The Trump administration may cut safety nets including Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program....
A Richmond student, studying in Boston to be a health worker, shares what she learned about healthcare on a service-learning trip to Peru....
Presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris has firmly framed healthcare as an economic issue, emphasizing the importance of affordable healthcare....
Facing wide racial disparities, California aims to slash its maternal mortality rate by half in two years with the Strong Start & Beyond educational campaign....
Vaccination rates remain low, especially in Black and Latino communities, where costs, misinformatio, and access are barriers to getting the shots....
Contra Costa County this week launched its expanded Basic Health Care coverage for uninsured residents, which no longer considers immigration status....
Contra Costa Health recommends people wear masks in crowded indoor settings to avoid contracting COVID-19 amid an increase in infections across the Bay Area....
The event explained the benefits of a plant-based diet not only for personal well-being but also the environment and stressed the importance of eating locally....
Dr. Garen Wintemute of the Firearm Research Prevention Center discusses Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy's calling gun violence a public health issue....
Childhood obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, vitamin D deficiency, ADD and depression are alarmingly common. Outdoor play is part of the solution. ...
Medi-Cal offers doula services to help improve birth outcomes amid a maternal health crisis that is especially deadly to Black and Indigenous people....
A dedicated psychiatric unit for children and teenagers in Contra Costa County opened Monday. Before, they were treated alongside adults....
The Contra Costa Health Atlas can provide interactive data on more the 100 indicators and socioeconomic factors that affect health....
Exposure to extreme temperatures can lead to serious illness and death; the risks for people who are pregnant or have preexisting conditions are even greater....
Nora Vigil, a patient service advocate at LifeLong San Pablo, says she encounters patients who are caught off guard by their loss of Medi-Cal almost daily....
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