Public Health
Public perceptions of wastewater use for community health monitoring in the United States
A new PLOS One journal paper by University of Louisville researchers underscored public perceptions of sewer surveillance and security issues associated with sewage monitoring that could be modified through educational programs. These findings will provide vital information for refining policy, application, and regulatory measures pertaining to wastewater-based epidemiology and improving public acceptance. Study: Nationwide public perceptions regarding …
What we learned from a massive survey on America’s mental health
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — The vast majority of Americans of all ages, races, generations and backgrounds say the US has a mental health crisis. Nine in 10 Americans in a new survey from CNN and …
Biden declares the pandemic ‘over’
President Joe Biden’s declaration in a national interview that the covid-19 pandemic is “over” has complicated his own administration’s efforts to get Congress to provide more funding for treatments and vaccines, and to get the public to go get yet another booster. Meanwhile, concerns about a return of medical inflation for the first time in …
Wildfire, climate change push toxic chemicals into drinking wells
PORTLAND — Don Myron is probably best known as the guy who survived one of the deadliest fires in Oregon’s history by sheltering overnight in a river with a patio chair. So there was never any question that Myron would rebuild his home in Oregon’s Santiam Canyon after the house was destroyed in the Labor …
Hoskin, Warner sign revised Public Health, Wellness Act to build drug treatment facilities | News
TAHLEQUAH — Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner officially enacted a revised “Public Health and Wellness Fund Act” during a signing ceremony Thursday at the Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center in Tahlequah. Hoskin thanked the tribe’s behavioral health team, many of whom were present for the signing of the …
Department of Health | News
New Jersey’s local and county health departments are community-based public health service and a first point of contact for questions about public health services or health conditions. Are you ready to stop?We can help. Latest health info from the federal government Recognizing the exemplary work being done to improve health outcomes in New Jersey Source …
Slow to start, China mobilizes to vaccinate at headlong pace – The Associated Press
Slow to start, China mobilizes to vaccinate at headlong pace The Associated Press Bahrain, Facing a Covid Surge, Starts Giving Pfizer Boosters to Recipients of Chinese Vaccine The Wall Street Journal World Health Organization authorizes China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use CNN Schools in Ontario shut until September; EU adds Japan to safe travel list – as …
Racism may be breaking Latinos’ hearts
Feeling stigmatized, threatened or discriminated against correlates with structural heart abnormalities in Latinos, according to a preliminary study. Why it matters: Experts increasingly recognize the negative effects of discrimination on physical wellbeing, and the American Medical Association has identified racism as a public health threat. How it works: The study measured the left ventricle and …
Most faculty members deal with student mental health issues, but only a few have received training
Nearly 80 percent of higher education faculty report dealing with student mental health issues–issues that more than 90 percent of faculty believe have worsened or significantly worsened during the pandemic, according to a new nationwide survey led by a Boston University mental health researcher. The vast majority of faculty members, myself included, are not …
OHA reports highest Covid case count since February, public health officials feeling ‘uneasy’ | News
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – The Oregon Health Authority reported 761 new Covid-19 cases. As the vaccine rollout continues, public health officials are pleading with the public to continue following precautions. “We are at a critical moment that many in public health are talking about in terms of being in a race essentially between the vaccine …
