Public Health

The Colorado Opioid Abatement Council paved the way for several local governments to receive more than $18 million in opioid settlement funds.

Texas, Georgia and Washington, D.C., reported high flu activity for the week ending Sept. 24, according to the CDC's FluView report. 

In a health alert published Sept. 29, the CDC said "severe manifestations" of monkeypox have been reported in the nation's current outbreak, and urged providers to look out for risk factors for severe disease. 

East Lansing-based Michigan State University, Detroit-based Henry Ford Health, and Providence, R.I.-based Brown University established the National Center for Health and Justice Integration for Suicide Prevention Sept. 29, the universities shared in an email with Becker's.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mary Bassett, MD, health commissioner at the state's health department, announced Sept. 28 additional steps to help local and state health departments combat the polio outbreak.

More than 1,000 hospitals and health associations have joined a campaign led by New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health that encourages parents to ask about gun safety. 

While COVID-19 metrics are still down nationwide, there are early signs that the U.S. may be headed for a fall surge. 

The World Health Organization began accepting suggestions to rename monkeypox Aug. 12, but a decision has yet to be made, Bloomberg reported Sept. 28. 

Houston Methodist is reporting an early increase in flu cases, with numbers hitting levels not usually seen until the end of the year.

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas' Institute for Prevention and Recovery has been gifted $3.75 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for opioid use disorder medication access.