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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.

The 6 Signs You Should Eat More Protein

Experts say most people over 50 fall short of their protein requirements. Here's how you can tell if you need to eat more.

Top 10 Dog Breeds for Seniors

Big or small, noisy or quiet, active or calm – choosing the right dog breed is important when you plan to be a pet owner in assisted living.

Why your family medical history matters

Sara McGregor never worried about getting breast cancer. Neither did her two older sisters. After all, their mother and maternal grandmother never had the disease. So when McGregor's eldest sister was diagnosed at age 32, the news came as a shattering shock to all three siblings

How Low-Code Development Will Deliver The Future of Public Health Services

Low-code development is a critical tool for delivering the public health services of the future and meeting the demands of our time.

CDC builds community of public health ‘nerds’

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

Stroke survivors and caregivers feel abandoned by health services, study finds

A systematic review of studies focused on stroke survivors’ and carers’ experiences of primary care and community healthcare services has found that they feel abandoned because they have become marginalised by services and do not have the knowledge or skills to re-engage.

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.

Public Health Matters Flu Prevention

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…

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

How To Find Mental Health Services in Your Area

Mental health services are critical because they provide essential support for people who are struggling with their mental health. Treatment can allow people to better manage their mental health conditions, connect them with resources, and provide support for their families. Mental health care providers are a meaningful and integral part of the overall health care system. However, it can be difficult to know where to look…

Will Removing Menthol Cigarettes Benefit Public Health?

The increasing use of menthol cigarettes has become a public health burden. Researchers in the U.S have published a paper in BMC Public Health summarizing the r

Body Building Drugs Threaten Public Health

Abuse of performance-enhancing drugs isn't just a problem of top athletes -- it's a large-scale public health problem that affects some 3 million people who use them in the U.S., according to a new sc

What Employers Should Consider with End of the National and Public Health Emergencies

The end of the national and public health emergencies is nearing, which will bring an impact to employer benefit plans. Find out what employers should consider when faced with these changes and the action steps they can take

Can health services handle the Apple Watch?

Apple's Watch upgrade brings new features that some warn could put strain on health services.