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Scouts Collect for Local Food Closet

Mar 20, 2025 02:26PM ● By Stephen B. Clazie

On Saturday, March 8, the Boy Scouts conducted a drive-thru food drive at Sacramento Elks Lodge No. 6. The Scouts were collecting non-perishable food items to support the South Sacramento Interfaith Partnership Food Closet.

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Farmers Market Returns for Fourth Year

Mar 06, 2025 11:51AM ● By Noreen Stevenson

The GreenHaven Pocket Farmers Market, located in the parking lot of Sacramento Elks Lodge No. 6 on Riverside Boulevard, has a reputation as a place where families can walk or bike to get groceries on weekend mornings. This year will be no different, with the market opening for its fourth season on Sunday, April 6, at 9 a.m.

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Over $1M in Community Grants to Sacramento Non-Profits

Mar 04, 2025 01:31PM ● By Dignity Health News Release

Dignity Health announced on Feb. 27 that it has awarded $1,017,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations across the Greater Sacramento Region.

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Age, Disability-Friendly Action Plan Launched

Mar 04, 2025 11:53AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Sacramento County is taking a significant step toward ensuring a more livable and accessible future for its aging and disabled residents.

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Mental Health Help Available 24/7

Feb 27, 2025 02:38PM ● By Sacramento County News Release

In the heart of Sacramento County, a team of compassionate professionals is reshaping the way that mental health crises are addressed.

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Baby with Spina Bifida Has Promising Future After Surgery

Feb 11, 2025 03:03PM ● By UC Davis Health News Release

Lindsey was 18 weeks pregnant with her fifth child when she got a life-changing phone call. Her blood work was abnormal. She and husband, Jared, went in for an ultrasound and got news that they never expected: their developing baby had spina bifida.

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Farmers Market Moving to Sundays

Feb 06, 2025 01:37PM ● By Stephen B. Clazie

In 2025, the Greenhaven Pocket farmers market will be held on Sundays instead of Saturdays. The Grand Opening for the 2025 season will be on Sunday, April 6. This marks the market’s fourth season.

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Sac Metro Air District Welcomes New Board Members

Feb 05, 2025 09:42AM ● By Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District News Release

Chair Aquino and Vice-Chair Maple to Lead the Board

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New Testing Finds Illegal Levels of Bisphenol S in Receipt Paper

Feb 04, 2025 04:17PM ● By Center for Environmental Health News Release

On Jan. 14, the nonprofit watchdog Center for Environmental Health (CEH) announced new legal action against eight companies for exposing customers to Bisphenol S (BPS)–the lesser-known but also harmful chemical cousin to Bisphenol A (BPA)–in receipt paper.

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Tdap Vaccination Urged as Whooping Cough Increases

Jan 14, 2025 10:40AM ● By California Department of Public Health News Release

California is experiencing an increase in cases of whooping cough (also known as pertussis), a highly contagious bacterial disease that can be spread though coughing and can cause severe illness, especially in infants.

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Supporting Dry January Goals

Jan 14, 2025 09:11AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

As the new year begins, Sacramento County is highlighting the importance of a healthy start by recognizing January as Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month.

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Expanding Two Behavioral Health Service Programs

Jan 07, 2025 12:00PM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Sacramento County is kicking off the new year by expanding two Behavioral Health Service programs, combining Access and Substance Use Prevention Treatment (SUPT) services to streamline care, address critical needs and enhance the health and safety of our community.

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Habitat Health Opens PACE Center

Jan 07, 2025 11:45AM ● By Habitat Health with Kaiser Permanente News Release

Habitat Health has opened its first Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) center in partnership with Kaiser Permanente, expanding access to vital health care services for older adults.

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Dignity Health Named One of the Best Hospitals for Maternity Care

Dec 31, 2024 09:08AM ● By Dignity Health News Release

U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named Dignity Health Methodist Hospital of Sacramento as a 2025 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care. This is the highest award a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study.

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Sacramento Nursing Home Among Top in Nation

Dec 19, 2024 06:10PM ● By ACC Care Center News Release

ACC Care Center has been recognized as a Best Nursing Home for 2025 by U.S. News & World Report. ACC Care Center has received recognition for both short-term and long-term care and is one of only three Sacramento skilled nursing communities to receive dual recognition.

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Urban Plates Arrives in Sacramento

Dec 19, 2024 06:07PM ● By Daniel Canfield

A new restaurant is bringing fresh, organic scratch-made cuisine to Sacramento. On Dec. 12, Urban Plates opened its first Sacramento region location in a newly-constructed building at 2080 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sacramento.

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Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery Open in Northern California

Dec 19, 2024 08:50AM ● By California Department of Fish and Wildlife News Release

The recreational fishery for Dungeness crab is open in the portion of northern California that was delayed due to a public health hazard.

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New Boutique Holistic Fitness Studio Opens in the Pocket

Dec 06, 2024 11:45AM ● By Melissa Marie-Revelez Figueroa

A fresh wave of wellness has arrived in Pocket-Greenhaven with the opening of Heal Fit Studio, a boutique holistic fitness center dedicated to providing innovative solutions for joint pain relief and promoting longevity.

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Navigators Provide Critical Support in Emergency Departments, Helping Patients Find a Path to Recovery

Nov 26, 2024 02:44PM ● By Dignity Health News Release

As Californians gather this Thanksgiving, many patients are giving thanks for a life-changing program that has helped them overcome the devastation of opioid addiction.

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Tips for a Holly Jolly Holiday Season

Nov 26, 2024 09:46AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

As the holidays approach, many of us look forward to gatherings with friends and family, enjoying delicious food and taking part in festive celebrations. However, this time of year can also bring feelings of stress, loneliness or sadness for some

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Sacramento County Fentanyl Deaths Declining

Nov 26, 2024 09:22AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Sacramento County has made remarkable progress in the battle against the opioid crisis, reporting a 56% reduction in fentanyl-related deaths between 2023 and 2024.

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$60K for Women’s Empowerment

Nov 21, 2024 09:35AM ● By Kristin Thebaud Communications News Release

Women’s Empowerment has received a $60,000 contribution from U.S. Bank to provide Sacramento women experiencing homelessness with job-readiness programs, paid job training and transitional workforce housing so they can secure employment with upward mobility as they work toward affording permanent housing.

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Doctors Say Bacterial Pneumonia Increasing, Especially Among Children

Nov 05, 2024 10:56AM ● By UC Davis Health News Release

Cases of pneumonia caused by the bacteria Mycoplasma, also known as "walking pneumonia," have been on the rise this year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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UC Davis Children's Hospital Named Among Best For 2024-2025

Nov 05, 2024 10:35AM ● By UC Davis News Release

UC Davis Children's Hospital has been recognized as a 2024-2025 Best Children's Hospital by U.S. News & World Report.

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Black Child Legacy Campaign Report 2024

Nov 05, 2024 10:20AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

On Tuesday, Oct. 22, multiple departments of Sacramento County presented the annual report on the Black Child Legacy Campaign to the Board of Supervisors. The report summarized what the campaign accomplished in Fiscal Year 2022 – 2023.

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Two Skunks Test Positive for Rabies Within Land Park

Oct 18, 2024 11:08AM ● By Department of Health Services News Release

A Sacramento Zoo visitor was bitten by a skunk on Oct. 15. The skunk was behaving aggressively.

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Third Possible Human Case of Bird Flu Detected in California

Oct 16, 2024 11:35AM ● By California Department of Public Health News Release

Individual had contact with infected dairy cattle; risk to general public remains low

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Mercy General Hospital Guild Back Open to Volunteers

Oct 15, 2024 03:36PM ● By Carol Barr, Mercy General Hospital Guild

The Mercy General Hospital Guild is back open to any and all volunteers since the pandemic years.

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Stay Healthy This Season with Wellness Events at the Library

Oct 15, 2024 09:19AM ● By Sacramento Public Library News Release

This fall, Sacramento Public Library will offer free health and wellness programs including yoga classes, flu vaccine clinics, and opioid overdose prevention workshops.

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Sac County Programs Unite for Annual D2 Fun Fair

Oct 11, 2024 11:53AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

On Sept. 21, Sacramento County came out in full force to join Supervisor Patrick Kennedy in bringing essential services to the South Sacramento community.

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Shorter Ambulance Wait Times Reported

Oct 08, 2024 03:15PM ● By Annie Kerr

Sacramento County is making tremendous progress in its goal to achieve a shorter ambulance patient offload time (APOT), according to county officials.

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EicOsis Human Health Named One of Nation's Most Fundable Companies

Oct 07, 2024 12:46PM ● By UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology

EicOsis Human Health, Inc., a clinical startup co-founded by UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock to alleviate chronic pain without the use of opioids, has been named one of Pepperdine Graziadio Business School’s 2024 Most Fundable Companies.

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Stay Current on Vaccines This Fall

Oct 02, 2024 09:30AM ● By California Department of Public Health News Release

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is encouraging all Californians to get vaccinated this season to protect themselves and their loved ones from respiratory viruses.

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Transportation Impacts Dialysis Patient Outcomes

Oct 01, 2024 04:11PM ● By UC Davis News Release

An estimated 35.5 million Americans have kidney disease and more than 554,000 of them are on dialysis, according to the National Kidney Foundation.

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Matsui Leads Delegation in Urging California to Apply for Federal Behavioral Health Programs

Sep 18, 2024 03:36PM ● By Office of Congresswoman Doris Matsui News Release

Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) led 27 of her colleagues from the California Congressional delegation in a letter to California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly, urging California to apply for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)’s FY 2025 Cooperative Agreements for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Planning Grants.

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