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Chantell Harmon Reed is a dynamic public health leader with decades of experience in public health, health care and business. She is the first woman and first African American appointed to lead the local public health jurisdiction. "A community is only as good as our relationships," said Reed.
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2 years ago Read more at Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department

The 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment is designed to help healthcare professionals better understand the needs and issues of people in the area to help address them. Those living in Douglas, Sarpy or Cass Counties in Nebraska and Pottawattamie County, Iowa, are invited to participate online or by phone both in English and Spanish. The online survey should take about 25 minutes to complete.
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2 years ago Read more at WOWT

Mental illness is a major public health issue, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 20% of U.S. adults live with a mental illness, like depression and anxiety. But understanding and addressing mental illness remains very challenging. A team of UC Davis experts were tasked with evaluating the services of 15 mental health crisis programs in California. These programs were funded between 2018 and 2021 by state mental health legislation called SB-82.
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2 years ago Read more at UC Davis Health

The study cohort was representative of an urban, young adult Indian population who were in the overweight-to-obese range which constitutes a third of adults as per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) conducted in 202129. To our knowledge, this is the first study that provides CGM-derived guidance values of glycemic control in Indians with either healthy glucose regulation and those with pre-diabetes within the 25–50 years age bracket.
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2 years ago Read more at Nature.com

NIH study found few significant differences in cognitive and physical tests among more than 80 patients who had been stationed in Cuba, Austria, China and other locations. The findings are poised to reignite the controversy over this now-global medical mystery, which sparked a rash of inconclusive investigations.
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2 years ago Read more at The Washington Post

Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) recognizes outstanding achievements in health care philanthropic support. These designations are testament to the exceptional efforts of Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation and the generous support of its dedicated donors and corporate partners. In 2022, these high performers raised more than $40.4 million in the U.S.
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2 years ago Read more at Hackensack Meridian Health

HHS Awards More Than $1.6 Million to Programs, Initiatives in North Dakota Sen. Cramer: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a total of $1,604,067 for the following projects and initiatives. $1,343,846 to the Three Affiliated Tribes to support Head Start programs.
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2 years ago Read more at Kevin Cramer

The event is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. EDT. Women make up half the population, but their health is underfunded and understudied. It wasn’t until the 1990s that the federal government mandated women be included in federally funded medical research.
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2 years ago Read more at PBS NewsHour

The program is designed specifically to treat women and address the distinct concerns and unique risk factors that women may experience.Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, accounting for about one in every five deaths. In an effort to curb heart disease and stroke rates, cardiologists have relaunched the Women’s Heart Health Program.
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2 years ago Read more at University of Alabama at Birmingham

The unconfirmed sighting comes amid ongoing controversy over Kate's wellbeing and whereabouts. Kensington Palace said Kate would be undergoing planned abdominal surgery and taking time to recover in private. It said there would be no updates on her health as she recuperated.
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2 years ago Read more at CBS News