ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 24 (TNSgov) -- The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Anne Zink, MD, president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and chief medical officer for the Alaska Department of Health testified today before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies. Zink discussed the importance of Congress provi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 21 (TNSrpt) -- CareQuest Institute for Oral Health issued the following news release: * * * Authors Offer Recommendations on How to Address Health Inequities * * * CareQuest Institute for Oral Health(R), the Society of American Indian Dentists (SAID), and the National Indian Health Board's (NIHB) Tribal Oral Health Initiative released a white paper on oral health disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. The white paper, "American Ind  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 (TNStalk) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following statement: * * * The Biden Administration's Bureau of Land Management announced its approval of the ConocoPhillips Willow Project in the Western Arctic, the largest oil extraction project ever proposed on federal lands. The Record of Decision (ROD) would allow for the construction of three "wells" or drill sites, securing Willow as a major oil hub in Alaska and polluter for the fossil fuel industry. The approval comes  more