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'It’s a win for everybody': Nonprofits bring vaccine doses to

WebNearly 6.5 million doses have been administered in Los Angeles county, but neighborhoods in Southeast Los Angeles still lag far behind higher-income areas in …

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School nurses face challenges meeting health needs of all students

WebIn May 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that every school have a nurse on campus. As of April 2017, 22 states had statutes or …

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San Mateo County To Expand Police and Behavioral Health …

WebThe program, the Community Wellness and Crisis Response Team was piloted in 2022 amid calls to increase community resources for mental health in policing …

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Free cancer screening services launched in East Palo Alto

WebEast Palo Alto on Wednesday launched the first round of a free mobile health screening clinic provided by Life Saving Images Inc. in an effort to save lives …

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New service center hopes to bridge disparities among Vietnamese

WebThe 37,000-foot, $50 million center aims to serve the 140,000 Vietnamese Americans that call San Jose home. Its design was led by Vietnamese architect Thang …

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Breaking the mold: A doctor’s illness journey changes her practice

WebBreaking the mold: A doctor’s illness journey changes her practice. By christinaren / August 26, 2017. Ten years ago, a young woman came to Dr. Cynthia Li, …

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Lacking guidance from doctors, parents lead the charge in treating

WebPALO ALTO — Faced with a lack of guidance from their doctors and the possibility that cannabidiol could help their sick children, parents are taking their …

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Santa Clara County will expand services for adults with severe …

WebSAN JOSE – After finding that existing programs were not adequately serving adults with the most severe forms of mental illness, Santa Clara County is expanding …

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Peninsula Healthcare Connection – a lifeline for growing local …

WebPeninsula Press · Peninsula Healthcare Connection – a lifeline for growing homeless communities, looking to expand California’s homeless population saw an …

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Investing in food as medicine: Food pharmacies debut from coast …

WebSpreading across the country. Across the coast in Central Pennsylvania, Geisinger Health System expanded its Fresh Food Pharmacy in March after a …

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Santa Clara County program connects the formerly incarcerated …

WebDr. Ari Kriegsman, medical director of the Santa Clara County Reentry Resource Center, evaluates David Shivers at the center’s mobile medical clinic in …

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Palo Alto, LifeMoves Set to Begin Construction on Interim Housing …

WebHomelessness – and associated healthcare challenges – on the rise. The number of Californians without stable housing increased by at least 22,500 over the …

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Monterey County served as inspiration for Farmworker Relief …

WebOn Sept. 28, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation focused specifically on farmworker health and safety during the pandemic. But some advocates …

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Waste Management, Recology use different strategies to raise rates

WebCurrently, the companies are involved in a legal battle with each other over a waste disposal contract in San Francisco. Recology and Waste Management’s overall …

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More needs to be done to protect farmworkers' children from …

WebIrene Casado Sánchez is a Spanish journalist based in Paris since 2014. In the last six years, she has led the Spanish section of Mediapart, a French investigative …

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Dignity on Wheels brings showers, laundry and trust to San Jose …

WebDisinfectant and boxes of fast food sit at the back of one of Project WeHOPE’s mobile shower and laundry units in San Jose, California on Oct. 15, 2021. (Daniel …

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The struggle for clean air and water in Benicia

WebBy Elissa Miolene / May 16, 2022. The struggle for clean air and water in Benicia. Watch on. From a cliff overlooking the Port of Benicia, Cole Burchiel pumped his fists in the air. It …

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Innovative Glasses Transforming Real-Time Conversations Into …

WebTranscribeGlass comes with prescription glasses and an attachment piece that handles the captioning. (Ronny Hu/Peninsula Press) “I get overwhelmed,” AJ …

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Tree shortage leaves East Palo susceptible to climate change

WebPalo Alto, a city with a median annual income of $158,000, has tree canopy coverage as high as 25% in some neighborhoods, according to the Healthy Places …

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