"The space is part free thrift store, part over-the-counter pharmacy, part punk show venue — and wholly 'a radical community center,' said Dan Bingler, who runs the place. Bingler is a waiter and bartender in the city who founded a mutual-aid organization called the Greater New Orleans Caring Collective. He said the building owners allow him to use the space as long as he pays the water, electricity, and trash bills."
KFF Health News
Thrift Store. Clinic. Roller Rink. Center Becomes ‘Radical’ Lifeline Amid Homelessness, Drug Crises. - KFF Health News
Located in the Lower 9th Ward, this abandoned building has become a community sanctuary and resource.
 #PublicHealth #MentalHealth #SubstanceUse #homeless
"John F. Kennedy famously implored us: 'Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.' Well, I asked! And the answer is: lots of things. If you don’t mind doing them wrong."
The Atlantic
I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.
My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms
 #PublicHealth #government #weather #NOAA #food #FDA #prices #BLS #research #NIH #parks #NPS #longread
“Children’s Mercy will continue to follow The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommended child and adolescent immunization schedule, and we encourage parents and guardians to speak with their medical providers about vaccinations for their children,” said Lisa Augustine, spokesperson for Children’s Mercy, in a statement. Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article314237690.html#storylink=cpy #PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #ChildrensHealth #hospitals #AAP #kansas
“The amount of denials that our community faces is prolific, and it’s not a matter of if you’ll be denied, but when,” said Nicole Ver Kuilen, the director of impact campaigns for the Amputee Coalition and the national lead for the So Every BODY Can Move campaign. Ver Kuilen lost a limb due to bone cancer as a child and said she has personally dealt with insurance denials.
NBC News
A college student fights an insurance denial to get a prosthetic foot before graduation
Experts say it’s not uncommon for patients who need prostheses to be denied by insurance. “It’s not a matter of if, but when,” one advocate...
 #healthcare #insurance #prosthesis #prostheses #disabilities #denials
"Despite the mismatch between the North Carolina and federal schedules, North Carolina health officials said Wednesday that the state has no plans to change any recommendations about vaccines. Requirements for vaccines that are needed before a child can attend day care and school will not change."
NC childhood vaccine schedule isn't changing | NC Health News
 #PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #ChildrensHealth #HHS #CDC #ACIP #AAP #NorthCarolina
"Federal immigration agents shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland on Thursday, a day after an officer fatally shot a woman in Minnesota, authorities said."
AP News
Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say
Federal immigration officers have shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon.
 #PublicHealth #healthcare #hospitals #DHS #ICE #protests #GunViolence #portland #oregon
"Attorneys general in five Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s administration after it said it would freeze money for several public benefit programs, citing concerns about fraud in the programs designed to help low-income families."
AP News
5 states sue Trump administration for withholding billions in social safety net funds
Attorneys general in five Democratic-led states has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration after it said it would freeze...
 #PublicHealth #HHS #ChildCare #families #SocialServices #california #colorado #minnesota #illinois #NewYork #courts
"Republicans in competitive seats see a grave threat to their reelections in skyrocketing insurance premiums. That was apparent Thursday in the defection of 17 in the House who voted for Democrats’ bill to restore expired Obamacare subsidies for three more years. The GOP revolt was bigger than anticipated and a stunning rebuke to Speaker Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump." https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/08/the-gops-obamacare-defectors-were-more-numerous-than-expected-00718102 #healthcare #ACA #obamacare #insurance #TaxCredits #UScongress #USpol
"Many reservations are in rural areas, which have higher rates of meth use compared with cities. As a group, Native Americans face high rates of poverty, chronic disease, and mental illness — all are risk factors for addiction. These conditions are rooted in more than a century of systemic discrimination, a byproduct of colonization."
KFF Health News
In Lodge Grass, Montana, a Crow Community Works To Rebuild From Meth’s Destruction - KFF Health News
Meth is a problem most everywhere, but particularly in Indian Country. On the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana, new buildings serve as symbols of...
 #PublicHealth #HealthDisparities #MentalHealth #SubstanceUse #Indigenous #NativeAmerican #Crow #montana
"...HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last month announced that medical practitioners who provide gender-affirming care to minors are out of compliance with federal health care standards. Now, the agency is enforcing that declaration, though its options are temporarily limited because of an ongoing lawsuit."
The 19th
Three hospitals are under investigation for providing gender-affirming care to trans youth
In Washington state, Colorado, and Minnesota, children’s hospitals are facing federal scrutiny over care that’s legal under state law.
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