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COUNTY LANDS ONE OF NATION’S LARGEST GRANTS TO CREATE JOBS FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS

October 14, 2010

Printer-friendly version $25 Million to Create Local Jobs in Healthcare Industry October 13, 2010 (San Diego) — In the midst of federal healthcare reform and high unemployment, San Diego County has been awarded a $25 million grant to help create local jobs within the healthcare industry, officials announced today. The County of San Diego’s Health and Human Services Agency and

FREE & LOW-COST HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS FROM SHARP GROSSMONT IN NOVEMBER

October 9, 2010

Printer-friendly version October 9, 2010 (La Mesa)–Sharp Grossmont Hospital’s Senior Resource Center offers free or low-cost educational programs and health screenings each month. The Senior Resource Center also provides information and assistance for health information and community resources. Below is a list of free programs. For more information, call 619-740-4214. For other programs, call 1-800-827-4277 or visit our web site at

AN UPLIFTING THOUGHT: COUNTY OFFERS FREE DEPRESSION SCREENINGS THIS WEEK

October 2, 2010

Printer-friendly version County Offers No Cost Depression Screenings, Referrals and Resources October 2, 2010 (San Diego)–The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), in partnership with the Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP), is hosting a series of no cost depression screenings for adults during San Diego Depression Screening Week October 4-9. Trained mental health volunteers

12 INFANT DEATHS PROMPT WARNINGS FROM FEDERAL REUGLATORS: DON’T USE SLEEP POSITIONERS

September 30, 2010

Printer-friendly version September 29, 2010 (Washington D.C.) – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today warned consumers to stop using all infant sleep positioners. Over the past 13 years, CPSC and the FDA have received 12 reports of infants between ages one and four months who died when they suffocated

6 NEW CASES OF WHOOPING COUGH IN EAST COUNTY

September 29, 2010

Printer-friendly version Vaccination, Booster Shot Best Defense, County Officials Say East County News Service September 29, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — Thirteen new pertussis (whooping cough) cases where other children may have been exposed were reported this week in San Diego County, including six in East County, according to County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) officials today. There have

SYLVIA’S SOAPBOX: GET THE FACTS ON MEDICARE AND THE NEW HEALTH-REFORM LAW

September 25, 2010

Printer-friendly version DON’T BELIEVE DECEPTIVE POLITICAL ADS, FACTCHECK.ORG WARNS CONSUMERS By Sylvia Hampton September 24, 2010 (San Diego) — A friend in Wisconsin asked me if she would lose her doctor because of the new health-reform law. She said she saw it in a TV campaign ad. A group calling itself “60Plus” is spending $5 million on misleading TV ads, mostly in House races, against Democrats

PATIENT’S BILL OF RIGHTS TAKES EFFECT, PROVIDNG NEW HEALTH CONSUMER PROTECTIONS

September 25, 2010

Printer-friendly version September 24, 2010 (Washington, DC) –Several important consumer protection features of health reform went into effect yesterday, six months after the Affordable Care Act (also know as the Patient’s Bill of Rights) was signed into law. While even supporters contend the bill is no panacea, it does contain some key reforms that may affect you and your family. “The

FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR KIDS: SEPT. 25 AT KIDS CARE FEST IN LA MESA

September 14, 2010

Printer-friendly version September 13, 2010 (La Mesa) — Grossmont Healthcare District and the City of La Mesa are jointly presenting the ninth annual Kids Care Fest, a free event featuring free health care screenings as well as children’s activities, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, at Briercrest Park, 9001 Wakarusa St., La Mesa. The public is invited

COUNCIL TO CONSIDER MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY RULES TODAY

September 13, 2010

Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery September 13, 2010 (San Diego) – San Diego’s City Council will consider an ordinance today that would crack down on 125 medical marijuana dispensaries within city limits. The proposed ordinance is modeled after a measure approved by the San Diego Board of Supervisors in June for the County’s unincorporated areas. That ordinance limits

NEW HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS

September 10, 2010

Printer-friendly version October programs offered through Sharp Grossmont Hospital September 9, 2010 (La Mesa) — Sharp Grossmont Hospital’s Senior Resource Center offers free or low-cost educational programs and health screenings each month. The Senior Resource Center also provides information and assistance for health information and community resources. Scroll down for a list of programs, ranging from free blood-pressure screenings to Ai-Chi

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