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NC Senate budget plan filled with health care policy initiatives

NC Health News

By Grace Vitaglione and Rose Hoban The North Carolina Senates proposed budget for the next two fiscal years is packed with policy around new health care initiatives, including repealing North Carolinas hospital capacity regulation laws, trimming vacant state job openings and increasing rates for child care subsidies. billion in the next.

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HPV vaccine credited for declining cervical precancer rates

The Hill

Rates of precancerous lesions in women between the ages of 20 and 24 dropped by roughly 80 percent from 2008 to 2022, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. was confirmed as secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy Jr.

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Back to school: Nurse seeks training to help bridge mental health care gap in rural NC

NC Health News

By Jennifer Fernandez As the mental health crisis for adults and kids worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ivy Bagley decided to go back to school for one more certification. I decided during the pandemic, when we could not get kids seen for mental health, I wanted to be part of the solution, Bagley said. She graduated in December.

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Despite criticism, the ACA has helped more Americans access health insurance 

Association of Health Care Journalists

Many discussions about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) include a list of ways the law has failed to help Americans get more affordable and comprehensive health insurance. Whats left out, therefore, are all the ways the law has helped Americans get better coverage and improved health. This is the third story in a series.

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Smartphones may boost children's mental health, study finds

The Hill

Instead, they found the devices may not be as damaging to kids mental health as some believe and could, in fact, be beneficial. Social media can lead to depression The study challenges past research, including a 2022 study that linked frequent smartphone use to poorer mental health in children and teens.

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Views of mental, physical health lowest in almost 25 years: Gallup

The Hill

Americans views of their mental and physical health are at the lowest point in nearly 25 years, a downturn that accelerated at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and has continued since, according to a Gallup survey published Thursday. The number of respondents who described their mental health as excellent shrunk to 31 percent.

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Door-to-door outreach with the LA County Department of Public Health

Big Cities Health Coalition

LA County Public Health understands that trust is the most critical public health intervention of all. Trust is the foundation of any thriving public health system. Community members are more likely to engage with health department services and supports when the health department actively engages with them.