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:...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Why public health agencies have shortened quarantine recommendations and what the new guidelines mean
A man lines up for a vaccine as workers set up the vaccination site on the Pacific Coast campus of...
Vaughn Palmer: Health agencies fumble COVID announcements
Breadcrumb Links Opinion News Local News Local health Health Columnists Opinion: The lack of coordination between health agencies in British...
Health agencies release No Surprises Act resources: 6 things to know
Since the unsurprising law took effect on January 1, several health agencies have released resources to help healthcare professionals understand...
Counties Urge State to Stop Bleeding at Local Health Agencies | Local News
ALBANY — New York county governments are pressuring Governor Kathy Hochul's administration for a massive infusion of public funds to...
Counties urge Hochul to stop bleeding at local health agencies | Local News
ALBANY — New York county governments are pressuring Governor Kathy Hochul's administration for a massive infusion of public funds to...
How to Report Home Covid Test Results to Local Health Agencies
Earlier this week, the United States reported a record one million new cases of Covid daily - and that may...
Heads of Future Health Agencies Appointed – Government of New Zealand
The two directors general to lead the future health agencies of Aotearoa in New Zealand have been appointed. Fepulea'i Margie...
US Health Agencies Setback Intensifies Over Handling COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters
Push back the first two to the United States health agencies thrives on how officials handled compensation and recommendation COVID-19
Leaders of future health agencies named
The two chief executives who will lead Aotearoa New Zealand's future health agencies have been appointed.Fepulea'i Margie Apa has been...
CEOs appointed to lead future New Zealand health agencies
The two directors general to lead the future health agencies of Aotearoa in New Zealand have been appointed. Fepulea'i Margie...
Leaders of future health agencies appointed
Monday, December 20, 2021, 3:00 p.m.Press release: Government of New Zealand The two directors general to lead the future health...
Why it’s important that health agencies have finally declared the coronavirus to be airborne
This year, health experts around the world have revised their views on the spread of the coronavirus. Aerosol scientists, virologists...
Some MO health agencies stop COVID work after letter from attorney general
Several local health departments in rural Missouri halted most or all of their COVID-19 monitoring and prevention work after Attorney...
Congress grants home health agencies ‘incredibly valuable’ extra time on Medicare sequestration
The Senate voted 59 to 35 on Thursday to pass a bill delaying statutory cuts to the Medicare program. The...
Public health agencies need better data to promote well-being for all
We all deserve to lead healthy lives, but many factors that affect our well-being are beyond our control. Biased systems...
Growing use of Covid-19 home testing leaves health agencies in the dark about unreported cases
When fans of the group Phish started falling ill with Covid-19 across the country after a Halloween concert weekend in...
Missouri attorney general orders schools and public health agencies to stop masks and quarantine mandates
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt asked local public health agencies and school districts to suspend mask and quarantine mandates following...
Vermont mental health agencies fear staff shortages are reaching ‘point of no return’
A "mass exodus" of frontline workers from community mental health agencies in Vermont has restricted access to services and heightened...
“We’ll Hold You Accountable”: New York Home Health Agencies To Pay $ 18.5 Million
One of the largest home care groups in New York City has agreed to pay millions of dollars to resolve...
Colorado health agencies urge Jared Polis to issue mask warrant and passports for vaccines
A group of metropolitan public health agencies urged Colorado Governor Jared Polis to issue mask warrant and statewide vaccine passports...
Colorado health agencies urge Jared Polis to issue mask warrant and passports for vaccines
A group of metropolitan public health agencies urged Colorado Governor Jared Polis to issue mask warrant and statewide vaccine passports...
Public Health Agencies Publish ‘Guiding Principles’ for Good Machine Learning Practices – Food, Medicines, Healthcare, Life Sciences
United States: Public health agencies publish 'guiding principles' for good machine learning practices 08 November 2021 Foley Hoag LLP To...
Wisconsin health agencies to work with schools to roll out vaccine to children | Coronavirus
Wisconsin health officials plan to roll out vaccine for children Millions of pediatric doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine are being...
Governments and public health agencies do not facilitate “trust in science”.
Two minutes with the Justice Center On September 23, Alberta's medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, admitted that some...
New director of the health department appointed in Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA, VA - A new director has been appointed for the Alexandria Department of Health after an extensive recruitment process.The...
Metro Detroit Health Agencies Prepare To Deploy COVID-19 Vaccines For Children Aged 5-11
(WXYZ) - A rollout of the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 could take place as early...
How Federal Rules Can Help Public Health Agencies Get the Data They Need
The United States' response to the COVID-19 outbreak has seen various pitfalls, but one of the most significant came when...
Government public health agencies partner with national nonprofit organizations to create a culture of health
ATLANTA, October 19, 2021 / PRNewswire / - Based on an unprecedented increase in public health funding and an extraordinary...
HHS shutdown: what work would continue in health agencies
Efforts by health agencies to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic would likely continue in the event of a government shutdown, but...
FOX21 and Vitalant will organize a blood drive to support local health agencies; register here
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - FOX21 News and Vitality are preparing for an upcoming blood drive to help local health agencies...
Covid work of health agencies will persist in case of shutdown
Federal health agencies would continue their work to fight the Covid-19 pandemic in the event of a government shutdown, even...
Advocates for Trevyon Rowe Child and Young Teen Mental Health Community Safety Act
“I know as a parent and also as an advocate that if we looked at Trevon's IEP there was nothing...
CDPHE calls on Coloradans to cooperate with local public health agencies, as contact tracing officials – Sterling Journal-Advocate
As the Delta variant spreads, contact tracing continues to be critical. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is...
COVID-19 booster shots: Health agencies say they need more data before issuing guidelines
Health officials have informed the White House that regulators need more time to review the data needed before approving a...
Confidence in U.S. public health agencies is declining
New York City, New York, November 2020 © blvdone / ShutterstockThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently...
Sept 2021: Local public health agencies
Structural racism has an impact on health. Structural racism is a system in which public policies, institutional practices, cultural representations,...
Poll: Federal health agencies get good marks, but give mixed messages on COVID
Majority supports return of mask guidelines as concerns rise August 3, 2021 A slim majority of Americans, pushed by Democrats,...
We must protect our public health agencies from political interference
The fact that some States have adopted or are considering legislation that seriously undermine the authority of public health agencies...
Leading national and local public health agencies
Leading national and local public health agencies Public health leadership 8: major national and local public health agencies Columns As...
Fully vaccinated don’t need COVID-19 boosters yet, health agencies say
People fully vaccinated against the coronavirus do not yet need booster shots, U.S. health agencies said Thursday."We are ready to...
Tobacco harm reduction in Asia blocked by health agencies and tobacco lobby groups
Barrage of disinformation and propaganda against tobacco harm reduction hampers public health progress in Asia The Global State of Tobacco...
US health agencies call for stopping J&J vaccines
ANKARA U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday called for an immediate hiatus for the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine...
Florida health agencies are run by black women. Can they create fairness?
TALLAHASSEE - Shamarial Roberson remembers the wait.Her grandfather had suffered a stroke and needed a doctor immediately. Roberson, so just...
Not a “temporary blip”: Home health agencies win a larger share of hospital discharges
Anecdotal claims by home health insiders were true: Across the country, home health agencies won a larger share of discharges...
COVID-19 variants put more strain on public health agencies
Even as President Joe Biden plans to federalize the response to the pandemic, new variants of COVID-19 will force national...
An Unexpected Savior: How PDGM Prep Helped Home Health Agencies Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19
Home health agencies have spent 2019 prepping the Patient-Centered Groupings (PDGM) model - and that may have saved some of...
Public health agencies are key players in the fight against the climate
Opioids. Influenza. Food recalls. State and local public health agencies constantly have their hands full with emerging and long-standing health...
