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Prince George’s County breaks ground on new health center
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Prince George’s County officials broke ground Monday on a new health center. The facility, which will be located at 9001 Edmonston Road in Greenbelt, will replace Cheverly Health Center. The site will play a pivotal role in providing vaccinations and key public health services, including behavioral health, dental, disease…
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Challenges continue to emerge as the Md. health department works through Medicaid unwinding
State health officials urge Marylanders to stay informed on Medicaid re-enrollment. Photo by Danielle J. Brown. Before the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency earlier this year, state officials and advocates warned about the challenges that could arise from the massive undertaking of resuming annual redetermination of Medicaid eligibility for millions of people, also…
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‘Do not lose sight of the citizens’: Residents ask DNR to consider health impacts of PFAS
MADISON – Residents in areas with high levels of “forever chemicals” in their private are asking the Department of Natural Resources to consider the human cost of waiting to regulate the chemicals in groundwater. Several residents from the Peshtigo area in northeastern Wisconsin testified at a DNR hearing about the cost of the proposed regulation…
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Maternal Health Listening Session to be held in Springfield
Maternal Health Listening Session to be held in Springfield 10 mins ago .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Pittsfield’s Mayoral Debate begins Monday 30 mins ago .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Funds allocated to address pedestrian safety in Chicopee 1 hour ago .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Community comes together to raise money for woman … 7 hours ago .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Gun buyback event in Springfield to help curb city ……
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‘It has impact.’ Iowa public health experts struggle with backlash over COVID-era policies.
As politicians continue their attacks on COVID-19 mandates and vaccines, fueling public resentment over pandemic-era policies, state health experts are retooling their message to try to sway skeptical Iowans to get boosted and take precautions as needed. In recent months, some local entities across the U.S. have taken on scattered efforts, such as mask requirements,…
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Hannibal Regional to host Diabetes Health Fair
QUINCY, Ill. (KHQA) — In honor of November being Diabetes Awareness Month, Hannibal Regional Diabetes Center will be hosting a Diabetes Health Fair. This event will take place on November 2, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Hannibal Regional Medical Group Conference Center. A variety of booths will be set up with educational…
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Illinois will pause enrollment in health care program for immigrant seniors
Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration will pause enrollment in a state-funded health care program for certain immigrants aged 65 and older beginning Nov. 6 – the fulfillment of a previously announced plan to cap spending on the program. It’s an expected move that the administration announced in June to control the rising costs of a program…
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Smaller Banks Look to Shrink Their Way Back to Health
Oct. 23, 2023 5:30 am ET Listen (2 min) Regional banks have shelled out more and more to depositors to get them to stick around. For many, that still hasn’t been enough. After an ugly third quarter, banks rolled out plans last week to try to shrink themselves back to health. Profits dropped by double…
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Texas A&M University-Kingsville eyes nursing program, community health hub
Texas A&M University-Kingsville plans to take on rural health care needs in South Texas. During a community address last week, A&M-Kingsville President Robert Vela Jr. Introduced several new community health initiatives, including a new nursing program, a community health hub and a new health-focused college. “We need to show our students they can still have…
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Proactive asset health management in the age of renewables, EV, and unprecedented demand
Utility asset managers face unprecedented challenges as users demand more and more capacity, thousands of new renewable energy sources come online, and broad adoption of EVs and battery systems tax the world’s aging transmission and distribution grids. The once-revolutionary concepts of reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) are rapidly evolving to meet these challenges using sophisticated monitoring, analytics,…
