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State Health Department changes shale gas complaint procedures - Pittsburgh Post Gazette


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State Health Department changes shale gas complaint procedures
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
After it was criticized last month for not taking public health concerns related to Marcellus Shale gas development seriously, the Pennsylvania Health Department announced Monday it is improving the way it responds to such complaints. The department ...
Secretary of Health Announces Improvements to Environmental Health ...YourErie
Pa. health officials promise better response to fracking-related health ...The Patriot-News
Pa. Health Department responds to accusations it mishandled queries on frackingWilkes Barre Times-Leader
Pittsburgh Business Times (blog) -Tribune-Review -StateImpact Pennsylvania
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Environmentalist group says health registry needed - Kansas.com

Environmentalist group says health registry needed
Kansas.com
Health Secretary Michael Wolf said steps recommended by a departmental working group include implementation of a written-letter response policy to better document correspondence between the department and people who file drilling-related health ...

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Environmentalist group says health registry needed - TheNewsTribune.com

Environmentalist group says health registry needed
TheNewsTribune.com
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican Gov. Tom Corbett's administration said Monday it has enhanced the state health department's handling of complaints involving natural-gas drilling, prompting environmentalists to renew their demand for more aggressive ...

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Tech investor gets five towns to join social-health experiment - Reuters

Tech investor gets five towns to join social-health experiment
Reuters
Her experiment is timely, given the Obama Administration's support for "population health" initiatives as a means to cut spiraling costs. Population health advocates push for increased funding for preventative measures for groups of patients to reduce ...
Lake County makes final five in national health initiativeLake County Record-Bee
How Healthy Can They Get? Five American Towns Chosen As Contestants In ...Forbes

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Pool Bash: Free admission for kids at Richmond Park party, health fair - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com

Pool Bash: Free admission for kids at Richmond Park party, health fair
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
Tyler Bauman, of Grand Rapids, splashes at Richmond Pool on Monday, July 1, 2013. Grand Valley Health Plan is offering a free pool day and health fair at Richmond Pool in Grand Rapids on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014 from 12: 30 to 3 p.m. Kids age 18 and ...

Wayne County Health Department holds annual Health and Safety Fun Fest - Hometownlife.com


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Wayne County Health Department holds annual Health and Safety Fun Fest
Hometownlife.com
The Wayne County Department of Public Health will hold its popular free annual back-to-school Wayne County Health and Safety Fun Fest, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, on the department'sgrounds, 33030 Van Born, at Venoy, in Wayne. “Each and ...
Wayne County's FREE Health and Safety Fun FestMichronicleonline

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Workplaces can help employees focus on health - The Tennessean

Workplaces can help employees focus on health
The Tennessean
Nashville is the health-care capital of the United States. Shouldn't we also have the healthiest workplaces? Workers are spending more time at the office, meaning their work environments can have more impact on their health than their home environments.

Self Health Network raises $5.6M to keep you out of the hospital - VentureBeat

Self Health Network raises $5.6M to keep you out of the hospital
VentureBeat
It's become a thing: service platforms and apps that help patients follow aftercare and wellness instructions while away from the healthcare system. Not taking care of themselves after a procedure is common among patients, and it's costing health-care ...

Health Highlights: Aug. 18, 2014 - Philly.com


International Business Times

Health Highlights: Aug. 18, 2014
Philly.com
About 4.5 million patients' data was affected during a cyber attack in April and June that targeted Community Health Systems Inc., the rural hospital operator said Monday. The attacker, believed to be based in China, bypassed Community Health System's ...
World Health Organization Calls On Ebola-Hit Countries To Screen Departing ...International Business Times
Looting of a Health Facility in Liberia Brings New Fears About Spread of EbolaThe Wire
Liberia: UNFPA Gives Over US$50000 Materials to HealthAllAfrica.com
Minneapolis Star Tribune -Daily Item
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