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.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Many veterans health advocates say the updated number may still be underestimating the crisis. Dig deeper By broadening the scope of reporting, we can help the public understand that veteran suicide is not just a military issue, but a complex public health challenge that intersects with civilian life in numerous ways.

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The NACCHO Podcast Series

MAY 17, 2024

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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HEALTHBEAT

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free New York City newsletter here. Overdose is the leading cause of pregnancy-associated death in New York City, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene alerted health care providers in an advisory letter on Friday.

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The Hill

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Since 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have allowed physicians to prescribe schedule II to V controlled substances without in-person medical evaluations.

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HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. Seeing a spike in police reports of domestic violence in the first half of this year, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ office started a publicity campaign urging people to help when they see signs of the crime.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Donna Salgado, a formerly incarcerated woman who serves as a peer support specialist and community health worker on Trilliums reentry team , said expanding the communitys understanding is vital to building a society with better support. You cant do better until you know better, she said. I left prison with a GED and no money.

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