Public Health

I’m Toast

May 21, 2012 Environment

In our family, people are happy to walk with me during the summer because they know that I’m the one who will attract all manner of biting insects, particularly mosquitos and black flies (why do we own a house in NH?). We just had a winter with no winter. I’m doomed.

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County Operated Health Services & How We Got Here

February 16, 2012 County

County operated nursing homes have a long history. They haven’t kept up with the changing environment. So even if a bit oversimplified, it’s worth taking a long view. First Generation. Non-Medical, Primarily County Funded Long before Medicare and Medicaid were established in the mid-1960s, county government provided classic public health and backstop services. Indeed, long […]

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