Human Services

The bruises on Alexandria Pittman’s body wouldn’t go away. Nor would the aches that plagued her at her new job as a warehouse worker at a distribution center in Lithia…

Daffy.org, a fintech platform geared towards charitable giving, has unveiled a new program allowing employees to donate private stock to charitable causes. In what the tech firm describes as a…

Kelly Engebretson was excited to get fitted for a prosthetic after having part of his leg amputated. But he wasn’t sure how he’d get to the appointment. Nah Thu Thu…

California health workers this month will finally get a long-promised minimum wage increase. California’s health worker minimum wage increase will kick in this month, according to a letter state health officials sent to…

According to new research from the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, rural residents are not significantly more likely to be worried about their medical bills than their urban counterparts,…

Over the past decade or so, health systems have been adding new roles to their leadership teams, such as chief innovation officer, chief population health officer and chief wellness officer.…

As North Carolina prepares to roll out a program aimed at easing the burden of medical debt, a new survey on North Carolina’s health care cost burden from four universities reveals that…

Health care costs in the United States have generally grown faster than inflation. The U.S. far exceeds other large and wealthy nations in per capita health spending, and health care represents a…

In the face of rising health care costs, a new survey reveals that 74% of employers are grappling with the impact on employee wages and benefits, with many anticipating further…

Access to clean, running water is the promise that unlocks the American Dream. Water is the foundation that allows us to build our lives, pursue our passions, contribute to our…

Early Tuesday afternoon, Kurt Wilkening drove to his usual Election Day polling location at a church in Sarasota, Florida. But the 90-year-old quickly discovered no one there, the building destroyed…

Resilient election officials across the country administered a relatively smooth 2024 general election on Tuesday, despite reports of bomb threats, technical issues, and a polarizing online ecosystem that at times…