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Live Well Humboldt launches Community Health Dashboard

WEBA dashboard that tells the story of the health of the Humboldt County community was launched this week after years in the works. Thanks to Live Well Humboldt (LWH), a group of community partners working together to improve health equity in the county, the free dashboard can be used to learn more about community health data and …

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Southern Humboldt DHHS Office Temporarily Moving from …

WEBThe Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) southern Humboldt office is moving from Garberville to Redway with doors in the new location expected to open Wednesday, March 16. DHHS plans to be housed in the Redway location for around six months while construction takes place at the Garberville location.

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Humboldt County’s Health Assessment Reflects Its High Rate of …

WEBThe Community Health Assessment (CHA), a comprehensive overview of the health of the Humboldt County community, was presented at the Board of Supervisors meeting this afternoon. The Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Public Health report looks at traditional public health measures of illness, …

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Southern Humboldt Nurse Selected for Statewide Healthcare Hero …

WEBJerold Phelps Community Hospital is part of a family of health services provided by SoHum Health. SoHum Health’s services also include Southern Humboldt Community Clinic, Garberville Pharmacy, and Southern Humboldt Family Resource Center. For more information visit sohumhealth.org or call (707) 923-3921. Good News.

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Mendocino County Appoints New Director of Public Health

WEBThursday, 10 February 2022, 12:01 am Kym Kemp 4 comments. Mendocino County. Press release from the County of Mendocino: The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors unanimously recommended that Public Health Transition Director, Anne Molgaard, be appointed as the Director of Public Health at their Tuesday, January 25, 2022, meeting.

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Make Food Safety a Priority This Holiday Season

WEBFor more information about food safety, call the Food and Drug Administration Safe Food Information Line at 1-888-723-3366 or the U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-674-6854. Holiday food safety tips are also available at www.foodsafety.gov. “We want to make sure people practice proper food …

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Crisis Intervention Team Training Aims to Improve Knowledge …

WEBPress release from the Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS): Forty law enforcement officers and mental health service providers from agencies across the county participated in a four-day Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training to learn strategies to better respond to people experiencing mental health crises.

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Opinion: If expanding quality health care access is California’s goal

WEBIn January, California became the very first state to open its Medicaid program, called Medi-Cal, to every undocumented immigrant within its borders. Some 700,000 adults between the ages of 26 and 49 now qualify for publicly funded health coverage. It’s the fourth expansion of the program to undocumented immigrants, after …

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Open Door Expands Pregnancy and Women’s Health

WEBOpen Door has expanded pregnancy services and women’s health care throughout Humboldt and Del Norte counties. With the appointment of OB/GYN Emma Hackett, MD, to the role of Pregnancy Services Medical Director, Open Door has reached an important milestone in its services.

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Humboldt Welcomes New Mental Health Crisis Hotline, Needs …

WEBCalifornia’s democratic Assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan out of Orinda authored the bill, AB 988, in tribute to a 23-year-old man who was shot and killed by Walnut Creek police “during a mental health crisis.” Bauer-Kahan anmed the legislation after him, calling it the Miles Hall Lifeline Act.. In an interview last year, the Assembly …

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Long-time Local Healthcare Providers Return to Redwoods Rural …

WEBPress release from Redwoods Rural Health Center (RRHC): Redwoods Rural Health Center (RRHC) welcomes back two retired Family Nurse Practitioners, Juliet Hegdal and Maryanne Riley, to assist with COVID vaccination efforts.

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Mad River Community Hospital To Suspend Home Health Services …

WEBPress release from the Mad River Community Hospital:. The Board of Mad River Community Hospital voted to accept management’s recommendation to provide for the orderly suspension of home health services effective upon the completion of services to our existing patients (in or about April, 2023).

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Humboldt Co. Public Health Says COVID Causes More Problems …

WEBThe question is which aren’t. It’s been found in white tail deer otter mink big cats household pets animals in zoos etc etc etc World Organisation for Animal Health, known as OIE, has recorded 598 Covid outbreaks in animals affecting 14 species in 30 countries up to the end of October.

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Living Well with SoHum Health: Be Indefatigable

WEBWell. Walking outside is a great habit. We can take many simple steps to improve health and lengthen life, like: Avoid Tobacco and Alcohol Don’t take recreational drugs Don’t smoke dope Be careful, as accidents cause death Stay with your partner Get down to your High School weight…. The people who live the longest, eat the least.

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Partnership Health Plan of California Honors St. Joseph Hospital

WEBPress release from Providence:. Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital and Providence St. Joseph Hospital are excited to announce that they were recently recognized as top performing hospitals by Partnership Health Plan’s (PHC) Hospital Quality Improve Program (Hospital QIP).

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Redwoods Rural Health Center Opens Satellite

WEBPress release from Redwoods Rural Health Center (RRHC): Redwoods Rural Health Center (RRHC) is excited to announce, after a year and a half of renovating Dr. Linn’s old office, on March 8, 2021 the health center began seeing patients at RRHC’s new satellite dental office located at 217 Briceland Thorn Rd in Redway.

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Gavin Newsom Signs Law Raising Minimum Wage to $25 for …

WEBBy Ana B. Ibarra via CalMatters, CalMatters Network. Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox.. What earlier this year seemed like a long shot is now a done deal: Gov. Gavin Newsom [Friday] signed a law that will raise the pay for hundreds of …

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More than 110,000 Californians With Blue Shield Insurance Will be …

WEBPress release from Providence Northern California: On Monday, more than 110,000 patients will be notified they will lose in-network coverage to Providence hospitals, clinics and affiliated physicians starting June 1 because due to Blue Shield’s refusal to cover the cost of care and its continued denials and delays in approving needed patient care.

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