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.
Med-Care EMS asked McAllen leaders to choose one of four subsidy options because of cost increases
Recently passed legislation promises local government leaders with new funding opportunities in the coming months … and the coming years
Mayor Eric Adams says he wants LEOs and medics to more aggressively get severely mentally ill individuals off the streets and subways and into treatment
The program is designed to address a widespread problem of harboring mental health patients in hospital emergency departments across California.
The increase in assaults against paramedics in Portland, Oregon, dovetails with a new policy for the transport of patients in a mental health crisis.
Between 2015 and 2018, the 38 states holding back welfare money boosted their Temporary Assistance for Needy Families reserves by 41%.
Winooski joins hundreds of other communities in accepting the challenge to provide housing and resources to all veterans in need.
In a recent interview with the Associated Press, Buttigieg pointed to his seven-month deployment in Afghanistan in 2014 and watching the impact a female general had “culturally” on the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.
From PET, to CPT, to EMDR treatment, to yoga, workplace development and housing, there are a number of ways your community can assist veterans.
Between Jan. 1 and Oct. 1, there were 158 confirmed fires related to homeless camps reported in Oakland.
While some plans have worked better than others, the city’s efforts are instructive for policymakers across the country who want to tackle their own homeless problems.
Mayor Carolyn Goodman called the law imperfect but necessary to deal with what officials and downtown business owners characterize as a homeless crisis.
Weaver, who faces off today against former City Councilman Sheldon Neeley, says Flint has made significant progress in repairing its water infrastructure but that there is still much to do.
Out of 12,000 tests since 2014, one-third — 33% — exceeded the national safety guideline of 5 parts per billion; 18% exceeded the U.S. limit of 15 ppb.
The mayor, who was raised by her grandmother in public housing, is striving to make a notoriously inequitable city into one where everyone has a shot at quality housing, great education and well-paying jobs.
The opioid epidemic appears to be subsiding in the northwest corner of South Carolina, a region known as the Upcountry. But a new variety of methamphetamine is taking its place as the No. 1 drug of abuse.
Few, if any, people who lost children, spouses and other loved ones stand to receive any compensation from the opioid lawsuit settlements.
Users can search based on the type of treatment sought — such as inpatient, detox or telemedicine — by payment option and whether the treatment is medication-assisted.
Summit County leaders -- including local governments -- deserve credit for taking some measure of risk two years ago in pursuing this case. Now, the question becomes how to best spend these and future proceeds.
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