Sacramento County Local News: Health

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Health Crisis & Personal Support

Exhausted From the Struggle: An Urgent Call for Safe Spaces for Black Women

02/04/2024
Black women have to confront race and gender discrimination in almost every facet of life—and it’s taking a toll on their mental health.

From Los Angeles Times...

Health Sustainability

As Climate Hazards Converge, More Californians Are Living in Harm’s Way

02/02/2024
When wildfire smoke and extreme heat combine, they create “a synergistic effect” or an “additional burden” on people’s health, researchers say.

From Folsom Times...

Business, Economy & Jobs Health Land Use & Development

Sutter Health Is Latest Addition to Folsom’s Growing Medical ‘Hub’

02/01/2024
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Sutter Health is the latest medical provider to announce it has plans to expand into the city of Folsom.

From California Healthline...

Health Animals

Possibility of Wildlife-to-Human Crossover Heightens Concern About Chronic Wasting Disease

02/01/2024
Each fall, millions of hunters across North America bag deer. Over the winter, people chow down on the venison steaks, sausage, and burgers made from the animals.

From Los Angeles Times...

Health Elections & Politics Crisis & Personal Support State of California

Your Guide to Proposition 1: Newsom’s Overhaul of California’s Mental Health System

01/31/2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom crafted the measure to reform California’s mental health system, including a $6.4-billion bond for new facilities.

From California Healthline...

Health Sustainability State of California

Back From COP28, California Climate Leaders Talk Health Impacts of Warming

01/31/2024
As Californians increasingly feel the health effects of climate change, state leaders are adopting sweeping policies they hope will fend off the worst impacts.

From CalMatters...

Health Crisis & Personal Support

Bill Would Let Therapists and Social Workers Decide When to Confine Mentally Ill Californians

01/29/2024
A pending bill would extend the so-called 5150 confinement authority to county-designated psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, and clinical counselors.

From California Healthline...

Health Elections & Politics

How Fringe Anti-Science Views Infiltrated Mainstream Politics

01/28/2024
Rates of routine childhood vaccination hit a 10-year low in 2023. That, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, puts about 250,000 kindergartners at risk for measles.

From CalMatters...

Health Crisis & Personal Support

Gavin Newsom Raised Millions for His Mental Health Ballot Measure. His Opponents Have $1,000

01/28/2024
The March ballot measure would raise billions for mental health care, but some clinics fear it would strip them of revenue they need for services they provide today.

From KFF Health News...

Health Animals

A Record Number of Californians Are Visiting Emergency Rooms for Dog Bites

01/25/2024
Those pandemic puppies are growing up to be a public health concern.

From California Healthline...

Health Seniors

Senate Probes the Cost of Assisted Living and Its Burden on American Families

01/25/2024
A U.S. Senate committee launched an examination of assisted living, holding its first hearing in two decades on the industry as leaders of both parties expressed concern about the high cost and mixed quality of care facilities.

From The Sacramento Oracle...

Health

$24M NIH Grant Extends Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans

01/24/2024
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The study, which launched in 2017, follows a group of about 750 older adults to understand how behaviors and lifestyle may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

From Carmichael Times...

Health Land Use & Development City of Citrus Heights

Skilled Nursing Facility Nears Completion on Dewey Drive

01/23/2024
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Construction of a 24-hour skilled nursing facility in Citrus Heights moves forward with a projected opening date, pending final inspection approvals this spring.

From California Healthline...

Health Crisis & Personal Support

988-Hotline Counselors Air Concerns: More Training Needed to Juggle Calls

01/23/2024
In the year and a half since its launch, 988—the country’s easy-to-remember suicide and crisis hotline—has received about 8.1 million calls, texts, and chats. Curiosity is growing about the people taking those calls.

From Sacramento News and Review...

Health

For Young Californians, More Health Insurance Does Not Mean Better Health Care

01/19/2024
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In coverage for key areas including immunizations, mental health and well-child visits, insurers fail to deliver for those 26 and younger.

From Santa Cruz Sentinel...

Health Crisis & Personal Support

California Panel Holds Up Studies on Psychedelics. Some Researchers Want It Gone

01/19/2024
At the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica, scientists are eager to explore whether a psychedelic chemical found in a toad could help people with depression. But research has been put on hold by the state.

From Folsom Telegraph...

Health Transportation City of Folsom Sacramento Regional Transit

Folsom Studies Transit Connection to Medical Facilities

01/18/2024
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The city of Folsom is studying a “high-capacity” public transit bus route to connect new medical centers in Folsom Ranch to Light Rail.

From The Sacramento Observer...

Families & Children Health

Healthcare for Black Kids in California Isn’t So Golden

01/18/2024
To some, California is seen as a Nirvana of healthy living. But the state’s healthcare system isn’t effectively meeting the needs of many residents, particularly Black children.

From Sacramento News and Review...

Health State of California

New ‘Body-Shaming’ Bill to Take Effect in Schools

01/17/2024
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California Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal sought to address the health effects of body shaming by introducing AB 10, which creates a model for protecting students in grades K-12.

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Public Safety Health Transportation Elections & Politics Government

Can Traffic Deaths in Los Angeles Be Reduced With a Ballot Measure?

01/16/2024
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