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news, local news, news, health, bendigo, bendigo community health services, center for nonviolenceTwo Bendigo organizations have been recognized for their promotional work at the 2021 Victorian Health Promotion Awards announced on Tuesday.…

City officials and residents propose investing more resources in mental health services in the coming…

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The latest edition of the Community Health Resource Directory is now available free to the general public and organizations that serve low-income and vulnerable residents. Free printed copies of the…

The collective trauma of seeing 13-year-old Adam Toledo shot in police body camera footage in March 2021 was not a new sensation for young black and brown men on the city's West Side.But this time, the researchers were watching.…

The US Surgeon General has declared student mental health an epidemic of concern, particularly student depression and suicide risks. This outbreak has been felt locally in the local school district of Forest Hills, where seven…

WATERTOWN – In January and February, the Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization telehealth network…

Interior Health says it plans to build a permanent supervised consumption site in Kamloops. In a statement to NL News, he says there will be more details to share in the coming!-->…

The use of telemedicine by CHCs predates the pandemic. Last month, CHC and its Weitzman Institute celebrated ten years of Project ECHO sessions, producing more than 1,500 ECHO sessions for more than 7,500 providers in every state across…

Manitoba teachers, bus drivers and all their colleagues in the K-12 school system can now visit a virtual one-stop-shop for mental health resources. Due to concerns about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the well-being of educators…

February 17, 2022 10:38 p.m. Job : February 17, 2022 10:38 p.m. Update: February 18, 2022 12:41 a.m. WEST SALEM, Wis. (WKBT) — Student…

The Maryland Community Health Resources Commission (CHRC) voted Feb. 15 to award nine beneficiaries under the new Pathways to Health Equity program, investing a total of $13.5 million in new resources in underserved…

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded nearly $55 million in one-time funding to help 29 health centers develop, implement, and evaluate innovative, evidence-based strategies that: • Optimize the use of…

Streamlines the certification process for community health workers FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – State Representative Kim Moser is leading the way to address Kentucky's healthcare worker shortage and increase access to care.…

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KaSheta Jackson, Vice President of Health Equity and Social Impact at Vidant Health, received the American Nurses Association's 2022 Innovation Award in recognition of local community health events she developed .…

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Funds from the Department of Health and Human Services are intended to increase access to telehealth, remote patient monitoring and other digital tools among underserved populations, Modern Healthcare reported.…

This article was originally published here J Agromedicine. 2022 Feb 16. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2022.2040069. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Objective. Community health workers (CHWs) are in a unique position to connect migrant and…

Diving brief: The Biden administration is giving nearly $55 million to community health centers to implement telehealth, digital patient tools, and health information technology in…

DEVILS LAKE - CommonSpirit Health has received a $550,000 grant to expand its Total Health Roadmap, a program that addresses the social determinants of health, in North Dakota. The grant allows CommonSpirit to introduce…

Federal and municipal governments, as well as the U of T, offer a wide range of easily accessible sexual health resources. To help you access these resources, the university compiled a summary of some of them provided on and off…

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Mira Diamond Bermandiamondb@grinnell.edu Grinnell College, like any other college, is not without stress. Juggling school work can be difficult, and adding clubs, work, and sports can add to the pressure. The…

The new Middlesex County Community Health Team is an on-the-ground campaign that includes door-to-door, telephone and text messaging to provide information directly to residents at home on all available resources!-->!-->…

LOWELL — Congresswoman Lori Trahan announced Friday that the Department of Health and Human Services has provided federal funding of $3,896,605 to Fitchburg's Community Health Connections Inc.. “For the past twenty years, Community Health…

A small supply of iHealth COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Home Test Kits remains available for community pickup.These COVID-19 home testing kits have been made available to our agency to increase access to COVID-19 testing for populations and…

JD Crooks, a patient, said he first heard about Open Door Health from his friend Richie DeFilippo, a local LGBTQ+ community activist whose face appears on the mural that adorns the exterior wall of the clinic. Crooks began…

BEATTYVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - Whether it's helping someone with their medication or enrolling them in the Do not call list, being a community health worker has a broad definition."We're not limited to health care alone," said Samantha Bowman, a…

The importance of mental and emotional health and well-being is hard to overstate. Our ability to learn, our productivity, and our relationships with others and with ourselves are all affected by our mental and emotional state.!-->…

By Lora Lavigne, WRAL Durham reporterChapel Hill, North Carolina - Wednesday marks an important milestone in the fight against a mental health crisis at the University of North…

Middlesex County launches Community Health Team A county-wide initiative that will educate and publicize the health and wellness services offered by the county to residents MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - The Middlesex County Board of…

What can community health workers do for provider organizations and how does your center help with this? Most of your audience knows who Community Health Workers are and have heard magical stories of trust and power being restored from…

Paul Bibby A private consortium is proposing to build a $250 million health and education development on farmland next to the new Tweed Valley Hospital in Cudgen. If approved, the “Cudgen Connection” project would see a 5.7-hectare site of…

As a result of a new spending plan, students at schools in the city of Chapel Hill-Carrboro will soon see an increase in available mental…

Editor's Note: Editorials are intended to serve as a starting point, not a conclusion, to the discussion. As part of The Daily Bruin's commitment to its readers, the Board of Directors hopes to present responsible and clear analysis of…

The College of Nursing at East Tennessee State University recently received a $569,025 grant that will allow…

This article was originally published here BMJ open. 2022 Feb 4;12(2):e052577. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052577. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To explore how gender influences the way community health workers (CHWs) are managed and supported…

FORT HOOD, Texas - According to the Department of Defense, "The United States will move approximately 3,000 military personnel to Romania, Poland and Germany in response to Russia's continued buildup of forces on its western border with…

These COVID-19 home testing kits have been made available to our agency to increase access to COVID-19 testing for populations and groups of people who have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. For those wishing to pick up a…

GREENFIELD – The Franklin Regional Council of Governments on Wednesday outlined its priorities for the coming years with an update on the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), which focuses on Franklin County and the North Quabbin.This…

Braden Schmitt said performing threat assessments of students thinking of harming themselves or others was an “infrequent” part of his work as a school psychologist before the pandemic. Now it's almost a…

GREENFIELD – The Franklin Regional Council of Governments on Wednesday outlined its priorities for the coming years with an update on the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), which focuses on Franklin County and the North Quabbin.This…

Enter Wall Street with StreetInsider Premium. Claim your one week free trial here. Houston, Texas, 03 Feb. 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the steady pursuit of the new year, local Houston-based organizations are looking to add new…

We are looking for an experienced individual to act as a single point of contact for public health initiatives, projects and programs - improving healthy lifestyles in one of Sandwell's 6 towns. Promote liaison between the local community…

Photo credit: Town of Lakewood On Monday, January 10, Neighborhood Family Practice (NFP) opened the doors to its new North Shore Community Health Center at 11906 Madison Avenue in Lakewood's historic…

(CBS DETROIT) – Hamtramck is a small Detroit suburb with a large immigrant community.According to Ali Ali of Muslim Family Services, a community is underinsured, uninsured and in need of access to resources.READ MORE: Here's a list of…

Across the country, many Americans are struggling to access COVID-19 testing amid the continued rise in cases driven by the new Omicron variant. The Biden administration has taken a multi-pronged approach to increase access to COVID-19…

SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) - There have been more than 4,000 suicide calls coming into the Sedgwick County 911 dispatch center each year for the past three years. "It's kind of shocking when you break it down by day, how many…

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Driscoll Health Plan, in partnership with the Texas A&M University Colonias program, will host a training academy for community members interested in becoming Certified Community Health Workers (CHWs) or Promotion.The program is offered…

(Junction City, KS) – The Konza Prairie Community Health Center is one of ten organizations in the state of Kansas to have received more than $1.7 million in Expand Reach grant funds for projects aimed at to address health equity and…

The following is a press release from United Way of Southeast Idaho. POCATELLO — During a media event Thursday, Pocatello's Portneuf Health Trust announced a $135,000 donation to United Way of Southeastern Idaho that will provide critical…

The fatal shooting of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega in Little Village shines a light on the town's disturbing gun violence. Ortega was crossing the street with her mother when police say she was shot by 16-year-old Emilio Corripio. Prosecutors…

By Nathan Ham AppHealthCare announced on Wednesday that through collaboration with numerous agencies as well as surveys and data collection, a Community Health Report has been developed for each of the three counties (Watauga, Ashe and…

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In the United States, approximately 1,400 federally licensed health centers (FQHCs) provide care for Medicare, Medicaid, and uninsured patients in underserved communities - a one-stop safety net for health and well-being. -be who charges a…

BOONE - AppHealthCare, in conjunction with various agencies and community partners, released the Watauga…

Diving Brief: Skanska UK has set up a simple solution that she says will help protect one of her most important assets: her workers. Specifically, the new practice is to help…

MAYVILLE, NY: - The Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services is conducting a Community Health Assessment to gather information about Chautauqua County's current health status, needs, and issues. The information will…

A group of 7 whistleblowers may receive attorney fees for helping federal prosecutors reach a 'worldwide' $98 million settlement under the False Claims Act in 2014 with Community Health Systems Inc. for allegedly improper hospital…

the deployment of free N95 masks for the public began this week across the United States, with some…

Behavioral health, recognized by one of the five pillars of the Healthy Boiler program, plays a key role in the overall well-being of employees. However someone refers to it – behavioral health,…

It is a beautiful period of life, stimulating and often devastating. As my trip to the University of Michigan draws to a close, I can't help but reflect on the ever-changing circumstances of our social, political, and economic…

(CNN) -- The deployment of free N95 masks for the public began this week across the United States, with some…

At the start of the Spring 2022 semester, there is an array of mental health services that students can utilize, regardless of the severity…

Barbara Holt has been named Executive Director of the Center for Rural and Community Health (CRCH) at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM). CRCH's mission is to stimulate engagement in rural health through education,…

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGG/WSHM) - The family of Orlando Taylor III has spoken out about the lack of mental health…

The planned Covid-19 response has been updated to accommodate Omicron's arrival, according to Manawatū health officials. North Palmerston Hospital Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas A person tested positive for Omicron in Palmerston North…

Anglogold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, together with the German Society for International Development (GIZ), has launched a community health program to address health issues in the mining community.The intervention aims to build the economic and…

With the stigma of getting help as one of the biggest barriers facing drug addicts, SEE Recovery Center…

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WDRB) – Protests, a pandemic, record homicides, suicides and overdoses on the rise –…

Community Health Services to offer COVID testing, appointment requiredFREMONT – On Friday, Community Health Services will offer drive-thru COVID-19 testing at their main office at 2221 Hayes Ave., from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Clients must have an…

ON A WEDNESDAY ON AN AFTERNOON IN JANUARY, DOZENS OF PEOPLE QUEUE OUTSIDE THE SEASIDE GROCERY STORE WAITING…

These resources support the behavioral health pillar of the Healthy Boiler program. The latest data from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reports…

Among the most disturbing scenes of the COVID-19 era are images of patients dying in isolation, unable to be with loved ones during their final moments. But even before the pandemic, excruciating deaths were all too common in most parts of…

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - Sedgwick County Commissioner Lacey Cruse said she had called on Wednesday for an external audit to be carried out into the county's policies regarding mental health crises and minors. It comes after…

Digital health startup Yuvo Health has raised $7.3 million in seed funding, the company announced Tuesday.Yuvo Health, founded last January, provides administrative software that federally licensed health centers can use to transition from…

As the world continues to navigate one of the toughest health crises of our generation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and as we face the loss of more than 750,000 Americans (at press time) because of the coronavirus and the impact on…

WASHINGTON DC - As communities across the country battle the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Bob Casey (D-PA), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Lisa Murkowski (R- AK) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen the community…

China has played a major role in promoting world peace, public health and common development, Cambodian officials and experts said. Cambodian government chief spokesperson Phay Siphan said China unswervingly upholds multilateralism and…