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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Strive To Reform Health Care, Association Of American Medical Colleges President Tells Students, Residents

Strive To Reform Health Care, Association Of American Medical Colleges President Tells Students, Residents
Darrell Kirch, M.D., president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges, took the stage July 29 during the 37th AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Students in Kansas City, Mo., to urge family medicine residents and students to [...]

Health Department Urges Residents to Avoid the Dangers of Extreme Heat

Health Department Urges Residents to Avoid the Dangers of Extreme Heat
TRENTON — With temperatures expected to reach nearly 100 on July 6-7, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) urges residents to take steps to avoid heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
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New Health Reform Law Will Benefit All Residents Of Illinois

New Health Reform Law Will Benefit All Residents Of Illinois
A group of Illinoisans were briefed yesterday about how the historic new health care law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will make health care more affordable and accessible, and make their communities and the nation as a whole stronger and healthier. Ron Pollack, Executive [...]

Online Card Game Taps Community Health Data to Educate and Empower Residents

Online Card Game Taps Community Health Data to Educate and Empower Residents
A Web-based game that allows players to compare their community’s health to other cities is among a select few projects to be showcased at the upcoming Community Health Data Forum on June 2, sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine and [...]

Health Department Asks Residents To Stroll Neighborhood

Health Department Asks Residents To Stroll Neighborhood
“What is it in people’s environment that makes it easy or hard for people to be healthy?” asks Laurie Gruschka, diabetes programs coordinator with the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services. “Walk audits” in North Long Beach this week will aim to assess that query.
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Health department wants residents to be aware

Health department wants residents to be aware
As the Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Coast Guard take the lead in responding to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Santa Rosa County Health Department would like residents to be aware of the following health recommendations: ● If the coastline becomes affected by [...]

Residents start petition for health care lawsuit

Residents start petition for health care lawsuit
The petition by M. Lee Hasenauer and Frank Smith also calls for the Wyoming Legislature to take up the matter in a special session. Gov. Dave Freudenthal has said the state won’t join 20 other states in a lawsuit challenging health care reform in court, and the legislature’s joint [...]

Health clinic’s closing March 1 will leave gap for Holland residents

Health clinic’s closing March 1 will leave gap for Holland residents
A local health clinic that served Holland residents is closing, leaving a health care gap for many, Supervisor Michael Kasprzyk told the Town Board last week.
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Bill would shield Md. residents from fines for not buying health insurance

Bill would shield Md. residents from fines for not buying health insurance
ANNAPOLIS Local lawmakers are sponsoring a bill that would add an article to the Maryland Constitution limiting the regulation of health care in the state.
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