Basic Services, Civil Service, Health & Insurance, Social Services
December 21, 2020
Via: Kaiser Health NewsIncoming Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signaled he won’t continue a statewide mask mandate in place since July, though he said he plans to wear a mask himself and get vaccinated against COVID-19. If Gianforte, a Republican, reverses outgoing Democratic Gov. […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
June 26, 2020
Via: Kaiser Health NewsDavetta Brooks, 75, who has heart failure, a fractured hip and macular degeneration, is afraid. Conditions in her low-income senior building on Chicago’s Near West Side — the Congressman George W. Collins Apartments — are “deplorable,” she said. Residents are […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
April 7, 2020
Via: Kaiser Health NewsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday recommended wearing cloth face masks when going out, especially to places like grocery stores and pharmacies. That’s because a “significant portion” of people with the virus lack symptoms or can transmit […]
Health & Insurance, Public Utilities, Social Services, Waste Management
September 25, 2019
Via: Waste360On average, 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose, including prescription and illicit drugs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alabama’s Baldwin County Community Alliance (BCCA) has unveiled its newest tool to fight prescription drug […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
August 21, 2018
Via: Kaiser Health NewsWhile the CDC recommends a flu shot for everyone older than 6 months, when to get a flu shot is always a guessing game. Getting the vaccine too early — it’s showing up in stores now — might mean you […]