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The Elimination of Barriers Initiative: The Facts about Mental Health
The "Mental Health: It’s Part of All Our Lives" campaign is being conducted in Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS), in conjunction with "OpenMindsOpenDoors", an existing mental health public information campaign. You can learn more about the OMHSAS here , or by calling (717) 787-6443. ...

Provides information about mental health and other support services throughout the Commonwealth and is active in addressing and advocating for mental health system issues. www.pmhca.org Tel: 717-564-4930 Toll-Free in PA: 800-887-6422 ... [Read More]

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - OSHA HOME PAGE
OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.    more... ...

OSHA Seeking Information to Address Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Ionizing Radiation ...

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Methicillin-Resistant
N Gantz, MD, Hospital A; H Harmon, MPH, J Handy, County A Health Dept, Colorado; K Gershman, MD, Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment. J Butwin, MSN, Indiana State Dept of Health. L Mascola, MD, Los Angeles County Dept of Health Svcs, Los Angeles County, California. A Weltman, MD, R Groner, Pennsylvania Dept of Health. Div of Applied Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office; Div of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases; A Cronquist, M Kainer, N Lee, EIS officers, CDC. ... [Read More]

Health Information Resource Database: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Abstract The Pennsylvania Department of Health's mission is identified through its slogan "....in pursuit of good health," and all its activities are defined by its functions: health needs assessment, resource development, assuring access to health care, promoting health and disease prevention, assuring quality, and providing leadership in the area of health planning and policy development. The department is responsible for planning and coordinating health resources throughout the Commonwealth. It licenses and regulates a variety of health facilities, such as hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory surgical facilities and other in-patient and out-patient facilities. In addition, the Department supports outreach, education, prevention and treatment services across a variety of program areas. Grants and subsidies to community-based groups are used to provide essential services to the Commonwealth's citizens including programs for women and children, nutrition, immunization, diagnosis and tr ... [Read More]

Public Health Dispatch: Vancomycin-Resistant
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Public Protection Division
Among the first of its kind in the nation, the Health Care Section helps Pennsylvanians secure the treatment they need. Operating within the Bureau of Consumer Protection, the Health Care Section aims to protect the public from unfair health care practices and help shape Pennsylvania's policies in favor of the consumer. ...

Pennsylvania Department of Health ...

You've heard the stories, or maybe you've lived them. A managed care organization (MCO) denying life-saving medical treatment. Health care insurers delaying payment to hospitals and doctors so long that the bill collectors are at the door. Then there's that specialist that you really need to see but the HMO says "no." Now, thanks to the Attorney General's Health Care Section , you have somewhere to turn. ... [Read More]