PBS

Health and Human Services to lay off 10,000 workers, close agencies in major restructuring

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major overhaul, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and shut down entire agencies, including ones that oversee billions of dollars in ...
WRAL

NC Health and Human Services Department to cut 80 jobs, lose $100 million in federal funding

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is planning to cut 80 jobs and will lose more than $100 million in funding. The reductions are due to the federal government’s “abrupt and ...

Local health departments worry about government shutdown’s effects on staffing, disease outbreaks and nutrition services

The US government’s shutdown is shaking the nation at a time when public health staffing has already been reduced, the threat ...

California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low

Investigators suspect that two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first U.S. cases resulting from the local spread ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Nevada’s split of state health, human services department launches

A key proposal from Gov. Joe Lombardo to streamline Nevada’s Health and Human services programs launched Tuesday, state officials announced. The Nevada Health Authority launched this week. Lombardo, a ...
Fox Carolina

Polk Co. Department of Health and Human Services director resigns

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Polk County Department of Health and Human Services announced the resignation of its director, Josh Kennedy. The department reports Kennedy accepted a position ...