Department Of Health


Department Of Health
An overview of jobs at the US Department of Health and Human Services by Dennis Aubuchon The Health and Human Services Department is one of the President's cabinet positions and has the responsibility of protecting the health of all Americans and providing human services. In these times with the proposals for health care reform in Congr... More> Should the Sangamon County Health Department be enforcing the state's indoor smoking ban? by Marti Wilkinson The responsibility for enforcing the State of Illinois smoking ban lies in the hands of the public health department. By not enforcing the law the Sangamon County Health Department is showing an unwillingness to act in the interest of the public. Re... More>
	Did the Massachusetts Supreme Court betray the common good in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health? by Paul Melanson At the 51st annual Red Mass held recently at St. Paul Cathedral, His Excellency The Most Reverend Robert J. McManus reminded those present that the greatest act of compassion which those in the legal and judicial fields can show is trying to ensure ... More> Restaurant health inspection reports and Typhoid Mary by Stan Dyer Here in Colorado, I was surprised to learn recently that many people know very little about Retail Food Inspections. There is some confusion about just what is covered, how intensive the inspections are, and just what it all means. It is good for pe... More>
New laws in effect to prevent the spread of bird flu by Volecia Plafcan I could probably say that I do not know what these new laws are that would prevent the spread of bird flu. Laws to prevent the spread of bird flu are great laws but there are other laws in effect that would make those laws moot. That is, if the law ... More> American Institutions: Current issues in the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by Elizabeth M. Young One more tragic and infuriating mistake of the Bush administration was to prosecute a war with no budget or plan for dealing with the returning soldiers who would be entitled to their Veteran's Administration (VA) benefits. There was little or no co... More>
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