Montana Tribes Want to Stop Jailing People for Suicide Attempts but Lack a Safer Alternative
By Sara Reardon
The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux tribes are working with academics and policy experts on possible solutions. Their challenge is how to attract the needed mental health personnel to the remote reservation.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Dems Agree to Agree, But Not on What to Agree On
Negotiations on the health parts of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda are getting serious but have yet to produce a deal every Democrat can support. Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration remains without a nominated leader but manages to take the first steps toward approving over-the-counter hearing aids. Joanne Kenen of Politico and Johns Hopkins, Tami Luhby of CNN and Rachel Cohrs of Stat join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read too.
Daily Edition for Thursday, October 21, 2021
Death At Chase Center Prompts Safety Inspection: San Francisco’s Chase Center will receive a visit from city building inspectors after one person may have leaped to his death from an upper tier inside the venue, and two others were injured when a different person fell during a concert by the jam band Phish on Sunday. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle and Bay Area News Group.
Worn-Out Nurses Hit the Road for Better Pay, Stressing Hospital Budgets — And Morale
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio
Managers are trapped in a pricey hiring cycle, competing for critical care nurses who can monitor covid patients on life support. Some hospitals are looking abroad to replace staffers who quit to become travel nurses or leave the profession.
‘Down to My Last Diaper’: The Anxiety of Parenting in Poverty
By Jenny Gold
Diapers are a baby essential, but no federal program helps families cover their considerable cost. Jennifer Randles, a professor of sociology at Fresno State, spoke with KHN about her novel research exploring the outsize role “diaper math” plays in the lives of low-income moms.
The Yelp of Covid: Vigilantes Crowdsource Pandemic Safety Tips for Consumers
By Morgan Gonzales
Using a local approach, everyday people in cities without strict mask mandates take covid-19 safety into their own hands to protect themselves and their neighbors.
DC’s Harllee Harper Is Using Public Health Tools to Prevent Gun Violence. Will It Work?
By Amanda Michelle Gomez
Expectations are high for the city’s first-ever gun violence prevention director to curb the surging murder rate with interventions outside of traditional law enforcement.
Grupos en redes sociales ofrecen información local sobre el seguimiento de las normas de covid
By Morgan Gonzales
Este tipo de vigilantes de covid han surgido en múltiples ciudades, apareciendo donde las directrices de seguridad son laxas a pesar del elevado número de casos positivos.
“Este es el último pañal que me queda”: la ansiedad de ser padres en la pobreza
By Jenny Gold
Una de cada tres familias estadounidenses no puede pagar por suficientes pañales para mantener a sus bebés y niños pequeños limpios, secos y saludables, según la National Diaper Bank Network. Para muchos padres, eso lleva a elecciones desgarradoras: ¿pañales, comida o renta?
Daily Edition for Wednesday, October 20, 2021
As Fumes Continue, Carson Residents Urged To Curb Outdoor Exercise: After more than two weeks of breathing noxious fumes that can cause headaches and nausea, Carson-area residents are now being advised to avoid prolonged outdoor exercise at night and in the early morning. The amount of hydrogen sulfide gas emanating from decaying vegetation and marine life in the Dominguez Channel has exceeded state nuisance thresholds in some locations but is not considered “imminently dangerous,” Los Angeles County said Tuesday. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
