There are 7 article(s) tagged public health:

• September 2022

  • Public health analyst and podcaster Jani Rad brings vitality to health equity

    Jani Rad moved here for a career at the intersection of public health and urban planning. Four years later, she’s hosting a podcast, finding community and feeling at home. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 14, 2022

• June 2022

  • Governor names interim state Health Department head

    Dr. Morgan McDonald replaces Dr. Lisa Piercey, who stepped down last month.

    By Aisling Mäki June 06, 2022

• February 2021

  • Health care workers among those reluctant to get vaccinated

    Despite public health experts’ pleas to get vaccinated, health care workers are among a third of reluctant Americans wanting to wait to get a COVID-19 shot. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 01, 2021

• November 2020

  • Opinion: Gun violence is a public health issue

    “The Shelby County Health Department is participating in the Unity Walk Against Gun Violence on Nov. 14, 2020. As public health director, I will be joining the walk to demonstrate my personal commitment to working with others to address the gun violence epidemic in our community.”

    By Alisa Haushalter November 06, 2020

• July 2020

  • County Commission to take final vote on ‘Ban the Box’ initiative

    Also on the agenda for Monday, July 27, is a vote on creating a county health board that commission Chairman Mark Billingsley is seeking to delay. And the commission elects a new chair for the next year as it nears the two-year mark of its current four-year term.

    By Bill Dries July 27, 2020

• June 2020

  • Memphis woman fights COVID-19 in Navajo Nation

    Janice Ballard follows her faith in God and public health onto the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

    By David Waters June 09, 2020

• May 2020

  • Rhodes plans to begin Aug. 26, and go straight through to Thanksgiving

    Classes will be held on Labor Day; fall break will consist of one day. 

    By Jane Roberts May 28, 2020