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Juvenile detention centers in NC under scrutiny for use of isolation

NC Health News

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 population was 85 percent male, 70 percent Black and 77 percent aged 15-17. Credit: N.C.

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Anna Kramvis – A big job in a small world

Frontiers

In line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good health and well-being , we discuss the progress of hepatitis B research and the challenges faced, including the COVID-19 pandemic, lack of funding, and low vaccination rates. Virology intrigued me, I was hooked. In your opinion, is this an achievable goal?

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Older adults take a lot of medications — sometimes they hurt more than help

NC Health News

Led by dementia care expert Teepa Snow, the Hillsborough-based organization provides education and engagement for caregivers. Ronald Davis, clinical pharmacy specialist at UNC Hospitals Hillsborough campus, tends to serve an older population with multiple health problems. He was inspired to start GeriatRx in 2020.

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Scathing audit for N.C. oversight of nursing homes

NC Health News

The Office of the State Auditor released its audit of the Department of Health and Human Services oversight of nursing homes, accusing the department of consistently failing to conduct timely inspections and investigations of nursing homes across the state. oversight of nursing homes appeared first on North Carolina Health News.

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November 1, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

Call for New AMCHP Association Committee Members is Open Through November 8 Are you interested in effecting meaningful change nationally and have your voice heard on maternal and child health (MCH) matters? Committees provide critical guidance to our board and staff and recommendations for policy analysis and development. How to Apply?

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Disaggregated Data Key to Tackling Low Maternal Vaccination Rates among Boston’s Black Pregnant Population

Maternal Health Task Force

She is currently a Fellow in the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy and is enrolled in the Harvard School of Public Health MPH-45 program in Health Policy with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health. By: Jodian Pinkney , Infectious Diseases Physician.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Shared Priorities for International Cooperation in Active and Healthy Aging

The Health Care Blog

By ELIZABETH BROWN, CATALYST @ HEALTH 2.0. A Panel Discussion reflected on how the findings of the IDIH Digital Health Transformation Forum around the areas of Interoperability by Design, Data Governance, and Digital Inclusion might be impacted in a post-COVID-19 scenario.