With public health on the line, here’s how local health departments are fighting misinformation

With public health on the line, here’s how local health departments are fighting misinformation

Oklahoma City KHN  —  By the summer of 2021, Phil Maytubby, deputy CEO of the health department here, was concerned to see the numbers of people getting vaccinated against covid-19 slipping after an initially robust response. With doubt, fear, and misinformation running rampant nationwide — both online and offline — he knew the agency needed

Furor over county Covid-19 restrictions pushes some municipalities to create private health departments

Furor over county Covid-19 restrictions pushes some municipalities to create private health departments

A county in Colorado and a small city in Southern California are splitting from their longtime public overall health agencies to established up their personal nearby departments. Both Douglas County, Colorado, and West Covina, California, plan to deal some of their overall health services to personal entities. In Douglas County, Colorado, which is just south

CDC updates are straining already-pressed public health departments

CDC updates are straining already-pressed public health departments

Dr. Michael Kilkenny did not anticipate the Centers for Sickness Control and Avoidance news release he gained on Dec. 27.  4 days before, the CDC had slash the isolation time for wellness treatment personnel with Covid to 7 days, if they were being asymptomatic and experienced a damaging examination. The new announcement stated that persons