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Nine Lives Foundation To celebrate Spay/Neuter Awareness Month, in February we’re offering 20% off already low-cost spay/neuter services plus a free microchip for your cat. At Nine Lives Foundation, a 501(c)3 cat adoption center and low-cost cat clinic in Redwood City, we see thousands of homeless and at-risk cats...
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July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the challenges ethnic and racial minorities face when it comes to mental health care. The Food and Drug Administration says barriers include a lack of health insurance and less access to treatment. Lisa Pion-Berlin, president and CEO...
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July is national minority mental health awareness month, spotlighting the unique struggles in health care settings for communities for color in the United States. Dr. Trenton James is a psychiatrist at Kaiser Permanente in Seattle. He said Black people are less likely to receive treatment for mental illness. “Black Americans don’t...
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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...
Nine Lives Foundation To celebrate Spay/Neuter Awareness Month, in February we’re offering 20% off already low-cost spay/neuter services plus a free microchip for your cat. At Nine Lives Foundation, a 501(c)3 cat adoption center and low-cost cat clinic in Redwood City, we see thousands of homeless and at-risk cats...
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the challenges ethnic and racial minorities face when it comes to mental health care. The Food and Drug Administration says barriers include a lack of health insurance and less access to treatment. Lisa Pion-Berlin, president and CEO...
July is national minority mental health awareness month, spotlighting the unique struggles in health care settings for communities for color in the United States. Dr. Trenton James is a psychiatrist at Kaiser Permanente in Seattle. He said Black people are less likely to receive treatment for mental illness. “Black Americans don’t...
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...