Public News Service - Health and Wellness

LANSING, Mich. -- The voices of expectant and parenting youths are being amplified by the first-ever Michigan Young Parent Advisory Council.
Diamond ...Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The public health spotlight is on COVID-19, but the opioid epidemic still is a major priority in Ohio with a continued tragically ...Read More

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Health advocates are working with the new Legislature and state agencies to strengthen and streamline Nebraska's Medicaid program ...Read More

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevadans shopping for health care coverage for 2021 still have time to enroll in a plan under the Affordable Care Act - the ...Read More

HELENA, Mont. -- Suicide takes a heavy toll on Montana.
In this session, lawmakers are considering efforts to strengthen the state's Suicide ...Read More

AUGUSTA, Maine - The group Maine Healthcare Action is launching a campaign to get universal health care on the state ballot in 2022.
Instead of ...Read More

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Black Americans are more than twice as likely to die from COVID-19 as Caucasians, according to Centers for Disease Control and ...Read More

BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota has long dealt with a shortage of access to mental health care in rural areas. But efforts are ramping up to make sure ...Read More

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Health advocacy groups say Florida's recommendations on COVID vaccine priority should include people in prison as well as staff ...Read More

INDIANAPOLIS -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its new dietary guidelines for the next five years, which experts say can help people ...Read More