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October is breast cancer awareness month and health professionals are urging people to get screened for the disease. Screenings have gone down because of the pandemic. Numbers rebounded a bit this year, according to a recent study, but are still down 15% from their pre-pandemic levels. Dr. Mandy Robertson is...
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Stroke Awareness Foundation Do you know the signs of stroke? The Stroke Awareness Foundation (SAF) wants to make sure you do, no matter what language you speak. That was the message of the SAF press conference last week. Held to welcome its newest board member, former executive director of...
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San Jose, Calif., June 30, 2022 – The Stroke Awareness Foundation (SAF) will hold a press event on Thursday, June 30th, to announce that Chris Wilder, the powerhouse former Executive Director of the Valley Medical Center Foundation, will join its Board of Directors. Wilder is expected to bolster SAF’s...
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Mayo es el mes de concientización sobre los derrames cerebrales. Las personas deben actuar rápidamente para evitar danos duraderos cuando ocurran. Preste atención a señales comunes como perdida del equilibro, dolor de cabeza o mareos; identifique si existe visión borrosa y note si una mitad del rostro esta caída con...
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May is stroke awareness month. People need to act quickly to avoid lasting damage when they happen – and remember the acronym “BE FAST.” ‘B’ stands for balance and watch if someone is losing it. ‘E’ stands for eyes and changes to vision. ‘F’ is for face and signs of...
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April is Alcohol Awareness Month, highlighting serious consequences of drinking too much. Excessive alcohol use contributes to more than 95,000 deaths each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Scott Itano, a family medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente Washington in Seattle, said the pandemic has exacerbated dangerous...
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Para contener la enfermedad respiratoria del coronavirus, que es altamente virulenta e infecciosa, es necesario que las personas aprendan más sobre los niveles de limpieza. Más personas deben entender que esta enfermedad respiratoria en particular se transmite fácilmente de una persona infecciosa que puede no mostrar síntomas de tener...
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For the containment of the coronavirus respiratory disease, which is highly virulent and infectious, it is necessary for more ordinary folks to learn more about levels of cleanliness. More individuals must understand that this particular respiratory disease is easily transmitted from an infectious individual who may display no symptoms...
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Learn about the World of Vectors, the District, and its Services WHAT: The Santa Clara County Vector Control District will host its third annual Open House on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This family-friendly Open House will include exhibits on mosquitoes, ticks, bedbugs, commensal...
October is breast cancer awareness month and health professionals are urging people to get screened for the disease. Screenings have gone down because of the pandemic. Numbers rebounded a bit this year, according to a recent study, but are still down 15% from their pre-pandemic levels. Dr. Mandy Robertson is...
Stroke Awareness Foundation Do you know the signs of stroke? The Stroke Awareness Foundation (SAF) wants to make sure you do, no matter what language you speak. That was the message of the SAF press conference last week. Held to welcome its newest board member, former executive director of...
San Jose, Calif., June 30, 2022 – The Stroke Awareness Foundation (SAF) will hold a press event on Thursday, June 30th, to announce that Chris Wilder, the powerhouse former Executive Director of the Valley Medical Center Foundation, will join its Board of Directors. Wilder is expected to bolster SAF’s...
Mayo es el mes de concientización sobre los derrames cerebrales. Las personas deben actuar rápidamente para evitar danos duraderos cuando ocurran. Preste atención a señales comunes como perdida del equilibro, dolor de cabeza o mareos; identifique si existe visión borrosa y note si una mitad del rostro esta caída con...
May is stroke awareness month. People need to act quickly to avoid lasting damage when they happen – and remember the acronym “BE FAST.” ‘B’ stands for balance and watch if someone is losing it. ‘E’ stands for eyes and changes to vision. ‘F’ is for face and signs of...
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, highlighting serious consequences of drinking too much. Excessive alcohol use contributes to more than 95,000 deaths each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Scott Itano, a family medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente Washington in Seattle, said the pandemic has exacerbated dangerous...
Para contener la enfermedad respiratoria del coronavirus, que es altamente virulenta e infecciosa, es necesario que las personas aprendan más sobre los niveles de limpieza. Más personas deben entender que esta enfermedad respiratoria en particular se transmite fácilmente de una persona infecciosa que puede no mostrar síntomas de tener...
For the containment of the coronavirus respiratory disease, which is highly virulent and infectious, it is necessary for more ordinary folks to learn more about levels of cleanliness. More individuals must understand that this particular respiratory disease is easily transmitted from an infectious individual who may display no symptoms...
Learn about the World of Vectors, the District, and its Services WHAT: The Santa Clara County Vector Control District will host its third annual Open House on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This family-friendly Open House will include exhibits on mosquitoes, ticks, bedbugs, commensal...
