Health Workers

Merging organizations that have overlapping mandates could do more than cut costs. 'One institution with a broader mandate could improve efficiency and be better at building health systems,' one expert said.

One day at Jackie Robinson Park, a longtime resident approached me and said, 'I see you out here every month. Whatever you’re doing — it’s working. My grandkids are back on the swings.'

All three hospitals released statements saying they have brought in nurses to cover those on strike and were prepared to care for patients.

I had lived through the transformation of HIV in the United States — from a death sentence to a manageable chronic illness. Now, I had the privilege of witnessing that transformation again, on a massive scale.

Community health worker licensing and addiction and recovery services also on the agenda for the the state legislative session that begins Monday.

Helen Arteaga Landaverde rose to CEO of Elmhurst hospital after founding a family health center. She's also a Covid survivor.

I came to a town hall meeting to talk about facts. Residents came to talk about injustice. That was the night I learned that relationships always come first, and facts come second.

Days after my 18th birthday, I had a seizure in a lecture hall of 300 people. My introduction to Clemson University and collegiate life involved an ER trip and a big unanswered question: What caused the seizure?

Ericka Brown, local health official for Harris County Public Health, aims to improve community wellness by addressing both the medical and social factors that contribute to health disparities.

A client told me that knowing I was there for her made her feel less alone. The conversation I had with her that day was like many others, but it felt special to me, a reminder that having compassionate peer support in health care truly makes a difference.

I’ve been working in addiction counseling for a long time. And every now and then, a story sticks with you. This one — this one stuck.

New York City's mayor-elect has said little about his plans for the health department. A team of advisers includes former commissioners, hospital executives, and experts from academia.

‘They get to reintroduce public health to America,’ says former assistant surgeon general as he shares insights on his students, outbreaks and the crisis at CDC.

Influenza is arriving earlier, spreading faster, and sending more people to the hospital - already.

I understood dementia in theory. But when it hit home — my home — none of the textbooks could prepare me for that pain. And what hurt most was this: There was nowhere for my father to go.

I saw a client that morning, wound tight with despair. I ushered him inside and sat with him. He cried; I listened. When his sobs finally slowed, he began to speak. The words he whispered that day have stayed with me ever since.

HIV physician John Weiser talks about why complying with President Donald Trump’s orders to erase transgender people is bad for science and society. And he notes that acquiescing didn’t spare the CDC from further harm.

A kid forgets breakfast and can't focus: blood sugar. Another keeps his head down: exhaustion. One loses a cousin to gun violence: trauma, grief, and community health.

The British Consul General to the Southeast U.S., based in Atlanta, shares a story from her global health work in the Balkans, where a program to install doors on toilets in schools grew into other projects that became a lifeline for women.

A physician with JASA, which serves older adults in New York, learns the power of patience and persistence.