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Butte County’s top doc departing • Chico News & Review

WEBButte County’s turnover in leadership is in line with a national trend of a record number of public health officials leaving or being fired from positions that have become lightning rods for political battles and targets of public backlash during the pandemic. For his part, Dr. Bernstein has not given any statements as to whether or not …

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Opening minds • Chico News & Review

WEBA session at Phoenix Nest incorporates pre- and post-treatment counseling, runs 90 minutes to two hours and costs $600—though the nonprofit has a sliding scale based on income. Norcal is cash pay, too, at $400 per 40-minute treatment. “There’s a stigma,” Lipman said, referring to recreational use of the drug nicknamed Special K.

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A Helping Hand: IHSS provides a lifeline to Sacramento …

WEBIn-Home Sup portive Services is a Medi-Cal based program that is funded by county, state and federal dollars. The goal of the IHSS program is to allow low-income aged, blind, and disabled persons, including children, who are at risk for out-of-home placement, to remain safely at home by providing payment for care provider services.

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CN&R • Focus on quality

WEBIn the years since then, she’s seen the organization through a recession, through shifts in policies and technology, and, most recently, through a natural disaster. One thing, Nelson said, has remained the same: a focus on quality care. It took some time to nail down exactly what that meant to the people working at Enloe, but the goal evolved

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Introducing: Northern California Research

WEBSacramento’s premier research center specializes in chronic conditions. Northern California Research was launched in 1996 by Primary Investigator Dr. Douglas Young, M.D., and Program Director Laurie Johnson, to address the need for clinical research in the Sacramento area. While the center researches a wide variety of clinical …

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‘A Healthy Community is a Connected Community’—The …

WEBThe proposed community center would offer services for everyone, including recreational facilities for youth and adults. By Anne Stokes. Being part of a community is an essential part of the human experience.

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Has California's Proposition 63 had a positive impact

WEBIn 2004, California voters approved the Mental Health Services Act, a.k.a. Proposition 63, which levied a 1 percent tax on state millionaires to support mental-health programs. Over the last 10 years it has raised more than $13 billion for these programs. Earlier this year, the Little Hoover Commission, which is a bipartisan board composed of public members …

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Chet Hewitt of the Sierra Health Foundation discusses …

WEBSN&R: Can you give me an overview of the Sierra Health Foundation? Hewitt: The purpose of the Sierra Health Foundation is to promote health and wellness in all the communities it serves, which at its origin was around 26 counties in Northern California. We also now work in the eight counties to the south of Sacramento, the San …

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CN&R • A hospital in transition

WEBCN&R • Business • Business • A hospital in transition • Oct 17, 2002. Chico’s oldest—and only—hospital faces changing timesbyIf Enloe Health System’s relationship with the Chico community were a romance, it would be in the transition phase: still plenty of warm, fuzzy feelings, but neither partner afraid to let criticism creep in.

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Creating a New Generation of Doctors: New accreditation …

WEB[ May 6, 2024 ] Who’s selling your digital data? News [ May 2, 2024 ] Despite wildfire mitigation, insurance crisis persists News [ April 30, 2024 ] Slowing the growth of health care costs in California News [ April 23, 2024 ] Supreme Court hears encampments case News [ April 17, 2024 ] California homeless camp ban dies in committee News

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SN&R • What makes us healthy

WEBLocal pediatrician Dr. Richard Pan visits with 7-year-old Nathaniel Johnson: “When you look at the epidemiology of things, the amount the health-care system actually influences someone’s health status is 10 to 25 percent. …

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Slowing the growth of health care costs in California

WEBThe Office of Health Care Affordability approved the state’s first cap on health industry spending increases, limiting growth to 3 percent by 2029. This means that hospitals, doctors and health insurers will need to find ways to cut costs to prevent annual per capita spending from exceeding the target. Between 2015 and 2020, per capita …

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WellSpace’s ‘Crib’ program provides temporary alternative to …

WEBHot Topics . March 9, 2021 | In light of recent deaths, Sacramento City Hall faces reckoning on warming centers; May 3, 2024 | The Sofia launches jazz series — with shows booked through December; May 3, 2024 | Valley Vision poll aims to identify what Capital region needs for an inclusive economy; May 3, 2024 | Mariachi Bonitas de …

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CN&R • Tackling the epidemic

WEBThe opioid-induced death rate is 6.55 per 100,000 residents, the 22nd highest in California, according to preliminary 2018 data from the California Department of Public Health’s California Opioid Overdose Surveillance Dashboard. The state average is 5.54 per 100,000.

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Dr. Kasirye is the leader we need • Sacramento News & Review

WEBThere is no person better suited to fill this role. Kasirye is the leader we need right now. Especially in this tumultuous time and with so much at stake, we need continuity, dependability and competence. We need a seamless transition to a strong, experienced and steadfast leader. She previously filled this role as interim director, and did so

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Prop 1 changes how Californians with mental illness get help

WEBApril 2, 2024 CalMatters News 0. California voters in the March 2024 election narrowly passed Proposition 1, a proposal to fund new construction of housing and treatment facilities for people with serious mental health illnesses. Gov. Gavin Newsom championed the measure and called it critical in addressing the state's homelessness …

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Race for Sacramento’s mayor: An interview with Dr. Flojaune Cofer

WEBPublic Health Advocate Dr. Flojaune Cofer says she is running for mayor to bridge the gap between what the people of Sacramento want and what their current leaders are doing. Cofer is the senior policy director for the nonprofit lobbying organization Public Health Advocates. She is also known for her work as chair of the advisory committee for

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Sacramento County jail finally addresses mental-health needs

WEBThat could change. An $88.9 million state-funded expansion of the jail could add 26 beds for the mentally and physically infirm by the fall of 2019. An outpatient clinic, more space for rehabilitation programs and improved security are also part of the conceptual plan. But it’s the mental-health resources that stand out.

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More than half of Californians skip or delay medical care due to …

WEBHot Topics . March 9, 2021 | In light of recent deaths, Sacramento City Hall faces reckoning on warming centers; May 3, 2024 | The Sofia launches jazz series — with shows booked through December; May 3, 2024 | Valley Vision poll aims to identify what Capital region needs for an inclusive economy; May 3, 2024 | Mariachi Bonitas de …

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