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Telehealth Revolutionizes Childhood Mental Health Care in Texas, …

WEBTCMHCC, funded by the state of Texas, was created through Texas Senate Bill 11 to fix the foundational schisms within the youth mental health system in 2019. …

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How AI May Reshape Health Care in South Florida

WEBBaptist Health of South Florida is the new teaching hospital of Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. And this year, the two …

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Health Departments Lean on GIS Mapping to Track COVID-19

WEBAugust 31, 2021 •. Katya Diaz. Shutterstock. As the delta variant continues to spread throughout the country, local health departments are turning to geographic information …

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How Technology Can Ease the Strain on Health and Human …

WEBIn 1960, the Medicaid system didn’t even exist. Today, one in five Americans are enrolled in that program i.Other health and human services programs have grown …

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5 Trends Driving the Future of Human Services

WEB4. Industry Leading Practices: Looking to the Outside. While public human services delivery is unlike anything in the private sector, this does not mean that agencies have nothing to …

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New York City: Social Media Is a Public Health Threat

WEBJune 20, 2023 •. Ann Marie Barron, State Island Advance. Shutterstock. (TNS) — Calling social media a "digital toxin" that's causing serious harm to young people, New York …

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Expanding Internet Access Improves Health Outcomes

WEBBroadband is defined as high-speed, reliable Internet with actual download speeds of at least 25 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of at least 3 Mbps. It can be …

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4 Approaches to Health Information Exchanges

WEBAugust 22, 2012 •. Miriam Jones. In June, the board of the nonprofit Health Information Partnership for Tennessee (HIP TN) announced plans to wind down its operations. The …

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Hawaii Launches New SMART Health Card Program in State

WEBThe Hawaii SMART Health Card is only available to people vaccinated in Hawaii and can be accessed at after signing up for an account. State officials say they …

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San Bernardino County Harnesses GIS for Sharing COVID Data

WEBFortunately, for residents of San Bernardino County, Calif., the local health department’s Research, Assessment and Planning (RAP) team was up to the challenge of pulling …

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Ohio County Behavioral Health Portal to Coordinate Care

WEBA Montgomery County commission approved spending more than $328,000 through March 2025 on the first two phases of work for the new safety net portal. The …

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University of Texas Opens New Health Care Research Center

WEBFrom UT Health San Antonio, a physician assistant program was launched in the summer that continues to develop new opportunities in research, dental education, …

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New Jersey to Launch 24/7 Telehealth for College Students

WEBMay 24, 2023 •. Tina Kelley, Brent Johnson, nj.com. Dave Hernandez/TNS. (TNS) — Most college students in New Jersey will be able to get free mental health help 24/7 under a …

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‘Significant Cyber Attack’ Impacts Health-Care System Nationwide

WEBThe cybersecurity incident Feb. 21 at Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, has affected patients and providers across the U.S. It has …

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Illinois Legislation Extends Telehealth Benefits Past Pandemic

WEBMemorial Behavioral Health, of which Memorial Counseling Associates is a part, has seen patients almost exclusively on a remote basis for the past year and a half …

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LAUSD Rolls Out Free Teletherapy for 1.3M Students

WEBMolly Castle Work/KFF Health News/TNS. (TNS) — Los Angeles County public schools are rolling out an ambitious effort to offer free mental health services to …

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What You Should Know About Health Impact of Cell Towers

WEBMarch 13, 2023 •. Kate Smith, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. (TNS) — Walla Walla residents have raised concerns about the health, safety, environmental and aesthetic impacts of …

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Website Identifies Vaccine Barriers for Asian-Language Speakers

WEBAsian Health Services in Oakland, Calif., unveiled a new website to document incidents of inaccessibility on vaccine websites. The site allows people to …

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Why Data Lakes are Essential for Public Health Services

WEBDisease surveillance is one of MDH’s essential tools to protect the health of Minnesota’s 5.7 million residents. MDH received its first report of COVID-19 cases in …

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Breach of Health-Care Provider May Have Affected 500,000

WEBA cyber attack reported by Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin in January affected 533,809 people, the HMO told federal regulators this …

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Hawaii K-12 Schools to Implement Telehealth Statewide

WEBThe Hawaii Department of Education has partnered with Hazel Health to provide telehealth services for free to the more than 170,000 students in the state’s 295 …

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Struggles Continue as Fed, UnitedHealth Confront Cyber Attack

WEBThe federal government and the health-care company have announced relief programs after the national impact of last month’s attack. Two services around …

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