Health and Mental Health

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  Allegheny County moves to hike air program fees

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  The Allegheny County Board of Health voted Wednesday to substantially increase permitting fees for a range of pollution generating facilities under …

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  Settlement: New board will oversee privatized Shuman operation

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  Allegheny County could soon create a Juvenile Detention Board of Advisors to oversee its youth detention center, according to a consent order that …

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  The Glimpse: After 9-year-old’s death, Homewood grieves and cyclists join neighborhood’s call for safety measures

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  Courtney Carter’s 10-year-old brother, Duwayne, reached out to touch his mother’s arm as she watched people lay flowers on a white Ghost Bike in her …

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  County overdose campaign seeks to offset stark disparities in local opioid deaths

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  Lisa Freeman knows the relief that comes when addiction releases its grip on a loved one. Her late husband Wallace was, by her account, a prominent …

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  Updated: Council sets public hearing on climate action progress

  publicsource.org - Daniel Shailer

  Update (08/21/24): Allegheny County Council has called a public hearing Sept. 18 to engage stakeholders and the public on the Climate Action Plan’s …

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  Connecting dots: Pitt health expert explores intersection of climate change and COVID-19

  publicsource.org - Natalie Bencivenga

  COVID-19 and the climate crisis may seem like unlikely bedfellows. But Dr. Maureen Lichtveld, dean of the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Public …