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Biden to invest $8B toward vision for nationwide expansion of passenger rail
President Biden unveiled his administration’s vision for a more robust passenger rail network throughout the country, with more than $8...
Feb 13, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Strengthen the Lead and Copper Rule to Protect All Communities in America from Lead in Drinking Water
On November 30, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to strengthen its Lead and Copper Rule that...
Feb 13, 2024
The U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health
This plan sets the stage for structural changes – from the federal to state and community levels, both inside and outside of government –...
Feb 13, 2024
The Role of Critical Access Hospitals in Collaborative Community Health Networks
This report explores Critical Access Hospital (CAH) involvement in collaborative community health networks, and features interviews with...
Feb 13, 2024
Community Health Workers in Missouri
Missouri Foundation for Health recently published a report on Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Missouri. CHWs work in a variety of...
Feb 13, 2024
Alarming increasing in mental health issues among youth
Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations at Acute Care Hospitals in the US, 2009-2019 [Jama Network] U.S. Teen Girls Experiencing...
May 22, 2023
According to the World Health Organization – Covid is over but is it?
Statement on the fifteenth meeting of the IHR The WHO Director-General and the WHO committee determined that COVID-19 is now an...
May 22, 2023
Public Health Emergency and Changes to Telemedicine
The federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) ended on May 11, but many Medicare telehealth flexibilities remain in place...
May 22, 2023
There is an epidemic of loneliness and isolation in the US
New Surgeon General Advisory Raises Alarm... [hhs.gov] According to the US Surgeon general: “Our epidemic of loneliness and isolation has...
May 22, 2023
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