Why British Health Officials Say Swine Flu is Nothing to Party About (Time Magazine)
Reports of 'swine flu parties' have British health officials warning parents of "seriously flawed thinking", even as the country shifts its policy on treating the pandemic in the face of the virus' rapid spread
Georgia poorly prepared for public health emergencies (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Georgia found itself in exotic company recently when federal officials evaluated readiness for public health emergencies.
Child, 3, is 11th victim of dengue (Sun Star)
DENGUE has claimed its 11th victim in Cebu City this year. A three-year-old child died due to the mosquito-borne disease last July 1, a day after she was brought to the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC). read more
Health officer requests parents keep kids home from camps if sick (Echoes-Sentinel)
LONG HILL TWP. -- The Bernards Township Health Department, which provides health department services for Long Hill Township and six other municipalities in the area, is requesting that all summer day camps strictly enforce a ?Stay Home When You?re Sick? policy.
Women?s health: A right or a privilege? (The Manila Times)
This entire week, I have been preoccupied with women?s health issues as media have focused on the health of national women leaders. Friends, allies and admirers of former President Corazon C. Aquino are praying for her as she struggles for life at the Makati Medical Center.
Health director Lombard faces child sex charges (The Chronicle)
A University employee was charged by the FBI with child sex abuse June 24 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Frank Lombard, 42, associate director for the Health Inequalities Program at the Center for Heath Policy, is charged with enticing an undercover police officer over the Internet to take part in interstate travel in order to engage in an illegal sex act with a minor ...
Queens health study reaches across Queens (Queens Chronicle)
Brittany McCrary shows identification badge workers must display while conducting a health survey. (photo by Liz Rhoades) A long-term federal health study on children has begun in 15 neighborhoods in Queens with three more set by the fall.
New Law, New Requirements For Child Care (The Kentucky Post)
FRANKFORT, KY - A new law requiring the state?s licensed child care centers to educate parents and caregivers about the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has taken effect, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) announced earlier this week.
Mental health program on chopping block (The News & Observer)
State legislators intend to phase out a program that had become a symbol of waste and inefficiency in North Carolina's troubled system of mental health care.
Topeka Hospitals Team Up To Provide Workers' Child Care (WIBW Topeka)
Topeka's Stormont-Vail HealthCare and St. Francis Health Center partner to support Building Blocks Child Care. It gives first priority for slots to their employees. The center's director says the program they provide is something parents can look for in their own child care.
