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Government Actions Can Protect Workers from Extreme Heat

The Network for Public Health Law

The Network for Public Health Law (the Network) has released a guide on “Law and Policy Considerations for Workforce Protections from Extreme Heat,” detailing federal, state, and local legal and policy protections for both indoor and outdoor workers exposed to extreme heat on the job. with 2023 setting the record for U.S.

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Readers Offer Solo Agers Support and Reflect on Ancestors

KFF Health News

In 2010, I created the First Friday Ideas Salon. I live in Los Angeles with famously poor public transportation. 2), more Americans are living on their own as they age, relying on a patchwork of health care services to get by. It’s difficult to find unbiased health-related articles nowadays. I am 85, retired at 55.

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How to educate your audience about disparities in care for people with disabilities

Association of Health Care Journalists

Here are tips for educating the public about the challenges of people with disabilities navigating the health care system. Know antidiscrimination laws. Three main laws protect the civil rights of people with disabilities in health care. Cover the impact of new regulations. Track enforcement.

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Are Your Spices Filled with Heavy Metals, Lead, Arsenic and Cadmium?

Mercola

Here's some of the results that may be of interest to you: One-third of the tested products, 40 in total, had high enough levels of arsenic, lead, and cadmium combined, on average, to pose a health concern for children when regularly consumed in typical serving sizes. Over time, they build up. Federal vs. California Prop.

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Will anger at health insurers spur action? Democrats pessimistic

The Hill

Democrats are pessimistic that Congress will enact new rules around the health insurance industry, even as they try to appear responsive to growing calls for reform following the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. health system, and insurance companies specifically. health system, and insurance companies specifically.