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Schumer Urges Kennedy to Declare Public Health Emergency Over Measles
Senator Chuck Schumer urged the health secretary to declare an emergency to keep other regions from experiencing the ...
Doctors and public health organizations sue Kennedy over vaccine policy change
Doctors groups and public health organizations are suing the U.S. government over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 ...
Public health challenges in Pierce Co. and health department leadership updates
This collection of articles highlights local public health challenges and leadership updates from the Tacoma-Pierce County ...
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EPA Workers Speak Up for Public Health. Then Trump Officials Sent Them Home.
The US Environmental Protection Agency placed 139 employees on administrative leave Thursday, an agency spokesperson ...
Crain's New York Business1d
Public health surveys targeted in alleged gift card grab
The city Health Department wanted to hear from its residents but it also got hundreds of responses from a computer. Now, a ...
Public Health issues ocean water warning for L.A. County beaches
Local health officials are warning beachgoers to refrain from swimming, surfing, or playing in the ocean at several popular Los Angeles County beaches after recent tests revealed elevated levels ...
Illinois Department of Public Health works to stop the spread of measles
The outbreak of measles in southern Illinois is over, according to IDPH, with no news cases reported since May 22.
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Wyandotte County organization proposes county spend millions of dollars more on public health services
A Wyandotte County organization's proposal for the Unified Government states the plan could save the county millions of ...
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Public Health lifts advisory at Vancouver Lake
Clark County Public Health lifted a water quality advisory at Vancouver Lake for toxic algae. Water samples collected from the lake show improved quality and lowered toxin levels. Staff are removing ...
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Allegheny County could soon take a more active role in cleaning up public health hazards
The Board of Health’s nascent Housing and Community Environment Advisory Committee is recommending changes to county housing ...
'Public Health Concerns Are Escalating': Trash Strike Crisis Grows On North Shore, Greater Boston
Municipal leaders from 13 affected cities and towns sent Republic Services a letter decrying costs, delays and dangers of the ...