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State tracking increase in whooping cough, pneumonia
State health officials are monitoring increasing cases of whooping cough and pneumonia.Children and adolescents are primarily ...
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Trump is praising RFK Jr.’s Make American Healthy Again’ plan. Scientists are worried
In late October, he wrote on X that the “FDA’s war on public health is about to end ... “And they are a major constituency of ...
What Parents Should Know About Trump's Plan to Dismantle Dept. of Education
Trump wants to not just shake up but eliminate the federal education bureaucracy and send it back to the states. Students ...
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Texas’ 90,000 DACA recipients can now sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage
Nearly 90,000 DACA recipients in Texas — and more than 500,000 across the nation — finally get a chance at signing up for ...
Health department hosts Diabetes Awareness Block Party in Greenville
On Wednesday, more than one hundred people attended the Diabetes Awareness Block Party at the Pitt County Health Department in Greenville. The event featured games, giveaways, blood sugar checks and ...
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FULL INTERVIEW: Monroe County Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Marielena Vélez De Brown
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LPD and Health Department partner for "Leave Behind" Narcan program
The battle to counteract the epidemic of opioid overdose deaths continues to reduce the number of lives lost. The Lima Police ...
Addressing adverse childhood experiences is top of mind as Monroe Co. Public Health Commissioner steps into role
News 8 had a chance to sit down with the new Commissioner for the Monroe County Department of Public Health. Dr. Marielena Vélez De Brown was appointed Tuesday, after ...
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Commissioners call for more transparency after Hamilton County Health admin's removal
The sudden dismissal of Hamilton County Health Department Director Sabrina Novak has prompted county commissioners to call ...
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Lawmakers appoint Vélez de Brown to lead the Monroe County Department of Public Health
Monroe County legislators have confirmed Dr. Marielena Vélez de Brown as the county’s permanent public health commissioner.
‘Highly contagious’: Mass. health officials tracking increases in whooping cough, pneumonia
In addition to pertussis, the Department of Public Health is also watching the spread of bacteria that can cause walking ...
New public health commissioner named in Monroe County
County Executive Adam Bello has appointed Dr. Marielena Vélez de Brown as the new commissioner of public health for a ...