Officials warn that sweeping federal cuts to Medicaid, food aid and clean energy programs could unravel key safety nets ...

The 32-year-old program that supports community gardens, nutrition education and other community-based activities employs 176 people.

Prison officials plan to install air conditioning for all prison beds by 2026 as heat poses growing health risks for incarcerated people.

Advanced practice nurses are required to have a contract with a physician to practice in NC, but they say it’s unnecessary ...

Rural community organizations could lose their mental health and substance abuse funding amid Trump administration budget ...

Officials say proposed changes would set off a trigger law, potentially ending coverage for hundreds of thousands of people ...

Money from the latest settlement agreement with Purdue Pharma will boost counties’ efforts to curb opioid addiction and overdoses, some of which have already led to innovative programs.

New members of the ACIP began their tenure by shifting the posture of the 60-year-old panel from support for vaccine ...

Lawmakers pass bill loosening child care regulations in effort to expand access — but without adding new funding.