Pre-K Fact Sheets & Mapping Available for Pennsylvania
Each year, PPC creates interactive maps for the Pre-K for PA campaign, and the 2024 maps and corresponding fact sheets are now available. Data on pre-…
Month: March 2024
HHS Published Resources to Address Optum/Change Healthcare Network Interruption
Change Healthcare was subject to a cyberattack in late February – and it has had a significant impact on health care operations across the country. …
New Oral Resource Released on Health Literacy: A Way with Words
Health literacy is important for everyone because we all need to be able to find, understand, and use health information and services. The new handout…
Pennsylvania Oral Health Coalition Releases New Information Tool on Mandated School Screenings
PCOH and the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists’ Association have developed an informational flyer to assist dental providers and school districts und…
Celebrate National Public Health Week by Watching ‘The Invisible Shield’ on PBS
The Four-Part PBS Series Exploring the Hidden Public Health Infrastructure in America That Saves Lives Every Day This award-winning series reveals how the field of public…
HHS Takes Additional Actions to Help People Stay Covered During Medicaid and CHIP Renewals
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced additional actions it is…
HRSA Hosts Roundtable on New National Survey on the State of the Nursing Workforce
Roundtable with national nursing leaders explored latest survey findings and the future of the nursing workforce. New data is the first comprehensive …
FDA Recommends Dropping B Strain from 2024/2025 Influenza Vaccine – Moving to a Trivalent Shot
FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee met this month to make their recommendation for a formula for this year’s influenza vaccine. The FDA…
ADHS Making Major Policy Changes to the Vaccines for Children Program
Goal Is to Stop & Reverse Vaccination Network Atrophy ADHS will be making changes to many of their Vaccines for Children policies! The policy changes are…
Public Health Journalism this Week
From veto to law: Hobbs signs the ‘tamale bill’ to loosen rules for food vendors • Arizona Mirror Two GOP bills putting restrictions on SNAP…