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School-based clinics, nurses bridge care gaps for kids, communities after Helene

NC Health News

By Jennifer Fernandez When the remnants of Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina , nurses based in schools and medical personnel from school-based health centers jumped in to help. The Hendersonville-based system supports more than three dozen school-based health centers in western North Carolina. As of Dec.

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Creating Support to Combat Our Rising Suicide Rates

Black Health Matters

We need mental health interventions and support systems that resonate with our community and acknowledge the specific barriers we face. Drawing from the 2024 Public Perception of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Poll, she shares key findings from the study.

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What Is a Global Health Professional?

Tulane Public Health Blog

Quality health care should not have borders. While healthcare organizations around the globe work to improve access to quality care, global health professionals work to bring together national and international efforts to address health inequity. The fields differ, however, in their area of focus.

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Unlocking Optimal Health: The Science Behind Low-PUFA Diets and Sustainable Eating

Mercola

Energy Production Is at the Heart of HealthHealth is too complicated for people these days,” Armstrong says. “My My purpose in the health space is to uncomplicate things, like, take a step back and really make people reflect, ‘Do these things make sense?’ We don’t have to go to these extremes to achieve health.

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Podcast From Washington: Update on H5N1 and Local Health Department Pilot Program Addresses Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy

The NACCHO Podcast Series

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that local health departments connect individuals to testing if they observe an increase in sick animals and farmworkers, utilize CDC communication resources, and ensure that farms and farmworkers have access to PPE. For more information, visit www.naccho.org.

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Meet Emily Goldmann, Director of SPH’s Online MPH Program

BU School of Public Health Blog

Lisa Sullivan, associate dean for education, presents during a live session for SPH’s Online MPH Program. Now settled in her new role, Goldmann discusses what led her to SPH and why the innovative format of the Online MPH is changing the virtual learning experience for the public health workforce.

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It’s National Herpes Awareness Day

Black Health Matters

I still don’t know any Black men who are open about it,” Brame told Black Health Matters. Brame regretted hearing that they were comfortable with their partner’s test results being a bellwether of their personal health. “I think we’ve got to learn how to communicate about sexual health,” he said.