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Dr. Sara Cody reflects on her front-and-center role during the …

WEBDr. Sara Cody faced the biggest challenge of her public health career in January 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic began to unfold. Emerging from her mostly …

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San Mateo County begins offering vaccine boosters for eligible

WEBPhoto by Magali Gauthier. San Mateo County health officials will hold Pfizer booster clinics for eligible individuals at the San Mateo County Event Center beginning …

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RSV infections dominating children’s current illnesses

WEBRSV is likely dominating and causing many children to end up in the emergency department at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford because people …

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County extends North Fair Oaks vaccine clinic held on Sundays

WEBThe North Fair Oaks clinic is held on Sundays between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. at Fair Oaks Health Center, 2710 Middlefield Road, Redwood City. The partnership brings …

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Plan for lifting mask mandate announced by Bay Area health …

WEBBut with regional data showing that the surge is now receding, and with the Bay Area one of the most vaccinated regions in the country, Bay Area health officers …

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For two decades, Ravenswood Family Health Network has served …

WEBDoctor Doriel works with Eliana at the Ravenswood Family Health Center in 2022. Courtesy Lourdes Sanchez. A few months ago, after weeks of an unexplained 104 …

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In the swim: Regular pool workouts boost fitness, energy and …

WEBBy John Flood Special to the Almanac. If you think you're too old to start an exercise program, perhaps it's time to reconsider that notion. Because, if you ask a few local …

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San Mateo County plans to pair cops with mental health workers …

WEBThe aim is to help cops better respond to people experiencing a mental health crisis. Courtesy San Mateo County. Starting in September, four police …

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San Mateo County Supervisors OK contracts for mental health …

WEBThe San Mateo County Board of Supervisors finalized two of four contracts for mental health care providers that will operate smaller, more specialized facilities, …

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People: The 'mayor' of Hoover Street (May 11, 2005)

WEBBy Bill Russ Special to the Almanac Did you know that Hoover Street in Menlo Park has its own mayor? That is the title given by the firefighters in the Menlo Park Fire Protection …

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Crisis response clinicians to assist Menlo Park police on crisis calls

WEBBriana Fair (left), a mental health clinician for San Mateo County’s Community Wellness and Crisis Response Team, answers a call for service for a …

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Gavin Newsom wants to resolve California’s long debate over …

WEBAfter California became a state in 1850, one of its first acts was to establish the Insane Asylum of California in Stockton, the first of 12 state hospitals meant to care …

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Peninsula Health Care District grants over $1 million to nonprofit

WEBOn Wednesday, Jan. 17, the Peninsula Health Care District announced that several community organizations will split over $1 million in grants for its 2024 cycle. …

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Fighting back: Menlo Park scientist Tom Peyser works on device …

WEBBy Alan Sissenwein Almanac Staff Writer A bout seven years ago, Menlo Park residents Tom and Carol Peyser received some troubling news about the health of their daughter, …

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County supervisor urges state investigate public closure of therapy

WEBby Olivia Wynkoop September 23, 2022 8:54 am. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready As residents continue to push for the public reopening of a therapeutic pool, San Mateo …

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Woodside council dodges Little Store-Peterson feud

WEBBy Andrea Gemmet Almanac Staff Writer There's a-fussin' and a-feudin' in Woodside. The long-running dispute between the historic Little Store restaurant -- property owners …

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Sutter Health vows to reopen shuttered therapy pool in San Mateo

WEBCourtesy Google Maps via Bay City News. Following backlash from the community, Sutter Health in San Mateo is reopening a warm therapy pool two years …

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Officials from Santa Clara, San Mateo counties vow support for out …

WEBElected officials in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties vowed to protect women's rights to abortion and reproductive health care after the Supreme Court voted …

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Kaiser to pay $49 million after environmental, patient privacy

WEBKaiser, California’s largest healthcare provider, has agreed to a $49 million settlement with the state Attorney General’s Office and six district attorneys, including in …

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State's public health department receives grant to help transition …

WEBThe grant comes after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a determination in October that said leaded aviation gas posed environmental and health …

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Peninsula Health Care District selects Ana Maria Pulido as CEO

WEBThe Peninsula Health Care District Board of Directors announced Thursday, March 23, that Ana Maria Pulido will be its new chief executive officer starting April 10, …

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Sequoia Hospital hits impasse with Anthem over contract …

WEBDignity Health, the largest nonprofit hospital network in California, announced this month that it no longer has an agreement with Anthem Blue Cross, claiming the …

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