The Health Care Blog
JANUARY 20, 2022
Effective July 2022, a new three-digit telephone number (988) will become the number to call in the case of mental health emergencies. Currently, 911 serves as the default number for people to call, placing the acutely mentally ill on a direct track toward police involvement. This last point deserves more attention.
KFF Health News
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Nationally, more than 100,000 students lived in extended-stay hotels in 2022, according to the Department of Education, though officials say that is likely an undercount. And with rising rents and evictions, and decreased access to federal public housing, the use of extended-stay hotels as a long-term option is becoming more frequent.
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NC Health News
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Department of Public Safety , which runs juvenile detention facilities, has filed a series of responses categorically denying the lawsuit’s claims of any policy or practice of regular solitary confinement for young people. The Department of Public Safety oversees 10 state-run detention centers and four county-operated facilities.
Institute of Public Health
MAY 30, 2023
IPH Public Health Development Officers, Dr Joanna Purdy and Dr Ciara Reynolds, were among the many delegates to present at the April conference. The report was developed for the Department of Health in Northern Ireland, as part of their review of the Ten Year Tobacco Control Strategy for Northern Ireland (2012-2022).
Big Cities Health Coalition
DECEMBER 9, 2024
New (2024) study of big city health departments shows they are in dire need of epidemiologists. The shortfall puts at risk the nations efforts to quickly detect and respond to health threats. Epis use many types of data to understand who gets what diseases or health conditions and determine why and how we can possibly prevent them.
HEALTHBEAT
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Nationally, more than 100,000 students lived in extended-stay hotels in 2022, according to the Department of Education, though officials say that is likely an undercount. And with rising rents and evictions, and decreased access to federal public housing, the use of extended-stay hotels as a long-term option is becoming more frequent.
KFF Health News
OCTOBER 30, 2024
” But researchers at KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF Health News, estimate that more than 1 million low-income Americans depend on the federal-state Medicaid program for lifesaving addiction care. Stephanie Colombini is a reporter for WUSF’s Health News Florida project. Some are among the 2.5
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