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San Diego County Public Health Officer retires after 17 years
KSWB articles via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoSAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Dr. Wilma Wooten, the face of public health in San Diego County for nearly...
Column: Bill would help patients understand treatment options beyond opioids
The Salem News· 1 hour agoThe opioid epidemic has been the great public health challenge of the 21st century, with governments across party lines and from the federal level down ...
Shigella outbreak spreading in San Jose homeless encampments, health officials say
KRON via Yahoo News· 9 hours ago(KRON) — Santa Clara County public health officials identified an outbreak of Shigella in San Jose...
When it gets hot outside, it heats up inside, too. That’s a health crisis. - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 2 hours agoAn estimated 90 percent of Americans have AC systems — whether central or window units — in their...
Ottawa Public Health prepares for 'life-threatening' heat event
CBC via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOttawa Public Health (OPH) is cautioning residents about the dangers of intense heat as the city...
Marijuana classification first step in evolving process
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette· 5 hours agoFor years, many in the medical and public health communities have anxiously awaited the long-overdue...
Mass. sees a drop in opioid-related death rates but no letup in harm - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 3 hours agoMassachusetts Department of Public Health data show that while overdose deaths overall are down 10...
Dr. Wilma Wooten, face of San Diego County's COVID response, announces retirement
KGTV San Diego· 12 hours agoDr. Wilma Wooten, San Diego County's public health officer and the face of the county's COVID-19...
Dr. Wilma Wooten, San Diego County’s public health officer, retires Thursday
U-T San Diego· 13 hours agoLess than two years after she was named San Diego County’s public health officer in 2007, the H1N1 pandemic hit, filling emergency departments nationwide ...
Steuben County Public Health's new vaccination van
WENY-TV· 11 hours ago“We have that ability to reach out to the Amish...we have a relationship with them,” Stryker said. “It gives us that ability...where a lot of rural...