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Suicide figures worry local health professionals
JACKSON, Tenn. - A local health professional says that among young adults, suicide is one of the leading causes of death.
"Among those under 25, suicide is the second leading cause of death and it is important," said Anna Cook, nurse…
Health professionals: we won’t be intimidated by Roque
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. shares his remarks with President Rodrigo Duterte during a meeting with the Interagency Working Group on Emerging Infectious Diseases at Malacañang Palace on September 7,…
VA mental health professionals work to prevent veteran suicide
Mental health is a complex issue. Although it has received increased attention in recent years, some topics, such as suicide, can be difficult to tackle, especially for veterans. As we celebrate World Suicide Prevention Day and National…
Healthcare Professionals Alliance appoints Kate Othus as CEO
LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon - (COMMERCIAL THREAD) - Today, Health Professionals Alliance Inc. (HPA) announced the appointment of Kate Othus as CEO. HPA is a service company specializing in supporting independent doctors. Othus…
DOH recruits 10,000 healthcare professionals
The health ministry on Tuesday backed the call of health professionals and health worker groups for a better COVID-19 response from households, communities and local and national governments, even as it hired…
LaSata, Local Health Professionals Host Mental Health Teleconference
LANSING, Michigan - State Senator Kim LaSata announced on Wednesday that she will host a teleconference with local health care officials and advocates to raise awareness about suicide prevention and highlight local resources…
Health professionals excluded from the vaccine recall campaign in France
Covid boosters have been offered to people over 80 and those at particularly high risk of variant strains since the start of the month, but health workers in France have not been included.Now, the Order of Physicians is asking that this…
Health professionals are not immune to drug addiction
As if working in the healthcare field weren't already stressful, overwhelming and at times downright depressing, the COVID-19 pandemic has added…
Mental health professionals leave CHA; ads call for 44 therapists, social workers
A sign guides visitors to the emergency entrance of CHA Cambridge Hospital. (Photo: Marc Lévy)
Cambridge Health Alliance mental health professionals have left recently, in part because of changes to the Alliance's treatment…
Mental health professionals say suicide awareness and prevention should last over a month
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TX (ValleyCentral) - East September National Suicide Prevention Month, and mental health professionals say awareness and prevention should last more than a month.
More first responders die from COVID-19…
“You are not alone”, local health professionals raise awareness about suicide prevention
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - In the past five years, nearly 240 people in Chatham County have committed suicide, according to data from the state's health department.
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and local health…
New Aurora program sends medical professionals, not police officers, to mental health calls
AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) - Aurora is launching a new program that will send unarmed medical professionals to certain mental health calls instead of the police, mirroring a successful program in Denver that does the same.
The Aurora…
Five ways public health professionals can help tackle vaccine hesitancy
We live in an age when opponents of science seek to overthrow established medicine that conflicts with their beliefs. Bombing the American public with conspiracy theories about magnetic forces and microchips in vaccines, COVID-19 as a…
Chicago Begins Sending Mental Health Professionals to Certain 911 Calls | Chicago News
Chicagoans who call 911 in two parts of the city as they experience a mental health crisis can now get help not only from a Chicago police officer trained to help them, but also from a paramedic paramedic and a mental health professional.…
Heroes in Hospitals Awards Recognize Healthcare Professionals During COVID | Online features
Two healthcare professionals who have recovered from COVID-19 - infected while treating patients in their…
Newman Therapy Services patients see healthcare professionals in a new location
EMPORIA, Kan. (WIBW) - Patients at Newman Therapy Services have started seeing their healthcare professionals in a new location. Newman Regional Health said it has officially moved its therapy services, an outpatient physiotherapy,…
Health professionals warn of increase in hospitalizations due to COVID-19 | News, Sports, Jobs
Photo provided, Intermountain HealthcareOn December 15, 2020, Intermountain Healthcare administered its first COVID-19 vaccines to frontline workers at…
Systemic barriers exist in health care in Canada for immigrant health professionals
COVID-19, News, Health, Humanitarian emergencies, Migration & Refugees, North America, opinion, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Immigrant health professionals have a lot to…
Lack of mental health professionals leads to shortage of patient care
An earlier version of this story mistakenly identified the name of the National Alliance Against Mental Illness.What one mental health professional called a "public health crisis" means people in need of help can often wait weeks due to…
The Role of Mental Health Professionals in the Loveland Police Department Explained – All…
Police: stolen vehicle hit man, people inside kidnapped himWitnesses say a dark-colored 2019 Kia Optima ran into a man fleeing a gas station and struck him. The occupants of the car then put the man in the car and drove off. 5 hours…
‘It’s very bad.’ Alberta health professionals worry about increasing number of…
CALGARY - Alberta needs a better way to prevent the growing number of syphilis cases in the province, according to professionals who are studying the infection and working with sexual health groups in Calgary.
The…
‘Fight with us, not against us’: Oklahoma health professionals call for vaccination as…
After more than a year of battling the COVID-19 pandemic, Oklahoma health officials gathered on a bleak…
Charleston City Executives, Health Care Professionals Discuss Mask Wearing As COVID-19 Cases Rise
CHARLESTON, SC (WCBD) - The city of Charleston met Wednesday evening to discuss reinstating some COVID-19 restrictions after the number of new cases increased in the state and in the Lowcountry. The meeting came 24 hours after it…
VA standards for healthcare professionals threaten veteran care
As a physician and veteran, I firmly believe that those who put themselves at risk by serving in our country's military deserve the highest quality health care we can provide. But a new initiative by the Department of Veterans Affairs…
How much would it cost to fully staff mental health professionals in Idaho schools?
In a press release sent to reporters last month, Idaho Education Association president Layne McInelly called on Gov. Brad Little to spend a record $ 900 million surplus on education spending. The union wants smaller class sizes, less…
LI schools hire more mental health professionals in wake of pandemic
Long Island schools are hiring psychologists, social workers and counselors in response to increased student stress from the COVID-19 pandemic as they prepare for a surge in emotional health needs…
Blacklock: What does the climate crisis demand from healthcare professionals?
Content of the article Harvard physician Dr. Alexander Leaf was by all accounts an exemplary, calm and humble human being, a man of a wide variety of interests and skills. Numerous obituaries published after his death in 2013 testify to…
Coronavirus cases are on the rise; Local health professionals ask for vaccines
KJZZA COVID-19 vaccine injection is given to Chandler on March 3, 2021. The Arizona Department of Health Services on Sunday added 2,306 confirmed coronavirus infections to its daily scorecard. This is the second day in a row that…
Meeting the growing need for mental health professionals
Thanks in part to COVID-19, the demand for mental health and drug addiction treatment has increased dramatically, according to the National Council for Mental Wellness. Fifty-two percent of behavioral health organizations saw an…
TİKA trains paramedical professionals in Somalia – Somalia
The âAllied Health Professionals Training Program Projectâ, which was to be implemented in 2021 and 2022, was launched by TİKA in cooperation with the Turkish Training and Research…
Health Professionals Alliance Inc. opens second round of funding
The new investment will build on the $ 28 million raised in the company's first round of investmentLAC OSWEGO, Oregon, July 28, 2021- (BUSINESS WIRE) - Today, Health Professionals Alliance Inc. (HPA) announced the opening of its second…
Why COVID-19 vaccination should be mandatory for healthcare professionals
Employers across the country weigh the pros and cons of vaccination warrants as employees return to the office. Some see these mandates as an occupational health strategy, allowing medical and non-medical exemptions. For hospitals and…
Ethiopia: city recognizes efforts of health professionals and caregivers
ADDIS ABABA - The Office of Health has organized a program of thanksgiving and recognition for the health professions and caregivers, recognizing their endless efforts.
Opening the program, Addis Ababa City Administration's health bureau…
Haiti’s health professionals remain focused on providing care, despite murder
By JO Haselhoef | Donor
Health professionals from the Haiti Health Network (HHN) met online on July 8 to discuss the impact of the assassination of President Jovenel Moises on the health sector, particularly in light of the…
Mental health professionals – not police officers – may soon answer some 911 calls in…
Spokane mental health professionals may soon be answering some 911 calls without a police officer by their side.
Police and behavioral health experts work through logistics so that clinicians respond to emergency calls…
Health Care Professionals on Coming Back Amid Pandemic – Billboard
Crowding in a crowd of festival goers with 20,000 of your closest friends has rarely seemed so terrifying. Yes, most of us are vaccinated, but crowd psychology remains complicated: Do we wear masks at shows? Trying to keep a healthy…
Health workers urge Blinken to pressure Egypt over detention conditions
A letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken from more than 200 medical professionals urges him to pressure Egypt over inadequate medical care and dire humanitarian conditions in the country's prisons.
"I ask you directly to intervene…
WSU Healthcare Professionals Lead the Way in the National Organization – WSU Insider
By Steve Nakata, Student Affairs Division
Just four months away from the Pacific Coast College Health Association conference, Amy Chadwick is busy finding workshop presenters and event sponsors as part of her role as president of…
New resource launched to support and promote Nevada healthcare professionals
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak is launching a new healthcare network today at 5:30 p.m. at the Mint Indian Bistro.
The Nevada Health Professionals Network (NHPN) plans to become the premier resource for Nevada…
Nigeria: Lagos lost 14 health professionals to Covid-19 – Abayomi
Like GE, Sterling, LASG, 27 others recognized by NHEA Awards
Thirty individuals and institutions were honored with the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award, NHEA last week even as Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi…
South Africa: Health professionals work as a team – their training should prepare them
Good communication and understanding of the roles of other disciplines within a health care team has been found to lead to fewer medical errors, reduced medical costs and a better patient care experience.
Consider this scenario: Mr. X…
Survey of healthcare professionals seeks to understand the experience of telehealth services during…
June 24, 2021
Whether telehealth will continue to be used by doctors after the COVID-19 pandemic will depend heavily on resources and policy, a study led by Flinders University found.
In Australia, telehealth services – where…
Climate risks harm workers. Health professionals can help
Co-written by Prasanna Vankina (University of Minnesota Medical School)
Climate change is an urgent and costly public health crisis. On the front line are the workers who have to deal with a changing work environment where occupational…
When mental health professionals recognize the powers of spirituality
Through Michael brown, contributor to the CP editorial | Friday, June 18, 2021Michael Brown holds a doctorate. in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures at New York University and has been a professor in several seminars. He is the…
Philippines lifts cap on medical professionals going overseas
Filipino workers, including nurses applying to work in Britain, attend a lecture at an International English Language Testing System or IELTS exam center in Manila, the Philippines, April 2, 2019. Photo taken on April 2, 2019.…
Mental health professionals offer advice on how to get out of a pandemic
Everyone in Ireland will have to embark on a psychological journey as society emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, a leading mental health professional has said.…
Social workers and mental health professionals may soon be responding to some 911 calls in…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Calls to 911 can no longer be handled by police officers alone in Louisville.Researchers from Spalding University, the University of Louisville and Seven Counties Services have begun developing a plan to integrate…
The 911 initiative sends medical professionals to certain emergencies
Depending on the emergency, professionals other than police would respond to the call, especially if it was a mental illness.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Calling 911 in Louisville could soon mean the police won't be the only ones…