DHHS

NHPR All Things Considered host Julia Furukawa spoke with recently-appointed DHHS Commissioner Lori Weaver about her priorities and goals for the department.

New England sigue enfrentando inundaciones. Departamento estatal de salud insiste en solicitar ayuda federal para combatir la inseguridad alimentaria infantil. Secretaria nacional de comercio visita planta de biotecnología en Manchester.

A statewide partnership will support students interested in early childhood education in New Hampshire’s community colleges and universities.

Lori Weaver has spent more than 20 years with DHHS, the largest state agency in New Hampshire . She’ll take over when the current commissioner leaves Dec. 16.

Durante la pandemia, New Hampshire y otros estados han sido requeridos de mantener a personas registradas en Medicaid durante la emergencia de salud pública —incluso, si no tenían los documentos completos o no cumplían con la elegibilidad por temas de ingreso, por ejemplo.

The state has tried mail reminders, phone calls and in-person events. Still, the population at risk of losing coverage continues to grow.

An audit found New Hampshire lacked the resources to effectively enforce the state and federal standards for opioid treatment programs.

The new approach is meant to reduce interactions between people in crisis and police, as well as to prevent people from getting stuck waiting for care in hospital emergency rooms.

The Department of Health and Human Services maintains that “home and community-based services are not available to anyone who is still in school,” according to court records.

The New Hampshire Division of Human Health Services is distributing free at-home radon tests to homeowners and renters who sign up on their website.