Healthy in school — Consider school health basics, starting with frequent hand-washing. Read more …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awards about $300 million to 59 health departments (50 state health departments, 6 directly funded city health departments, and health departments in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C.) each year under Program Announcement (PA) 04012 (HIV Prevention Projects for State and Local Health Departments) to deliver comprehensive HIV prevention programs/activities to prevent HIV transmission and acquisition in populations most heavily affected by the epidemic.

Commissioners can’t decide if Planned Parenthood or a Christian healthcare provider will get the money. Read more …

Making hearty, healthy soup is easier than you think.

A survey of health insurance providers reveals health care premiums have increased more than 100 percent in the past 10 years. Read more …