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A cleanup in Eastwick moves forward after 18 years of battling 55 acres of contaminated soil.

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PA announces new effort with join support from DHS and Medicaid Managed Care Organizations to provide expanded home visit support to new mothers and children with special needs.

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A recent study by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council found that PA residents spent over 1 million days in the hospital for treatment of a mental disorder in 2018.

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PA secretary of health would like for a public health emergency to be declared in order to take action on the vaping problem.

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New research has found that Pennsylvania retiree health care is severely underfunded.

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Philadelphia's proposed Safehouse Supervised Injection Site is deemed lawful in it's fight with the judicial system.

This is a big deal for Philadelphia and the opioid epidemic. 

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Governor Tom Wolf continues to guide Pennsylvania forward in shifting our practices to help fight climate change.

Philadelphia is working to ban the use od an oil considered to be "dirty feul."

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What could a potential tax break due for families living in poverty?

The answer: quite a lot. Health is a human right; additional government support to increase individuals' finances to afford food, health care costs, and general necessities is crucial. 

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  • Just yesterday, city council here in Philadelphia approved a bill to require lead tests by landlords - a huge step for public health locally.
  • Poverty rates are increasing in Northeast Philadelphia, encompassing seven of the eight neighborhoods with the highest growth since 1990.
  • Pennsylvania recently unveiled an ambitious plan to cut our greenhouse emissions by 2025 and 2050.
  • Jim Kenney, the mayor of Philadelphia, co-authors an op-ed regarding housing affordability for the homeless population and the need for federal support.

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