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Florida Department of Health in Leon County Encourages Residents to get their Seasonal Flu Vaccinations
DOH Leon Encourages Residents to get their Seasonal Flu Vaccinations October 6, 2022 Florida Department of Health in Leon County Encourages Residents to get their Seasonal Flu Vaccinations Tallahassee, Fla.– The Florida Department of Health in Leon County (DOH Leon) is encouraging residents to protect themselves, their loved ones, and those around them by getting …
Maine sees significant drop in percentage of residents lacking health insurance, U.S. Census finds
The percentage of Maine residents without health insurance dropped from 8 percent to 5.7 percent over three years, according to a new report from the U.S. Census. The state now has the 14th-lowest uninsured rate in the nation, although its rate remains the highest in New England, according to the census. The drop is primarily …
S.C. Public Health Officials Seek Residents’ Input about Quality of Life, Health Care Needs
South Carolinians asked to take a short survey to help guide public health resources FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:August 15, 2022 COLUMBIA, S.C. ― Public health officials are asking residents to provide input about which mental and physical health resources matter most to them. By completing a short, anonymous survey residents can help guide the Live Healthy …
Florida Department of Health in Bay County Reminds Residents and Visitors to Avoid Contact with Bats
Panama City, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Bay County (DOH-Bay) reminds all residents and visitors to avoid contact with bats. Bats can spread rabies. Rabies is a fatal viral infection of the nervous system that is spread from animal to animal or animal to human by bite, scratch, or contact between infected …
Residents say China used health tracker for crowd control
TAIPEI – Angry bank customers who traveled to a city in central China attempting to retrieve their savings from troubled rural banks were stopped in their tracks by a common technology: a QR code. The QR code, which residents are required to have, is supposed to display one’s health status, such as if they have …
Talbot County residents sue Maryland Department of Environment
Placeholder while article actions load A group of Talbot County residents filed suit against the Maryland Department of the Environment on Friday over its approval of a massive development on the Eastern Shore that they say would pollute the Chesapeake Bay. The lawsuit, filed by 11 residents and the resident-led Talbot Integrity Project, escalates a …
Buffalo residents offered free mental health services after Tops shooting
Area motorcycle groups honor victims in the Tops shooting in Buffalo Motorcycle groups from Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse held a procession to the Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo and held a brief memorial. Tina MacIntyre-Yee, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle BUFFALO — Is there truly a stigma surrounding Black people and mental health? “The stigma is real. …
Michigan health officials urge residents to get tested as STI cases increase since pandemic
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services urges sexually active Michiganders to do their part and make testing for STIs a part of their regular health routine. According to a press release, gonorrhea and chlamydia are the most common STIs in the Mitten. MDHHS Chief Medical Executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that STI testing …
China orders lockdown of 9 million residents in Changchun amid virus
China said Friday that it has effectively locked down Changchun, which has a population of around nine million, as the number of people newly infected with the novel coronavirus has been increasing in the northeastern city. The municipal government also said it has begun to carry out PCR tests on all citizens in the city, …
State health dept. asking residents to submit dead birds for West Nile testing
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) – State health officials are asking for the public’s help tracking West Nile Virus by submitting dead birds for testing. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is asking residents to submit recently deceased crows, blue jays, house finches and house sparrows that appear to not be injured and are …
