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Steve Love: Gun Violence – A Public Health Crisis
U.S. is the only country among its peers that has experienced an increase in firearm deaths over the past two decades.
Public Health
UTSW and Parkland’s Award-Winning Maternal Health Initiative
Since launching in 2020, the program has helped more than 3,000 women in southern Dallas County.
Public Health
Foundation 45 Hopes Its Narcan Happy Hour Can Educate and Save Lives
The free event in Deep Ellum will teach community members about what an opioid overdose looks like and how someone can use a naloxone nasal spray to stop it.
Public Health
This Interactive Map Shows How Vulnerable Your Neighborhood Is To Pediatric Asthma
Dallas County and PCCI have teamed up to create a dashboard to measure asthma risk factors.
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Three Healthcare Business Implications for the End of the Public Health Emergency
Legal experts on what is changing and what isn't when PHE ends later this spring.
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Report: Texas Ranked Dead Last for Clinical Care
Access to care and insurance rates were what dragged down the state's rankings in America's Health Rankings.
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Report: Health Insurance Should Cover Non-Medical Services
Medicaid data provides evidence that non-medical services can have huge financial and health impacts.
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Dr. Philip Huang and the Healing Power of Music
The Dallas County Health Director on his passion for the trumpet, medicine, and bringing the two together.
Public Health
Explaining This Year’s ‘Extraordinary’ RSV Numbers
The pandemic has turned the normal respiratory virus season on its head.
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How Nomi Health Is Transforming Vaccinations in Dallas County
First with COVID and then Monkeypox, Nomi has partnered with Dallas County to deliver and digitize infectious disease protection.