Today, on National Heat Awareness Day, HHS is continuing to deliver on President Biden's promise for resources to combat extreme heat. We're proud to unveil the Heat & Health Index, the first tool to provide zip-code level data on heat and health vulnerability. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eWnVHTSB
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Today's #QuantumSummit featured a captivating discussion on automating quantum processes and their cybersecurity implications! Protecting data against emerging threats in the quantum computing era is vital. Shout out to HHS' PQC migration expert Conrad Bovell, who is leading our efforts to address quantum's impact on cybersecurity, strengthening HHS's overall defenses. #HHSgov #HHSCybersecurity #HHSgov #QuantumSummit 👏 ... Follow us on Twitter (X): https://lnkd.in/eqStH6VZ
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Your mental health always matters. As #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth comes to a close, we should all remember: No matter the situation, time, or place, there is always help and there is always hope #MHAM2024 💚 Help yourself & share to help others: samhsa.gov/find-help
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Nurses: You play a critical role in pain management. This National Nurses Month, set aside time to take CDC’s training, A Nurse’s Role in Integrated Pain Management. You’ll learn best practices for care coordination to ensure patient safety and promote positive outcomes, and you’ll earn CE credits upon completion. Get the training here: https://bit.ly/4bdhHVf
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Mental health is health. We’re doing the work to ensure that everyone has access to mental health care, including women, adolescents, and children. Secretary Becerra recently shared how we’re doing just that during a special event at #WHA77.
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AHRQ honors the dedication and expertise of nurses across the nation this #NationalNursesMonth. Nurses are at the heart of healthcare, providing compassionate care and driving improvements in patient safety and quality. Join us in celebrating the critical role nurses play in our healthcare system and in the lives of patients every day.
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Secretary Becerra and HHS leaders are in Geneva for the 77th World Health Assembly to engage member states on global health priorities. Together, we can work to solve health problems that affect people around the world. We're excited to continue the work with our global partners! #WHA77
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Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)’s Micky Tripathi joined leaders at Duke Health to discuss safe, reliable, and secure AI applications in health care. HHS has been working to responsibly harness AI to advance its mission to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans. HHS is also investing to promote the use of trustworthy AI. On May 13, 2024, HHS, through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology published a funding opportunity focused on the development of innovative ways to evaluate and improve the quality of health care data used by artificial intelligence (AI) tools in health care.
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This month, we bring attention to the ways asthma and allergies affect our communities. Asthma has the greatest impact on women and on American Indian, Alaska Native, Latino, and Black individuals. Join us in raising awareness with resources from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: https://bit.ly/4bwdPOZ
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This Healthy Vision Month, encourage your patients to find an eye doctor they trust. Their eye doctor will tell them how often to get a dilated eye exam — the only way to detect eye diseases early, when they’re easier to treat. Share these tips for maintaining your vision from the National Eye Institute (NEI): https://bit.ly/3Ws0Qtn