The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors now recognizes racism as a public health crisis.
A record 546 students were suspended this year over incomplete vaccination records, Lambton Public Health says.
Misinformation coupled with a parental rights movement that shifts decision-making away from public health expertise has contributed to the lowest childhood vaccine rates in a decade.
The World Health Organization said 1.3 million people worldwide died from TB in 2022. The disease is the second-leading infectious kills after COVID-19, also according to the WHO.
The first case of measles has been identified in a Lake County resident and officials are warning people who were exposed at a hospital in Libertyville and a restaurant in Lake Zurich. The Lake County Health Department announced Saturday afternoon that they had identified the first recent case of measles in a Lake County resident. […]
BANGOR — Beginning next week, the City will host three public forums to discuss with residents a proposal to add single-unit public bathrooms at various locations in the City. The […]
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has published a strategic plan aimed at advancing racial equity in all of its activities and oversights, providing a roadmap to address underlying concerns that have perpetuated health inequalities throughout the state.
Puerto Rico has declared an epidemic as the number of dengue fever cases continues to skyrocket in the U.S. territory. According to Puerto Rico's Department of Health, at least 549 cases have been reported so far and more than 340 people have been hospitalized. "As of March 21, 2024, the Department of Health's epidemiological surveillance of diseases has observed a 140% increase in dengue cases for Puerto Rico compared to the same period last year," the department said in a translated release....
Health is wealth. Health equates to life itself and must remain a top priority for Filipinos to be able to work and provide for their families. This is why the Senate Committee on Health, which I chair, spearheaded a committee hearing last March 12 to address matters related to improving the health sector in the Philippines. I emphasized the importance of upgrading the public health facilities as one of the urgent concerns that need to be addressed. I saw firsthand the situation of many public...
A dengue outbreak that has sickened at least 549 Puerto Ricans so far this
Job flexibility and security were linked to significantly less psychological distress and anxiety.
A county-by-county breakdown shows northern Virginia and Maryland's suburbs of Washington, D.C. are generally much healthier than the national average. The 2024 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, produced by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, looks at why there are differences in health within and across communities.