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Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

10 Ways to Pay for Assisted Living

Are you wondering how to pay for assisted living? Read our tips on eight common ways that families pay for assisted living care.

Department of Labor Issues Guide for Employing Home Care Workers

If you employ a home care worker who provides services for a family member with disabilities, you may have to deal with the very strict wage and hour...

Big Raises For Many Home Care Workers Won’t Necessarily Help Senior Citizens

A $15 minimum wage will almost double what many home care workers are paid but won’t solve other problems.

How to Find Free Rides for Seniors Who Live at Home

How to Find Free Rides for Seniors Who Live at Home. Help your parents stay active without busting your budget.

How to Recognize Signs It's Time for Assisted Living

Caring for a elderly parents takes a toll on families. When is the right time to move to assisted living? We ask a psychologist for signs.

Why I Almost Fired My Doctor

Was I going to risk my longevity to avoid hurting my doctor’s feelings? I needed a physician I respected and trusted.

What Should Public Health and Health Department Professionals Do in Preparation for Roe v. Wade...

In the same way that health departments respond to other threats to public health, they should prepare to mitigate the public health harms we expect to be caused by these policy changes.

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention

If you think your child has been exposed to lead, the Public Health Department can help. Our Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is a state-funded program that works to prevent the damaging effects of lead poisoning.

CDC builds community of public health ‘nerds’

Do you like science and care about saving lives? You might just be a public health nerd.

Millennials Are Ready to Change Public Health. Is Public Health Ready?

Did you know that millennials make up 35 percent of the workforce in the United States, but only about 24 percent of state and local health departments? This is despite a 300 percent growth in public health degrees over the past two decades. So where are the millennials, and what do these numbers me

Public health advocate looking for a public service role?

Do public health issues such as obesity, mental health and substance abuse inspire you to make a positive difference in your community? Maybe you have a calling to serve on the Board of The Tri-County Health Department on which there is an immediate opening for an innovative, charismatic and forward thinking individual to represent...

Looking For Free Condoms? There's A Health Department App For That

State and local public health departments are turning to apps as to help them reach people when they need help the most. Birth control finders, recipe tweakers and searchable restaurant inspections are in the mix.

Public Health Matters Flu Prevention

How Investing in Public Health Will Strengthen America’s Health

Investments in public health not only improve the health of society but also advance equity and foster economic and climate resiliency.

How to help public health survive politics and misinformation

Recommendations to diffuse the politicization of public health: public communication and messaging.

The public health playbook: ideas for challenging the corporate playbook

Many commercial actors use a range of coordinated and sophisticated strategies to<br>protect business interests—their corporate playbook—but many of these strategies come<br>at the expense of public health. To counter this corporate playbook and advance health<br>and wellbeing, public health actors need to develop, refine, and modernise their own<br>set of strategies, to create a public health playbook. In this Viewpoint, we seek<br>to consolidate thinking…

Is Pain a Public Health Crisis?

Federal advisory group wants to frame chronic pain as public health problem.

Connecting Field Service Management to the Internet of Things

Efficiency increases your bottom line. As IoT becomes the leading driver of increased efficiency in field service management, three major...

Seven Steps to an Effective IT Service Management Strategy

To have a fully functioning IT service management (ITSM) strategy, CIOs must connect all the necessary pieces together in a meaningful way.