Public health nurses, on the other hand, focus on the long haul—offering services that will help improve the health of an entire population over time.

In the U.S. midterm elections, Lauren Underwood, a 31-year-old African-American nurse and former senior adviser with the U.S. government on public health emergencies was elected to Congress. Paula ...

SPEARFISH — Meade County Commissioners want to see how much money other counties pay for public health nursing services, and ...

School nursing is critical to improving the mental health of school-aged children, argues Sallyann Sutton of SAPHNA.

Out of Georgia’s 159 counties, at least 66 have no pediatrician, meaning local health departments are essential to be sure children are vaccinated, according to the state Department of Public ...

As a public health nurse, you will be required to utilize clinical nursing skills and public health education to treat and improve health on a community, national, and global level. Rather than ...

Va credited Lynnda Parker, the Maine CDC’s associate director of public health nursing, for cutting the percentage of vacant public health nurse positions from 50% to 24% during the past year.

LOWELL — Buried within the fiscal 2026 general budget of more than $549 million that was approved by the City Council, are cuts to the city’s public health nursing and substance use prevention ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – With Nurses Week upon us – a week ending each year on Florence Nightingale’s birthday – we here at the U.S. Army Public Health Center wanted to take a moment ...