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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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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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As Schools Stay Remote, Pandemic Adds Barriers to Mental Health …

WebMental health advocate and San Mateo County student Novak Chernesky says that seeing a mental health professional during the school day is much harder to do …

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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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High school students sit for too long, new health research suggests

WebThe newer schedule means students must sit still for 90 minutes, almost double the old standard. James Maa, a junior at Palo Alto High School, said he values …

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In a pandemic, reaching San Jose’s homeless is a matter of trust

WebIn a pandemic, reaching San Jose’s homeless is a matter of trust. By Daniel Wu / September 2, 2020. James Turner sits by his tent in Jurassic Park. He has called …

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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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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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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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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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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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San Jose considering detox treatment options as alternative to jail

WebTasnim Ahmed graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Cognitive Neuroscience and Evolutionary Psychology in 2017. After college, she spent a year …

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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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Palo Alto teen suicides spark fresh debate on stressful student life

WebThe Nov. 4 suicide of Gunn High School Junior Cameron Lee, coming less than three weeks after recent Gunn graduate Quinn Gens killed himself — both by …

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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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Amid labor actions, mental health workers see high vacancies, …

WebThe union representing Santa Clara County government workers, SEIU Local 521, stated that 24 percent of mental health jobs were vacant as of October, …

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A free lunch in Silicon Valley: Health and wealth disparity in our …

WebSilicon Valley is awash in free lunches, from Facebook’s and Google’s world-famous campuses to just about every startup on the block. Jason, a 29-year-old …

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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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What’s behind the Sichuan peppercorn’s numbing, ma, effects

WebSichuan peppercorn owes its hair-raising effect to yet another molecule called hydroxy-alpha-sanshool. In 2008, it was found that hydroxy-alpha-sanshool excites the …

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