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Department of Public Health awards $480,000 for successful teens initiative 

5/29/2024 Department of Public Health

Six community-based organizations will receive funding to promote healthy youth development and evidence-based interventions

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Opioid overdose deaths more likely among Massachusetts residents injured at work, new Department of Public Health report finds 

5/23/2024 Department of Public Health

Workers in construction and other physically demanding industries disproportionately impacted

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DPH report shows uptick in calls to state’s problem gambling helpline 

5/15/2024 Department of Public Health

Advertising for helpline services increased with launch of online sports betting; Office of Problem Gambling Services connecting people with resources and support

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State public health officials award $1.9 million for statewide suicide prevention services 

5/13/2024 Department of Public Health

Funding to support 19 community organizations across the state until June 2035

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Healey-Driscoll administration awards $1 million to five organizations to address human trafficking 

5/10/2024 Department of Public Health

Awardees will implement strategies to support survivors and raise public awareness of sex and labor trafficking in Massachusetts

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Massachusetts public health officials release latest opioid-related overdose reports 

12/13/2023 Department of Public Health

Feasibility report concludes that overdose prevention centers would be effective at reducing overdoses and fatalities

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Healey-Driscoll Administration, Reproductive Equity Now Foundation Launch Medication Abortion Toolkit for Public Colleges and Universities  

11/22/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Toolkit is intended to assist university administrators in developing readiness plans to provide medication abortion on college campuses

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Massachusetts Department of Public Health calls for tougher action by cannabis industry to improve health and safety after work-related asthma death 

11/16/2023 Department of Public Health

Health care providers urged to increase surveillance of workplace asthma

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Healey-Driscoll administration releases reports on access to maternal health care and essential services in Massachusetts 

11/15/2023 Department of Public Health

Recommendations to improve equitable care in rural and underserved communities informed by listening sessions held across the state

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State health officials announce sixth human case of West Nile virus  

11/01/2023 Department of Public Health

Residents urged to continue to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites