Blog categorized as Public Health

Over-The-Counter Overdose Drug Lauded By State Health Department

03/30/23 01:24 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Over-The-Counter Overdose Drug Lauded By State Health Department
The Food and Drug Administration Wednesday approved Narcan, the drug used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, to be sold without a prescription, which the state health department said would help tremendously.

Local Public Health Not Prepared For Future, Cost Share Funding Still Not Honored

02/03/23 12:04 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 02/02/2023) "Is public health prepared for the future?” was a question posed and answered Thursday by Michigan Association of Local Public Health Executive Director Norm Hess. The answer, he said, is no.

$25M In Supplemental First Puzzle Piece For Water Shutoff Prevention

01/31/23 07:07 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
$25M In Supplemental First Puzzle Piece For Water Shutoff Prevention
What started as a 2022 book-closing supplemental and snowballed into a $946.2 million spending effort by Democrats also contained a notable $25 million for the creation of a water shutoff prevention fund

Michigan Looks At COVID-19 Finish Line After Biden Declares Pandemic Over

09/22/22 09:27 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Michigan Looks At COVID-19 Finish Line After Biden Declares Pandemic Over
President Joe Biden declared that the COVID-19 pandemic was over during a 60 Minutes interview and Michigan health officials say it's time to start transitioning out of the pandemic.