A study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health examining the impact of the opioid epidemic on child maltreatment found that the implementation of state programs to monitor prescription drug prescribing are associated with reductions in child maltreatment. As a result, policies that restrict the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances, may have indirect benefits for child welfare.
Despite a vaccination rate well above the national average, the Navaho Nation and other tribes are experiencing a new wave of COVID-19 cases, report Alyssa Lukpat and Adeel Hassan at The New York Times. The Navajo Department of Health recently reported 80 new cases, but no recent deaths. The Indian Health Service has also noted more cases in the Billings and Great Plains areas.
Health Center Partners (HCP) of Southern California, the region's preeminent authority and health care policy advocate for community health and underserved patient populations, today announces that Anne Laughlin Carpita, a veteran communications and public relations specialist, has joined the organization as director of marketing and communication.
The Department of Veterans Affairs publishes new cybersecurity strategy, Nov. 4, to protect against exposure of Veterans’ personal information or the corruption of critical data.
On November 5, 2021, at 10:00 pm deputies from the Moreno Valley Station responded to Elm Avenue and Clover Court to investigate multiple reports of gunfire heard in the area. When deputies arrived, they located an adult male, later identified as, Haitham Arranaga, a 20 year-old from Perris.