Public Health
Public Health is a critical area of focus for local and state government agencies, involving health promotion, disease prevention, and preparedness for health emergencies within communities. Governments are responsible for implementing public health policies, managing healthcare services, and responding to crises like pandemics. This directory provides articles on public health, along with related topics like SafeGov, which covers strategies and initiatives for protecting the well-being and security of the public through effective governance.
MedStar employees reported “insufficient funds” errors when trying to cash their paychecks last week, but the agency has not publicly discussed its staffing lapse
She said the bureau will undergo “restructuring to meet the modern-day needs of EMS and the needs of a new generation of EMS providers”
The public health emergency is set to expire in a month
What started as a way for a young girl and a few pals to get service credit for elementary school has become an annual tradition for six dozen friends from the San Francisco suburbs.
Saturday’s fire was possibly the deadliest in the Las Vegas area since 1980, when 87 people died and more than 700 were injured in a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel.
With the United Nations’ Secretary-General António Guterres, Pope Francis spoke about the necessity of protecting the world’s vulnerable populations.
For many counties, rising poverty rates underscore the importance of fully counting residents in next year’s census, since a count of low-income residents will help determine funding available to help them.
Under the Transportation and Climate Initiative, transportation emissions are projected to decline by up to 25% from 2022 to 2032.
According to the suit, city commissioners and the mayor openly explained that they were motivated to pass the ordinance by their personal opposition to abortion.
An Olympia doctor is working to spread an opioid addiction treatment philosophy called “medication first.” The surprising approach scraps requirements for counseling, abstinence or even a commitment to recovery. But this may be a tough sell in other parts of the country.
“The net result, in my opinion,” said Howard Belodoff, the Idaho Legal Aid attorney who represented the Boise homeless residents in the case, “is that local officials and municipalities will have to address the issues surrounding homelessness, and not just make it a crime to sleep.”
Through this series of personal portraits and interviews, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has created a window into the lives of America’s most vulnerable populations.
Rural residents experience mental disorders and drug addiction just as much as their urban counterparts, and their need for mental health services is similar. But rural suicide rates are greater than urban ones, and the gap has grown steadily since 1999.
The plan, while a sharp shift away from President Donald Trump’s push to weaken environmental safeguards, is unlikely to win over his party’s loudest environmental activists.
While it’s more expensive to live in Seattle, San Francisco and other cities known for a housing crisis and homelessness, Phoenix rents are outpacing salaries.
Rural communities across the country face tremendous health care access issues. And according to a recent study of access to specialists like cardiologists, endocrinologists, OB-GYNs and pediatricians, insurance plans may further complicate the issue.
Mobile outreach is just one of the services Redlands Police Department provides thanks to a $600,000 Homeless Emergency Aid Program grant.
The government’s action comes as suicide rates have increased across the U.S. over the past two decades, and dramatically so — by more than 30% — in half of U.S. states.
Seven years after the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy, some young people in Newtown, still struggling with the trauma, are emerging as new voices for school safety and gun violence prevention.
