Posts Tagged as "Health"

Changing Lives A World Away

Sep. 21, 2012 / By
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By Kimberly Miranda, Coachella Unincorporated

 

A few years ago, my friends and I decided to help nourish children in Africa – and we were able to do so without leaving the Eastern Coachella Valley...

Patients Aware: The Affordable Care Act & Medicare

Sep. 19, 2012 / By
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www.patientsaware.org – Patients Aware is a national network of doctors, nurses, and caregivers who provide information directly to seniors about the Affordable Care Act...

Free Walking Action Workshop

Aug. 21, 2012 / By
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Want to help make Long Beach a better place to walk? Join us and learn about easy and low-cost tools for changing neighborhoods into safe and attractive places for people to walk to work, school or play!..

Implementation Resources

Aug. 15, 2012 / By
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Here you’ll find materials related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including regulations, grants, authorities, and requests for public comment...

LB Public Health Warns About Flea Borne Typhus

Aug. 13, 2012 / By
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Thanks to Councilperson Gerrie Schipske’s Blog for this posting

Long Beach Public Health Officials Issue
Recommendations to Prevent Flea-Borne Typhus

 The City of Long Beach is alerting the public about flea-borne typhus, a disease transmitted to humans by fleas.  ..

Free or Low-Cost Care

Aug. 10, 2012 / By
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If you don’t have and are unable to afford health insurance, you have options that may provide free or low-cost care...

Services to Keep Women Healthy

Aug. 5, 2012 / By
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It’s a new day for women under the Affordable Care Act:
Eight prevention-related health services will be covered without cost sharing in new health plans starting August 1, 2012...

710 Freeway Public Hearings

Aug. 5, 2012 / By
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On August 7, 8, & 9 Cities along the 710 Corridor will host three public hearings that will complete the “Public Review Period” of the proposed expansion of the I-710 Freeway...

Youth and Depression: What to Look For, Where to Go For Help

Aug. 2, 2012 / By
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From the Richmond Pulse

News Feature, Adrienne Chainey

Clinical depression is a very common and very serious occurrence, yet it often goes misunderstood by young people — as well as the adults who care about them...

Key Features of the Law: Rights & Protections

Jul. 29, 2012 / By
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The Affordable Care Act puts you – not insurance companies – back in charge of your health care...

Center for Families and Youth

Jul. 29, 2012 / By
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The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, offers a variety of family support programs. ..

Expert paints bleak air pollution picture to children’s asthma group

Jul. 24, 2012 / By
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By Greg Mellen, Press-Telegram Staff Writer

LONG BEACH – While politicians like to tout improvements in pollution and air quality, that’s not the world that scientists like John Froines see...