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Beacon Center opens free health clinic in west Montgomery

WEBFree health clinic opens in west Montgomery, spurred by a son's promise to his mother. Pastor Richard Williams' mother died when he was 19. Williams made a …

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How EJI provides healthcare to uninsured, formerly …

WEBThe clinic is located at 421 St. Luke’s Drive. Hadley Hitson covers children's health, education and welfare for the Montgomery Advertiser. She can be reached at …

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UAB looks to to improve rural health care systems in …

WEBThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded the University of Alabama at Birmingham a $5 million cooperative agreement to improve rural health care …

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Healthcare quality varies across rural Alabama, especially …

WEBFoster says that’s difficult, and it has been for years. Women in rural Alabama face challenges accessing any type of healthcare, not just reproductive health services. …

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Inside the Equal Justice Initiative's new health clinic in …

WEBBuilding a support system after prison: Inside EJI's new, free health care clinic. When Dr. Margaret Hayden and her husband Dr. Sanjay Kishore graduated from …

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Alabama reallocates $12.3 million to recruit nurses amid …

WEBAlabama on Friday reallocated $12.3 million of CARES Act funding to recruit and hire more nurses around the state as a COVID-19 wave threatens to overwhelm …

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Montgomery: Closed abortion clinic still working to serve …

WEB1:21. Abortions have stopped at Reproductive Health Services, a Montgomery clinic that was one of only three in the state providing abortions. But the work goes on. …

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Montgomery County brings free health fair to rural …

WEBMontgomery County is hosting a free health fair Saturday featuring about 15 vendors who will teach people about nutrition and wellness. The event will be from 10 …

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Alabama health officer Dr. Scott Harris on a mission to …

WEBHe acquiesces, but only to discuss the urgency of the moment. Harris, a soft-spoken infectious-disease specialist, happened to be serving as Alabama’s state …

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Mental health crisis center partially funded by ARPA …

WEBThe first phase of the project began in May 2021, when Carastar's mobile crisis teams started working with law enforcement to help people in mental health …

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Prattville Baptist opens $6.5 million geriatric treatment facility

WEB0:04. 1:26. PRATTVILLE — Prattville Baptist Hospital celebrated the completion of its $6.5 million geriatric behavioral treatment facility Monday morning. The …

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Tuskegee Syphilis Study impacts Macon County residents 50 years …

WEBFrom 1932 until 1972, doctors from the U.S. Public Health Service ran a study in Macon County that included 600 Black men, many of whom were sharecroppers …

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Currently in 21 schools, MPS wants to expand school based …

WEBFor more information about the services offered by the Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority, call 334-279-7830. To see if school based counseling is offered …

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EJI hunger relief program supported over 2,000 families in first year

WEBThe impact of $415 per month. Now, a year since launching, over 2,000 families have benefited from the EJI program, and 200 of those have been in …

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Taraji P. Henson launches new mental health project at Alabama …

WEBHenson founded the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation in 2018 to honor her father. He fought in the Vietnam War and returned home to fight his own mental …

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Alabama hospitals are profitable enough to comply with price

WEBWith such significant financial resources available, Alabama hospitals have no financial excuse for failing to comply with a federal hospital price transparency rule that …

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Climate and change: As temperatures rise, so do public health …

WEBClimate and change: As temperatures rise, expect public health problems to soar. Heat is the current driving the transformations of climate change. It intensifies …

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ADPH faces lawsuit over failure to allow birth centers to provide care

WEBAlabama has some of the worst maternal and infant mortality rates in the country, and it is filled with a growing number of maternity care deserts.Access to care …

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Alabama joins lawsuit over federal mandate of time off for abortions

WEBNashville Tennessean. 0:04. 0:26. Alabama has joined a 17-state lawsuit over a federal rule entitling workers to certain accommodations for abortions, claiming the …

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Three men die in Alabama prison facility

WEBThree men died in their cells within days in the Bullock Correctional Facility, the Alabama Department of Corrections reported. Christopher Rian McGhee, 32, died …

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Youth facility did not protect residents from assault, lawsuit claims

WEBIn accordance with federal law, the Alabama Department of Youth Services has a Prison Rape Elimination Act Coordinator who may be reached at 1-334-604-4233 …

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Linda Boyle, Montgomery VA officials out, national review pending

WEBLeadership out at embattled central Alabama VA system, national review pending. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday reassigned two top leaders …

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