NASA Eyes Launching SPHEREx Sky-Mapping Mission in Early 2025
NASA and SpaceX are targeting late February 2025 for the launch of the agency’s next astrophysics observatory, SPHEREx. Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of…
Day: December 9, 2024
September 2024 State of the Federal EHR
The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) office hosts this biannual event to discuss the current and future state of the federal ele…
NASA’s PACE, US-European SWOT Satellites Offer Combined Look at Ocean
The ocean is an engine that drives Earth’s weather patterns and climate and sustains a substantial portion of life on the planet. A new animation…
SAMHSA Launches Behavioral Health Workforce Career Navigator
SAMHSA released a new national career navigator tool to help Behavioral Health professionals identify state-by-state job requirements for credential…
New Surgeon General Report Highlights Tobacco-Related Disparities
Surgeon General Murthy’s new report, Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities, finds that, despite substantial progre…
Shapiro Administration Announces Year Four Findings of Stigma Reduction Campaign, Life Unites Us
The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP), in partnership with Penn State Harrisburg’s Douglas W. Pollock Center for Addictio…
CMS Permanently Extends Medicaid Coverage of Substance Use Disorder Treatments
CMS recently released guidance to permanently extend SUD treatments and other improvements to Medicaid. Rules surrounding medications for opioid use…
Updates Announced on the Definition of “Rural Area”
HRSA published a final notice with updates to the criteria for defining rural areas. This notice responds to comments on the proposed inclusion of te…
Pennsylvania Starts Process to Drive Out Broadband Money
The start of a process to drive out a large amount of money in Pennsylvania’s broadband expansion program is underway. This involves spending the $1…
Pennsylvania Awards $120 Million in School-Based Mental Health and Safety Grants
Hundreds of private schools across Pennsylvania will receive nearly $20 million in state grants for mental health programs and building safety improve…