North Bay Reports that deal with health and wellness in Sonoma County.

(September 7, 2015)

  A detailed survey of farmworkers in Sonoma County confirms that they are often very poor, with compromised health.

Read more: Farmworker Health Survey Details Disparities

(August 26, 2015)

The indoor air quality inspections of the Redwood Gospel Mission properties in Santa Rosa (see the North Bay Report for August 26) , and the Sanchez family’s home, were a joint donation by the Green Building Council and Healthy Building Science of San Francisco. The local chapter of the GBC will hold a special workshop on indoor air quality issues on Oct. 3.  Listen:  http://radio.krcb.org/post/when-inside-air-health-hazard

 

(August 25, 2015)

Indoor air quality problems can be a serious health concern, but they are invisible, and often hard to detect or trace.  On today’s North Bay Report, Bruce Robinson tags along as anold and heavily used building gets checked out by specialized environmental inspectors. Listen:  http://radio.krcb.org/post/assessing-indoor-air-quality

Sebastopol's rebranded community hospital has been upgraded, remodeled, and generally cleaned up. But the beds inside, like the parking lot, remain empty pending final state inspections and approvals.

(August 12, 2015)

How much longer until the former Palm Drive Hospital in Sebastopol reopens? It could be before the end of the month, but even now, that’s not yet a certainty.

 

Read more: Reborn Palm Drive Hospital Awaits Re-opening

  1. Home health workers still excluded from county’s Living Wage
  2. Banning Bids to Label GMO Foods
  3. Alternative Birthing Centers
  4. Medi-Cal Turns 50
  5. Covered California Releases 2016 Insurance Rates
  6. Seeking a Sustainable Niche in the Operating Room
  7. Gaining in the Fight Against AIDS
  8. EPA to Expand Pesticide Ban
  9. The Next Generation of Food
  10. Vaccine Bill Wins Assembly Approval
  11. Landpaths Introduces ‘TrekSonoma’ Outings
  12. Inside the “Portrait of Sonoma County”
  13. Supervisors Adopt Living Wage Proposal
  14. Spreading the Word About Soil
  15. Medicine Disposal Requirements Upheld
  16. Personalized Support for Developmentally Disabled Adults
  17. Responding to Pollution's Health Impacts
  18. Sebastopol Hospital’s Reopening Delayed
  19. Young Adults with Autism Thrive in Their New Home
  20. Health Games -- Innovation or Fad?
  21. Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences
  22. Connecting New Farmers with Land
  23. Kaiser Announces Large-scale Autism Study
  24. The Mosquito District’s Assessment Election
  25. California 'Safety-Net' Hospitals at Risk Amidst Health System Changes
  26. California Lawmakers Look at Unequal Access to Health Care
  27. California Doctors, Lawmakers Renew Push for Medi-Cal Rate Increase
  28. 10,000 Degrees Heats Up Educational Opportunities
  29. Inspired Forward by LandPaths
  30. Marin’s Breast Cancer Cluster Disputed
  31. Healthy Aging in Sonoma County
  32. California's Retiree Health Care Costs Jump Past $70 Billion
  33. Applying Restorative Justice at School
  34. Reopening Palm Drive Hospital
  35. County Landfill Prepapres for Composting Move
  36. Recognizing Micro-aggressions
  37. Getting started with Micro-loans
  38. Micro-lending in Sonoma County
  39. Creating Hope for the Moorland Neighborhood
  40. Questioning the 'Common Core Standards'
  41. Addressing Latinos’ Mental Health Needs
  42. The Long Slow Recovery from Concussion
  43. Common antibacterial products expose pregnant women, infants to potential health risks
  44. California's Largest Healthcare Workers Union Drops Two Fall Ballot Initiatives
  45. Why Palliative Care is Growing
  46. Opponents Remain as Common Core Nears Implementation
  47. What is Behind Sonoma County's low Vaccination Rates?
  48. Brain Health Registry
  49. Understanding Dyslexia
  50. Medical Marijuana Study Gets Federal Green Light
  51. Report: Childhood Obesity Rates Declining
  52. Unraveling Marin's Breast Cancer Cluster
  53. Climate Change and Health
  54. Pesticides and Kids' Health
  55. Branding the Health Care Exchange
  56. Employers and Health Insurance
  57. Electronic Health Records
  58. Health Physics
  59. Thyroid Health
  60. Children's Dental Health
  61. Community Health Centers
  62. "What If Cannabis Cured Cancer?"
  63. Sonoma County in 10 Years
  64. Wood Smoke Health Hazards
  65. Cannabis as Medicine
  66. Ethnic Mental Health
  67. Community Clinics & Health Care Reform
  68. HealthySonoma.org
  69. PTSD & Medical Marijuana
  70. Health Benefits Suit
  71. Doctors for Healthcare Reform
  72. Homeless Census Report
  73. Health Frontiers Conference
  74. Health Action Coalition
  75. The Future of Health Care

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