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.
Gov. Tim Walz joined firefighters, paramedics and police officers at a briefing to call for adherence to COVID-19 safety guidelines as public safety agencies face severe staffing shortages
The panel will decide on priority for other first responder groups at future meetings
The current proposed plan would create a dedicated line that would dispatch paramedics, clinicians and police officers to mental health crisis calls
Projects that improve child health by increasing healthcare access are eligible for grants through the Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program.
The funding can help rural public health programs guide those at risk for opioid overdose into treatment and reduce the death toll in their communities.
Rural community facilities like health clinics and schools and public safety programs are eligible for millions in approved 2017 USDA funds
Under CARA, there is new grant funding local governments can use to train and supply EMS and others in emergency opioid overdose response.
Seventy eight Houston area organizations receive funding from the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee and the NFL Foundation.
Funded by the FAST Act, Rides to Wellness mobility grants are funding 19 projects in 16 states to enable transportation to healthcare appointments.
An ACA program grant will help fund PureView, an affordable health center in Helena, Mont., serving 7,000 patients per year.
Grants for evidence-based falls prevention programs are available. A local Massachusetts agency is leveraging funding for free workshops across the state.
More than $7 million in telehealth grants will fund rural healthcare programs in medically underserved areas of 21 states.
Oklahoma, Colorado and Pennsylvania will use Project ECHO to train rural doctors and improve opioid treatment.
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation grants $100 million for the Flint lead contamination crisis, $50 million before year’s end.
The national physician shortage is most pronounced with rural healthcare. States are changing laws to boost access, and funders fuel rural care programs.
SAMHSA will provide grants to outpatient programs that help those with serious mental illness and reduce hospitalizations, homelessness and incarcerations.
The CVS Health Foundation awarded $1.5 million in grants to programs like the Reach Out Montgomery community paramedicine program.
10 DASH grantees will receive up to $200,000 each to develop and implement data sharing projects.
The 81 new grants are expected to serve more than 291,000 youth each year in communities where teen birth rates remain high
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