Guest Opinion. A proposed federal policy change could have profound health consequences — especially for Tribal and rural communities. The proposal from the U.S. Department of Education, which is open ...

The proposal, which is expected to undermine treatment for vulnerable people, marks a severe escalation in what experts say is the erosion of the country’s health care system under Trump.

Section 2818(a) of the Business and Professions Code requires that in order to be employed as a public health nurse or use the term “public health nurse” in California, an individual must possess a ...

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AMHERST — The Elaine Marieb College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has launched a statewide initiative to support local public health nurses and enhance community health ...

LOWELL — Buried within the fiscal 2026 general budget of more than $549 million that was approved by the City Council, are cuts to the city’s public health nursing and substance use prevention ...