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

NC Health News

Statewide provider shortage To help address the nations shortage of mental health providers, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has cited a need for more than half a million additional psychiatric mental health nurses to reach merely adequate access to mental health and substance use disorder care.

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NCUIH Calls for Protected Funding of Indian Health Service & Funding for Key Indian Health Programs in Written Testimony to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

National Council on Urban Indian Health

Appropriate $80 million for Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Resources for Native Americans. Appropriate $80 million for Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Resources for Native Americans. Reauthorize the Special Diabetes Program for Indians at $250 million.

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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

Drug overdose deaths in pregnant and postpartum women increased significantly between early 2018 to late 2021, according to a recent study by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health.

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RFK Jr. Hearings

Your Local Epidemiologist

The second was with the HELP (Health, Education, Labor & Pensions) Committee—not required but a courtesy, as HELP oversees government health services. trillion budget and shaping policies that directly impact your health and the health of your community. .’s This week, RFK Jr.