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Open enrollment for Covered California ends on Jan. 31

Overview: Covered California’s open enrollment ends on January 31, 2024, and Black and African American Californians are encouraged to take charge of their health...

Bird Flu outbreak in California: Health alert and precautions

Overview: California is currently experiencing an outbreak of avian flu or bird flu (H5N1), which has led to a state of emergency declaration by...

California to participate in Transforming Maternal Health Model

Overview: California has been selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in a new model aimed at improving maternal...

California launches initiative to address youth mental health crisis

Overview: The California Department of Public Health’s Office of Health Equity (OHE) has launched the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative’s (CYBHI) new campaign,...

California Legislators Push for Social Media Warning Labels to Address Adolescent Mental Health

Breanna ReevesCalifornia legislators are taking another step toward addressing the impact of social media on adolescent mental health with a new bill that would...

Caring for special needs child: Insights from Tyler’s mom

Overview: Crystal Foster, a caregiver for her son Tyler who has cerebral palsy and developmental delay, reflects on the challenges and rewards of caregiving....

Caregiver challenges highlighted during National Family Caregivers Month

Aryana NorooziFor Camilla Bradford, 64, no day has been the same since 2008, when she became her brother’s caregiver. Arnwine is a year older...

Seniors combat loneliness, food insecurity with lunch program

Aryana NorooziOn any given day during the week, when the clock strikes 11:45 a.m, a large room in the Moreno Valley Senior Center begins...

Mental health workers’ strike at Kaiser Permanente over mental health crisis

Overview: Thousands of mental health workers from the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) have launched an open-ended strike, demanding that Kaiser address the...

Updated COVID-19 vaccine available for all six months and older

Overview: The FDA authorized and approved an updated 2024-25 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and Moderna, which is now available for everyone six months...

California aims to reduce maternal mortality rate by 2026

Overview: California has the lowest maternal mortality rate in the country, but the state can do more to eliminate the disparate rate at which...

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