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2024年11月8日 · by David Leffler and Savanna Strott. About Us. Public Health Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organization that focuses on threats to America’s well-being. 2110 Ranch Road 620 South. #340762.
The Watch: November 14, 2024 - Public Health Watch
12 小时之前 · by Michele Late November 14, 2024. Childbirth costly for many low-income Americans. Low-income people with commercial insurance often have higher childbirth costs than people with Medicaid, a new study in Millbank Quarterly finds. While 81% of people covered by Medicaid pay no childbirth-related costs, less than 16% of low-income people who ...
The Watch - Public Health Watch
2023年4月6日 · The Watch: June 27, 2024. Landfills release ‘forever chemicals’ into air, millions of US households have high lead levels in soil, infant deaths increase after Texas abortion ban, rising health care costs endanger jobs and more. by Michele Late June 28, 2024June 28, 2024.
The Watch: June 6, 2024 - Public Health Watch
The Watch: June 6, 2024. US mental health lags behind other high-income nations. Americans have some of the highest rates of mental health conditions compared with other high-income countries, but cost and other barriers often prevent them from receiving care, new research finds. The Commonwealth Fund surveyed more than 21,000 people in 10 ...
Manganese in Public Water Systems - Public Health Watch
2023年8月29日 · An EPA survey released in 2021 tested 5,034 public water systems across the U.S. and found potentially unsafe levels of manganese — where neurological effects may occur — in 106, or 2.1%, of them. The EPA advises consuming no more than 300 micrograms per liter each day over a lifetime to protect people’s health.
What’s Hampering Federal Environmental Justice Efforts in the …
2 天之前 · This is part 2 of a 2-part series, originally published by E nvironmental Health News.Read part 1: Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules One Wednesday evening last May, Yukyan Lam stared into the camera on her computer, delivering carefully prepared remarks during a virtual listening session convened by …
Impact - Public Health Watch
Impact: OSHA Announces Enforcement Initiative After Public Health Watch Reveals Silicosis Cluster in California. At least 77 fabricators of engineered-stone countertops in the state have been diagnosed with an accelerated form of the fatal lung disease since January 2016. by Jim Morris September 26, 2023.
Hydrogen Hubs Test New Federal Environmental Justice Rules
2 天之前 · Environment. Hydrogen Hubs Test New Federal Environmental Justice Rules. A massive push for hydrogen energy is one of the first test cases of new federal environmental justice initiatives. Communities and advocates so far give the feds a failing grade. by Kristina Marusic and Cami Ferrell November 12, 2024November 12, 2024.
We can’t fix health care if we’re not talking about it
2024年9月10日 · According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of Americans without health insurance jumped from a historic low of 7.2% last summer to 8.2% — over 27 million people — in the first quarter of 2024. Without policy changes, these numbers will only grow larger. Studies suggest that those without ...
Iowa's Toxic Brew - Public Health Watch
2021年12月14日 · In Iowa, drought, devastating to farmers, is intertwined with the flow of nitrogen, devastating to ecosystems and human health. You can monitor the effects of drought by tracking the nitrogen. From 2014 to 2018 the average level in the Raccoon River exceeded the EPA’s limit of 10 milligrams per liter, or 10 parts per million, every year.