Health & Human Services
Two States Now Offer Free In-home Nurse Visits for New Parents
The visits, offered in Oregon and now New Jersey, include a health and wellness check for both the baby and the parents, an effort to improve maternal mortality rates and boost family well-being.
Farmers Markets are Growing Their Role as Essential Sources of Healthy Food For Rich and Poor
COMMENTARY | Many farmers markets enjoyed their strongest-ever sales in 2020.
Covid-19 Delta Variant FAQs for Government Leaders
Answers for state and local officials, including should residents keep wearing a mask if they are vaccinated to why are vaccinated people still contracting the virus.
Amid State Hospital Closures, a Federal Funding Plan to Shore Up Mental Health Staffing
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam proposed a $485 million spending package to increase high turnover and vacancies at state-run behavioral hospitals, which have struggled during the pandemic.
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New Tools Help State and Local Governments Battle Ransomware, Other Big Disasters
When governments find themselves being ransomed, their choices are typically to pay, which will undercut their ability to deliver key services to their communities due to budget restrictions, or not pay, resulting in the immediate inability to serve their communities and the loss of key data that will inevitably plague them for years afterwards.
The Fittest Cities in the U.S.
The American College of Sports Medicine’s fitness index ranks the nation’s largest cities based on how well they can support healthy living for their residents.
Students and Staff Should Mask Up in Schools, CDC Recommends
The CDC revised mask wearing guidance on Tuesday to help contain the spread of Covid-19. But nine states ban school districts from enacting mask mandates.
Community Colleges Begin Using Federal Coronavirus Funding to Erase Student Debt
The money, from the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act, is available for students who have struggled financially as a result of the pandemic.
California Passed Guaranteed Income for Aged-out Foster Youth. Other States Might Follow
The chair of the New York state Senate Committee on Children and Families supports establishing a similar program.
Covid-19 ‘Long-Haulers’ Join Ranks of Disabled Americans
On the anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a new wave of public employees and other workers with disabilities are adjusting to their new normals.
America Is Getting Unvaccinated People All Wrong
They’re not all anti-vaxxers, and treating them as such is making things worse.
3 States Pursue Public Option for Health Coverage as Feds Balk
Although the Affordable Care Act has increased enrollment in health insurance, three states, Colorado, Nevada and Washington, have passed public option health insurance plans to try to boost the numbers even more.
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