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How to survive peak pollen allergy season: New York public health update

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free New York City newsletter here. Funding threats to the 988 crisis line 988 is a free, confidential call, text, or chat line that links people in mental or emotional distress to trained local counselors 24/7/365. Sign up for the YLE NY newsletter here.

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Why mobile mental health care works for clients and social workers

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. Appleweis is a behavioral health specialist on one of New York City’s mobile treatment teams. The city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene must approve clients to determine whether IMT is an appropriate level of care.

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Second Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Tanzania: Urgent Response and Public Health Interventions

BMJ Global Health

Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, and Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization , confirmed an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) following the detection of a positive case among 26 tested samples.

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5 story ideas on migrant health crises facing U.S.-Mexico border

Association of Health Care Journalists

However, a less visible but equally critical dimension also demands attention: the profound public health challenges impacting migrants and border communities. Instead, investigate how poverty, limited access to health care, and the very act of migrating contribute to the spread.

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Immigration Detention Center Contractor Sues Over California Health Inspections

KFF Health News

GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest private prison contractors, filed a federal lawsuit last month against California officials to strike down a state law allowing local public health officials to inspect immigration detention facilities. The Florida-based company argued in a filing that California’s law , signed by Gov.

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Immigration detention center contractor sues over California health inspections

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest private prison contractors, filed a federal lawsuit last month against California officials to strike down a state law allowing local public health officials to inspect immigration detention facilities.