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.
The end of mask mandates and other restrictions poses three important questions about responsibility, safety and public health
In the past year, EMS has been on the front lines, has provided care and has sacrificed in equal measure
The dashboard uses EMS data to map monthly calls and responses
The opioid crisis is a modern American epidemic punctuated by skyrocketing deaths. Our interactive map shows which counties are hardest hit.
Heroes in Recovery races raise awareness and fund addiction recovery, including local non-profit addiction treatment programs.
Trump promises a revised healthcare bill would lower premiums and cover pre-existing conditions.
Wages and benefits costs were up .8 percent in first quarter 2017. Compensation for state and local government workers also grew 0.6 percent.
The provision could provide a long-term fix for miners’ guaranteed healthcare surviving on band-aid fixes. No solution yet for underfunded miners’ pensions.
Editorial: The presumption that medical innovation is done best by private health companies means it’s impossible for government to drive access to cutting-edge medicine.
There are eight deadly forms, and EMS1 has the details on what first responders and nurses need to know about fentanyl overdose
From football players to those with MS, patients want lawmakers to consider the research on marijuana for pain management and use as an anti-inflammatory.
A Kentucky intervention program has resulted in 77 percent of pregnant women with opioid use disorder testing negative for illicit drugs at labor.
It’s not just what’s inside, it’s what the recreational marijuana edibles labels read and how they are packaged.
Expect short- and long-term effects that are physical, emotional and psychological for all first responders.
Data is helping the city of Cincinnati and the state of Ohio to find geographic hotspots for overdose and predict opioid risk patterns.
Local government leaders are finding both support and opposition for keeping backyard chickens as part of a larger urban agricultural movement.
Proposed bipartisan legislation could make OTC hearing aids available to millions with low to moderate hearing loss that cannot afford the high costs of prescription hearing aids.
Applications for grants funded through CDC are due April 20th.
Lead paint grant applicants should look to this New York city that cut childhood lead poisoning cases by 85 percent through a code enforcement change.
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