Clinic Health System will host the 2022 Community Behavioral Health Conference on...
The Fairfield County Health Department will host a tire drive event on April 2
The Fairfield County Health Department will host a tire drive event from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on April 2.It...
Board Reviews Health Department and DSS Budgets with Requests for Additional Positions | News
BEAUFORT — The County Consolidated Human Services Board on Monday considered county budget requests for the 2022-23 fiscal year for...
What a Ministry of Health does during two years of pandemic | Department of Public Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has led many industries and businesses to scale back their operations. Unfortunately, some have not been able...
State health department updates coronavirus recommendations
Based on current conditions and the low number of new COVID-19 cases, the Michigan Department of Health and Human...
Talks continue over Peacock’s departure from the health department
GAYLORD — Lawyers are engaged in talks about Lisa Peacock's departure from the Northwest Michigan Health Department, according to a...
Marshfield Clinic Health System: community behavioral health conference to help children cope with death
MARSHFIELD - Marshfield Clinic Health System will host the 2022 Community Behavioral Health Conference on "How to Help Children of...
Cone Health and Community Partners Host First Mobile Food Market in Freeman Mill Square
Cone Health, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern North Carolina, and the Greensboro Police Department are working together to increase...
Piles of used batteries threaten Gaza’s health and environment
At a landfill in southern Gaza, piles of used batteries pile up, rusting cells that pose a growing health risk...
Dan Quinlan: A message from the Vermont health community: Listen
This commentary is from Dan Quinlan of Burlington, president of the Vermont Climate and Health Alliance. Let's dismiss the bad...
MN Health Agencies: Diverse and Low-Income Communities Disproportionately Affected by Air Pollution – WCCO
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – New reports from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Health reveal that air...
‘Back to School’ Services Available Now at Walker County Health Department – Walker County, GA
LaFayette, GA - "Spring hasn't started yet," says Walker County Health Department Nurse Charge Tammy Franklin, "but it's not too...
Climate change and threat to human health, environment – Blueprint Newspapers Limited
The report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has shown that climate change continues to threaten human well-being,...
BPM+ Health Community present at HIMSS22
BOSTON, MA, March 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BPM+ Health, a community-based initiative to improve the quality and consistency of...
An Extraordinary Nurse Recognized at VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital | News
SOUTH HILL, Va. – Mrs. Robbie Tucker, of Chase City, recently received the DAISY® Award for Extraordinary Nurses at VCU...
Ria Fariñas bats for health and the environment
A LEGISLATOR representing Ilocos Norte First District introduced more than 500 bills during her first term in the House of...
Dean’s Community Lecture Series – College for Health, Community and Policy
The Dean's Community Lecture Series will provide current students and community members with valuable opportunities to connect with today's...
Delco’s New Health Service Officially Launches April 2
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — The new Delaware County Department of Health will officially launch next month after months of work...
Major cities are not involving public health agencies in their climate adaptation plans
Overall, implementing agencies reported climate plans for 22 major cities that are highly health-adaptive, across five health-related activity areas. Credit:...
Mental health community joins WHO/Europe for 2-day consultation on reform
WHO/Europe recently connected mental health representatives from more than half of the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region...
Health Department announces five new COVID-19 deaths as case count drops
(Graphic by Julie Freijat | Collegian Media Group) In the latest COVID-19 update released March 2, the Riley County Health...
Cities Not Fully Engaging Public Health Agencies in Climate Change Planning
Newswise — Climate-change adaptation efforts by governments in large cities around the world have not been enlisting the participation of...
US health agencies demand misinformation data on COVID issues
US health agencies demand misinformation data on COVID issues WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and...
New Canaan Health Community Director’s COVID Update
Tonight, Thursday, March 3rd New Canaan Health Director Jenn Eielson provided a community COVID update reporting 17 positive cases of...
LETTER: CAFOs threaten health, the environment, family farms | Opinion
Dear Editor: The zoning waiver application that will be voted on by our commissioners on March 7 is a first...
Maryland Health Department’s pandemic response under fire
The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) came under fire during a joint committee hearing on Tuesday, where former county health...
Hawaii Department of Health Lifts Water Drinking Ban Advisory for Ford Island, Hale Moku and Hokulani
Residents of Ford Island, Hale Moku and Hokulani can resume drinking and cooking with their tap water, according to the...
Highlighting the action of US and Canadian health agencies, Congressman Higgins calls for an end to COVID restrictions at the northern border
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26), who serves as co-chair of the Northern Border Caucus and the Canada-US Inter-Parliamentary Group, said the...
Department of Health shuts down COVID reporting
Todd PittengerFebruary 26, 2022 In a few weeks, the Saline County Health Department will stop reporting COVID numbers and reduce...
Univ. of Alabama, the health department will repair the houses of the black belt
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama generally falls low on lists ranking U.S. health, including those focused on COVID vaccination rates,...
Paul Farmer inspired the global health community to improve cancer care in low- and middle-income countries
Last week the world lost a true visionary and a wonderful human being. Paul Farmer was committed to equity in...
Youngstown Business News: Mercy Health, Community Foundation
Shown here in this undated file photo is St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio. (Photo provided) Mercy Health hosted...
Norwalk Health Department childhood immunization program resumes
The Norwalk Health Department Child Immunization Program is back! The program provides age-appropriate vaccines for children from birth to 18...
Health and community leaders discuss increasing fentanyl at awareness summit
Health experts and community leaders are asking Hawaii island residents about the growing dangers of the synthetic opioid fentanyl. On...
Meet the Delaware County Health Department Team Leaders
New Delaware County Health Director Melissa Lyon, CPH, stepped out for a photo after her visit to Keystone First in...
Private companies are taking over the functions of some public health agencies
For some counties and cities that share a public health agency with other local governments, differences over mask mandates, trade...
Health agencies warn parents of powdered baby formula recall
The state health department is advising residents not to use certain powdered infant formula after reports that some babies have...
Albury Wodonga Health Community Care Services to Benefit from Sunday’s City2City | border mail
community, From pediatrics to palliative care, Albury Wodonga Health's community care services span the lifespan. And hundreds of staff working...
Public health community reacts to new masking guidelines
On February 9, Governor Dan McKee announced plans to lift indoor masking requirements in Rhode Island schools on March 4...
The Ministry of Health is waiting to make a recommendation on the grass pitch
(February 17, 2022) Chief Health Officer Roberto Santamaria said he is trying to keep the Nantucket Health Department neutral for...
Pictet sees more co-investments in private equity in technology, health and the environment
PremiumSwiss bank Pictet Group plans to step up its alternative investments by following growth in the healthcare, technology and environment...
Health Department announces one new death related to COVID-19, 230 new cases
(Graphic by Julie Freijat | Collegian Media Group) In the latest COVID-19 update released on February 16, the Riley County...
Private companies profit as politics infect public health agencies like Tri-County
The Tri-County Health Department currently serves the three counties in which Aurora is located, but Adams and Douglas counties plan...
Salem Health Department looks at more than COVID | News, Sports, Jobs
SALEM — The city's health district nursing division is starting to focus on more than the COVID-19 pandemic,...
From Ph.D. student to director of epidemiology in a health service overnight | FIU News
In April 2021, Abir Rahman learned he had landed a position as Director of Epidemiology at the Cabell-Huntington Health Department...
Nord-du-Québec communities concerned about the impact of waste burning on health and the environment
In the village of Inukjuak on the northeast shore of Hudson Bay, trash isn't something that disappears into a distant...
Union College Honors Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department | Health and fitness
SUBMITTED BY RYAN TELLER for Neighborhood Extra Union College presented the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department with the Community Partnership Award...
The health department will lift the school mask mandate at 11:59 p.m. on February 17
Citing improving conditions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Northwestern Michigan Department of Health announced that the first amended ordinance that...
More health systems are forming joint ventures with home health agencies
HCA Healthcare acquired a majority stake in Brookdale Health Care Services last year. It has since divested 23 home health...
VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital Achieves Three Accreditations for Diagnostic Testing | News
Magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear medicineVCU Health Community Memorial Hospital (VCU Health CMH) has been granted three-year accreditation in Magnetic...
Health Department announces one new death related to COVID-19, 469 new cases
(Graphic by Julie Freijat | Collegian Media Group) In the latest COVID-19 update for Riley County, released Feb. 9, the...
Health Department Chief Mom on School Mask Orders | Public Service News
ALBANY — The state's top health official declined to give details on Tuesday about ending New York's mask mandate in...
Lobbying for health environment to be included in ACT’s human rights law | Canberra time
news, political act, ACT Greens MP Jo Clay will move a motion in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday to have...
Lobbying for health environment to be included in ACT’s human rights law | Canberra time
news, latest news, ACT Greens MP Jo Clay will move a motion in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday to have...
Testing shortages reach nursing homes and home health agencies
WASHINGTON — Nursing homes and other elder care providers are grappling with the current shortage of rapid COVID-19 tests, with...
High-Quality Home Health Agencies Are ‘Out of Reach’ for Medicare Beneficiaries of Color – School of Public Health
New research from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) examines the association between race and income of...
High-Quality Home Health Agencies Are ‘Out of Reach’ for Medicare Beneficiaries of Color
New research from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) examines the association between race and income of...
Hospital and health department still recovering from attacks
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CareSource invests in the online mental health community and
DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 07 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CareSource, a nationally recognized nonprofit health plan, announced a sponsorship deal...
CareSource invests in online mental health community and app for high school students | Your money
DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 07 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CareSource, a nationally recognized nonprofit health plan, announced a sponsorship deal...
CareSource invests in online mental health community and app for high school students | News
DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 07 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CareSource, a nationally recognized nonprofit health plan, announced a sponsorship deal...
CareSource invests in the online mental health community and
DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 07 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CareSource, a nationally recognized nonprofit health plan, announced a sponsorship deal...
ETSU College of Nursing Receives Grant for Community Health Centers ETSU Health | Education
The College of Nursing at East Tennessee State University recently received a $569,025 grant that will allow ETSU Health Community...
Community mental health group continues to offer support to residents of Grantham
A mental health support group, described as a "community ecosystem" by organizers, helps prevent suicide and promote mental well-being.BHive Community...
Now is the time to form a unified public health service
Christopher E. PressThe Cincinnati Department of Health is expected to suspend its national search to replace outgoing health commissioner Melba...
Local health agencies are distributing thousands of masks to the community
Local health agencies recently began distributing thousands of masks to the Hillsdale community, according to a news release from Branch-Hillsdale-St....
To improve trust in public health agencies, start with a new mantra
Be the first, be fair, be credible. This is the mantra that public health leaders follow when it comes to...
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SC’s COVID surge peaked in mid-January, health department says
COLUMBIA, SC (WCSC) — South Carolina's director of public health said Wednesday that the state hit its peak in COVID-19...
Testing shortages reach nursing homes and home health agencies
Nursing homes and other aged care providers are grappling with the current shortage of rapid COVID-19 tests, with reports of...
Huge volumes of Covid hospital waste threaten health and environment
Discarded syringes, used test kits and old vaccine vials from the COVID-19 pandemic have piled up to create tens of...
Skyrocketing pandemic medical waste threatens health and environment
through: JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press Job : 1 Feb 2022 / 6:21 a.m. EST / Update: 1 Feb 2022 /...
Massive volumes of Covid hospital waste threaten health and environment: World Health Organization
The WHO mentions some 140 million test kits which can generate 2,600 tons of mostly plastic waste.Geneva: Discarded syringes, used...
Medical waste has ballooned during the pandemic; threatens health, environment: WHO
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in tens of thousands of tons of additional medical waste, straining healthcare waste management...
Huge volumes of Covid hospital waste threaten health and environment: WHO
Geneva- Discarded syringes, used test kits and old vaccine vials from the COVID-19 pandemic have accumulated to create tens of...
Excess Covid-19 waste threatening human health and environment: WHO
The World Health Organization says the overuse of gloves, 'moonsuits' and the use of billions of masks and vaccination syringes...
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State Health Department Reports 3 Coronavirus Outbreaks Linked to DeKalb School District Classrooms – Shaw Local
DeKALB - Three COVID-19 outbreaks linked to elementary school classrooms in the DeKalb School District were reported last week by...
NPD and KidsMatter Host Community Forum on Youth Mental Health
Youth Mental Health ForumThe Naperville Police Department and non-profit KidsMatter have partnered to offer a community forum and youth mental...
Home health agencies respond to pandemic challenges | News
As it continues into a third year, the pandemic is proving to continue to be a particular challenge for nurses,...