people grow up, levels of poverty, levels of education play an important part in people s well-being, antz more importantly depression, anxiety and substance abuse disorders. we also saw what we would expect, disparate in the numbers as relates to men versus women. 24% of women overall compared to 13.3% of men reporting the prevalence of depression. how much of this has to do with access to mental health in those counties, at those county health departments. are we seeing an increase anywhere that would try to catch up with these numbers to try to bring them down? certainly there s an access to care problem. we have a workforce shortage across the country, some areas worse than others.
in alabama without sewage systems has been neglected by the state s health department. deep in the heart of the alabama black belt at least 41% of households have an inadequate septic system or none at all. yamiche alcindor has been reporting extensively. the doj is looking to see if there was discrimination here. now they say they found it. what happens next? well, lindsey, we broke this story this morning after an 18-month investigation into failing sewage systems, the justice department and the health and human services department is saying that the local and state counties that they failed to remedy conditions that disproportionately impacted black residents and engaged in a pattern of inaction and ne glebt. so now they re saying there s going to be an interim resolution agreement that s going to remedy this. they re forcing essentially the state and county health departments to do more to make sure that people have working sewage systems, and kristin clark, who s the head of the
The State of Florida Issues Updates on COVID-19 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The State of Florida is responding to COVID-19. In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware regarding the status of the virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue this update every day, seven days per week. Governor Ron…