Mary Flynn
Primary care physicians are critical to a new model of care where patients have a medical home that provides treatment and preventative care. But there’s a problem – not enough primary docs to go around. Contra Costa County is trying to remedy the shortage with a residency program.
By Hannah Hough
For Dominique Martinez, turning 18 meant facing the possibility of homelessness. The Ventura resident grew up in the state’s foster care system, and when she aged out in 2010, she didn’t know the first thing about finding an apartment, signing a lease or paying rent. She didn’t even know how to go grocery shopping. Martinez, now 20, says she might have ended up on the streets were it not for Alice’s House, a Ventura cooperative-living home for former foster children.
By Genevieve Bookwalter
As federal health care reform promises insurance for tens of thousands of Santa Clara County residents, local health clinics are scrambling to prepare for the expected onslaught in demand.
By Robin Urevich
Decades-old research suggests link between trauma early in life and health, but doctors remain reluctant to probe patients past, says expert who revealed connection.
Where are all the dads? When a Merced middle-school principal found himself asking that question at a parent-teacher conference, he reached out to fathers and asked them to come to the school. The Tiger Dads club soon formed. Clare Noonan reports.
Confused about that new health care buzz word — the “medical home” ? A project in Fresno is exploring the potential of that model and finding it helpful. Here’s a story that explains what it’s all about.
For Ron Oden, the imaginary conversations were the first sign that his wife Felicia was becoming mentally ill. He recently recalled his Felicia’s battle with paranoid schizophrenia at a Summit on Mental Illness hosted by the Coachella Valley Health Collaborative (CVHC) at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert campus. The Mental Health Summit is the first part of a campaign funded by a $100,000 grant from Riverside County to improve awareness of mental health issues, increase access to treatment, and reduce stigma.
By Melissa Flores
Judy Daniels, a Salinas senior, doesn’t drive anymore. Her family members live out of the area and she doesn’t like to impose on friends to drive her to the grocery store, doctors’ appointments or to do other errands. In January, her options for getting around her town increased with a nonprofit transportation service that allows seniors, the visually-impaired or others with limited mobility to get from point A to point B at a low cost. Independent Transportation Network Monterey launched in January and by March had tripled the number of rides they gave to members their first month.
By Helen Afrasiabi
Though Santa Ana initiated its ban on medical marijuana dispensaries almost five years ago, only recently have code enforcement officers decided to crack down on these operations.
By Brenda Duran
In the early days of the epidemic, it didn’t take long for word to spread about the AIDS Food Store through a steady stream of referrals from local health and social service agencies. Today, the AIDS Food Store continues to serve as a safety net for people with limited incomes.