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One state takes on youth mental health by streamlining access to

WEBThe initiative recommended five goals to improve youths’ mental health, and the portal delivers on the first, which is to streamline processes to make services easier …

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City-country mortality gap widens amid persistent holes in rural …

WEBThe research analyzed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention death data from two three-year periods — 1999 through 2001 and 2017 through 2019. In 1999, …

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To help address teens’ mental health needs, state to launch Youth

WEBChildren’s Hospital Colorado declared a pediatric mental health “state of emergency” in 2021, and both public agencies and private organizations in the state …

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How Cities Are Addressing Mental Distress

WEBThe Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated existing trauma and mental-health issues in vulnerable populations across the country. But the ubiquity of those …

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One state looks to collect multiyear data to address the mental …

WEBThe Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is funding a statewide multigenerational study that aims to identify the causes and risk factors of …

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How One State is Curbing Growth in Health Care Costs

WEBMassachusetts has a long and well-deserved reputation as one of the nation’s most expensive states for health care. Thanks to the presence of advanced, world …

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Medicaid waivers help states pilot solutions to health, housing

WEBAs of January, four states—California, New York, North Carolina and Washington—have received federal approval for Medicaid 1115 waivers and are …

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Why I Am On a Mission to Address My City's Mental Health Crisis

WEBWhen surveyed at the end of 2021 about the long-term consequences of the pandemic, the No. 1 concern of 126 mayors was mental health. In Reno and across …

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Private equity’s growing footprint in home health care draws scrutiny

WEBThis story is republished from Stateline.Read the original article, which is the second in a series examining private equity’s impact on health care and the ways that …

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Best and Worst Cities for Mental Health Care in America

WEBSt. Louis. Washington, D.C. Following Dallas for the worst U.S. cities for mental health are Houston; Jacksonville, Florida; San Antonio; Tampa, Florida; Orlando, …

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Ending health care’s affordability crisis begins with actions to fix

WEBThe affordability of health care in the U.S.—or rather the stunning lack thereof—is a significant challenge facing employers, families, taxpayers and patients. …

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Cloud a ‘game-changer’ for health insurance marketplace

WEBWhen California’s health insurance marketplace migrated to the cloud, it cut costs, improved consumer experience and gained the ability to scale to demand. …

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What happened to the Idaho Health Data Exchange, and can other …

WEBHow the Idaho Health Data Exchange got sued. The exchange filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last August. Bookkeeping records show that, as it went through …

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States hope doulas can deliver better maternal health outcomes

WEBMaternal mortality rates in the U.S. nearly doubled from 17.4 per 100,000 live births in 2018 to 32.9 per 100,000 per live births in 2021, creating what officials call a …

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How natural language processing can support public health

WEBWith more sophistication than rudimentary social media monitoring, natural language processing can help public health officials better understand the public’s …

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Measuring What Matters: Data Analytics and Results Driven …

WEBAlthough data is powerful tool, the deluge now available can be overwhelming to state and local governments. During this panel discussion state and local data experts will offer …

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5 Reasons Your Community Should Create More Green Spaces

WEBAnd increasingly, studies are showing that public green spaces have been linked to lower crime rates. Here are the top five benefits for cities and communities …

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Public Health Workers Make Case for Student Loan Repayment …

WEBThe House bill would provide $100 million in funding for loan repayment in fiscal 2021 and $75 million annually for five years after that. NACCHO estimates that …

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New Ideas for How Cities Can Stop People From Littering

WEBCities across the United States are struggling to deal with litter. In addition to its negative environmental and health impacts, litter abatement costs local and state …

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Vending machines expand scope, impact of public health initiatives

WEBVending machines expand scope, impact of public health initiatives. Rose Meredith uses a new vending machine in Brooklyn that will disperse fentanyl test strips …

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