CHA Provides Snapshot of County Residents’ Health

CHA Provides Snapshot of County Residents’ Health
Access to health care, obesity prevention, substance abuse prevention and teen pregnancy prevention are Moore County’s latest health priorities.
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Health insurer rule draft yields few surprises

Health insurer rule draft yields few surprises
The framework for a key health care reform rule governing insurance companies wound up falling mostly in line with Wall Street expectations, according to a Leerink Swann analyst.
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HHS Pumps Up Rhetoric But Eases Rules On Health Insurance For Kids

HHS Pumps Up Rhetoric But Eases Rules On Health Insurance For Kids
Politico reports that the administration “is taking health insurers to task again, this time for choosing to no longer sell plans intended to cover sick children.” Insurers “have said in recent weeks that they would stop selling ‘child only’ insurance plans because the overhaul [...]

Free prostate cancer screenings offered by Summit Health

Free prostate cancer screenings offered by Summit Health
CHAMBERSBURG — Summit Health will offer free prostate cancer screenings at 6 p.m. Oct. 14 at its improvement center, 757 Norland Ave., Suite 204.
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Volunteers in Medicine, health department offer free flu vaccinations

Volunteers in Medicine, health department offer free flu vaccinations
The Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine is partnering with the Riverside County Health Department to provide free flu vaccines to the elderly population.
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Annual Summit Connects Americas Healthcare Policy and Environmental Health

Annual Summit Connects Americas Healthcare Policy and Environmental Health
The Research Triangle Environmental Health Collaborative (The Collaborative) will gather 150 local, state and national experts at its third annual environmental health summit on September 28-29, 2010. The summit will be held at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park and focus on [...]

Health officials disappointed by low turnout at clinics

Health officials disappointed by low turnout at clinics
The Marion County Health Department reported around 1,300 students were vaccinated during the first three days of a mass immunization clinic at Lafayette Square Mall this week. The Marion County Health Department reported around 1,300 students were vaccinated during the first three days of a mass immunization clinic [...]

Health ministry aims to spend $1b less this year

Health ministry aims to spend $1b less this year
THE health ministry is looking to spend $1 billion less this year based on belt-tightening strategies Health Minister Rudyard Spencer says the agency is undertaking.
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Health Concerns Over Cell Phone Antenna and Tire Retread Factory

Health Concerns Over Cell Phone Antenna and Tire Retread Factory
Glen Cove Planning Board Hosts Hearing on Waterfront and Landing Issues Environmental and public health concerns regarding proposed new business development were voiced at Tuesday night’s Planning Board Meeting held at Glen Cove City Hall. The public hearings involved plans for a T-Mobile cell phone antenna [...]

On Health Reform’s 6-Month Anniversary, Numerous Provisions Kick In

On Health Reform’s 6-Month Anniversary, Numerous Provisions Kick In
The Associated Press: The new health law “starts delivering protections and dollars-and-cents benefits that Americans can grasp. But it won’t affect all consumers the same way, which may cause confusion.” The AP walks consumers through some of the provisions in a question and answer format (Johnson, 9/22). [...]

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