HEALTH

Columbia-based MU Health Care will open a new and larger urgent care in west Jefferson City in late May. The new location will be in the 3500 block of West Truman Boulevard, near the Fairfield Inn and Suites. It will be open seven days a week from 7:30 am until 7 pm to serve patients on a walk-in basis.
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1 year ago Read more at 939theeagle.com

CN Guidance & Counseling Services has received approximately $1.5 million in funds for a crisis stabilization center at its Hicksville facility. Inpatient psychiatric beds are “coming back online, it’s been a slow process,” he said. The state's $1 billion investment in mental health services has continued to rise.
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1 year ago Read more at Newsday

JOY (Just Older Youth), a program for men and women 55 and older, will meet 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at Park Place, 406 E. Hickory St., Streator.
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1 year ago Read more at Shaw Local News Network

Novant Health will invest $50 million in the hospital over the next 10 years. The Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinics will offer much-needed primary care services to support our health equity efforts. For the southeastern North Carolina, this means bringing more doctors to a region that needs them.
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1 year ago Read more at Novant Health

Office of Mental Health is trying to bridge that gap by creating more facilities for psychiatric residential treatment and giving more funds to assertive community treatment teams. A year ago, Luis Ramirez opened his own practice, Rising Potential Counseling in Utica.
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1 year ago Read more at Spectrum News

The 41st annual St. Anthony’s Triathlon brought thousands of athletes from around the world to downtown St. Pete on Sunday morning. They made a splash in the cool waters of Northshore Beach before hitting the pavement for an Olympic or sprint-distance bike race and run. The Triathlon was voted the second-best triathlon in the United States in a USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Award contest earlier this year.
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1 year ago Read more at FOX 13 Tampa

Napa County is taking a deep dive into the community's health needs. The 96-page Community Health Needs Assessment was compiled by the county Health and Human Services Agency and Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center. It mixes data and interviews with 137 people across the county.
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1 year ago Read more at Napa Valley Register

Lincoln County Kids Safe and Great Plains Health partnered for Saturday’s car seat check event. Safe Kids instructor Sara Estrada shared information about the class with KNOP News 2. With the grant, Findley said they certified 14 new techs.
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1 year ago Read more at KNOP

The study focuses on the San Francisco Bay Area and is the first health impact assessment of coal train pollution in the world. At least 80 countries use coal power, which generates 40% of the world’s electricity. The study includes parts of Oakland, Berkeley, Martinez and Richmond, where coal is already being transported by rail.
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1 year ago Read more at Woodland Daily Democrat

This week, Progressive Farmer subscribers will receive the May issue, which features an in-depth package on mental health. We'll look at the unique challenges farmers and ranchers face, from significant stress to limited access to options in rural areas. At 2 p.m. the Fed's interest rate decision becomes public, followed by Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.
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1 year ago Read more at DTN The Progressive Farmer