Health Stats show Alabama birthing centers primarily serve white women with ability to pay The statistics also show that 87.3 percent of the women served by certified midwives in 2022 were white. Jacob HolmesNovember 28, 2023
Governor Governor awards grants to promote highway safety in Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey awarded a total of $3.5 million to ensure motorists obey the state’s traffic laws. StaffSeptember 29, 2023
State Agreement reached in investigation of Alabama Department of Public Health An investigation found that ADPH’s enforcement of sanitation laws threatened residents of Lowndes County. StaffMay 5, 2023
Health COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations jump in Alabama The growth accounts for the steepest single increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate in some time. John H. GlennJanuary 6, 2023
Health Alabama’s COVID-19 positivity rate begins to decline The 7-day positivity rate as of Aug. 17 was 25 percent, down from 27.6 percent two weeks earlier on Aug. 3. John H. GlennAugust 22, 2022
Health ADPH switches to once weekly updates of COVID dashboard The Alabama Department of Public Health has announced that it has switched from daily to weekly updates of COVID-19 statistics. John H. GlennAugust 4, 2022
Health Ivey’s office blasts ADPH message on masking Ivey has previously issued mask mandates to protect Alabamians from the virus. Josh MoonJuly 25, 2022
Health Alabama’s COVID-19 positivity rate rising steadily as hospitalizations decline slightly The seven-day average for the percent of COVID-19 tests that were positive was 15.3 percent on June 5, rising to 18 percent on June... John H. GlennJune 14, 2022
Health Alabama’s COVID hospitalizations, positivity rate rising Alabama's positivity rate was 15 percent on Thursday, three times what public health officials say it should be. Eddie BurkhalterJune 3, 2022
Health Uninsured Alabamians may soon have to pay for COVID tests, treatments Congress failed to approve additional COVID funding to pay for tests, treatments and vaccines, and the burden to pay for those is to fall... Eddie BurkhalterMarch 30, 2022