Ford-Iroquois health department under state scrutiny
PAXTON — The Illinois attorney general's office is looking into various financial transactions of the embattled Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department, officials said this week. Ford County State's Attorney Matt Fitton and Iroquois County State's …
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Surgeon General visits Utah's public health community
That was part of the message from the Surgeon General to members of Utah's public health community: being healthy, shouldn't be a pain. Dr. Benjamin said, "We have to make it enjoyable and fun." To do that, Dr. Benjamin encouraged everyone who could …
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Concerns jobs figures mask public health issues
Concerns jobs figures mask public health issues. Updated 11 April 2013, 15:09 AEST. By Thea Manning. Australia's latest unemployment figures might look good on a global scale, but there are also concerns they are masking serious public health issues.
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Glendale speaker: Mental illness, drug abuse are public-health issues
But a different approach is also needed, Hyde explained to a room of more than 500 Arizona behavioral-health professionals. The real solution, according to Hyde, is to look at mental illness and substance abuse as public-health issues, rather than …
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