Calif. Home Care Providers Rally to Demand Gov. Brown Keep Promise of Equal Treatment Under the Law
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Caregivers who provide in-home support for elderly Californians and people with disabilities will stand in solidarity at a...
Landmark Measure to Make Baseball Tobacco-Free proposed by Calif. Assemblyman Tony Thurmond
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, California Assemblyman Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond) introduced legislation to eliminate the use of all tobacco products – including smokeless...
Calif. Assemblyman Anthony Rendon Statement on Attorney General's Decision on Daughters of Charity Sale
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- In response to Calif. Attorney General Kamala Harris approving the sale of the Daughters of Charity Health System to...
Tuberculosis Risk Assessment Questionnaire replaces universal TB testing requirement for Calif. school employees
OAKLAND, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CTCA) announces, effective Jan. 1, 2015, Pre-K and K-12 public, private and parochial school employees, volunteers (with frequent and prolonged student contact) and contractors are required to get a tuberculosis (TB) test only when TB risk factors are identified.
Calif. Assemblymember Hall Teams Up with Community Leaders to Host Healthy Family Update and Turkey Giveaway
COMPTON, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D- Los Angeles), Progress California, Major League Baseball’s Urban Youth Academy, the Los...
California Poison Control offers 2014 ‘Top 10 Tips for a Safe Thanksgiving Dinner’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Thanksgiving is a joyful time for families to gather around the table to give thanks and celebrate, says the...
With focus on Ebola, many forget that every 4 hours a Californian is diagnosed with Tuberculosis (TB)
OAKLAND, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Ebola is dominating the news headlines, bringing public health into the spotlight. Tragically, thousands have died. In the U.S., public health departments everywhere are quickly learning about Ebola and taking measures to prevent an epidemic here; but they are not starting from scratch, says the California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CTCA).
California Bill of Rights for senior RCFE residents, to reform oversight of assisted living centers, singed into law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ Calif. Governor Jerry Brown’s signing this week of several bills to aid California seniors by improving oversight of assisted living...
Covered California access to Vision Care for Adults heads to Senate for Vote – AB 1877
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblyman Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova) announced that his bill to improve access to vision care for adults...
Calif. Assemblymember Hall Statement on AB 1576, requiring condom use in adult films, was held in Senate Appropriations Committee
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D – Los Angeles) released the following statement after his AB 1576, requiring...
Larry Weisenthal, M.D., Ph.D., today announced new findings that unravel mysteries about the root cause of atherosclerosis
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Larry Weisenthal, M.D., Ph.D., today announced new findings that unravel mysteries about the root cause of atherosclerosis - the narrowing of blood vessels that leads to heart attack and stroke. It is a big step toward developing drugs, possibly in the very near future, that prevent the most common forms of heart disease.
AB 2187 to Ensure Needed Funding for County Child Abuse Prevention Programs Signed by Gov. Brown
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova) today announced that his bill – AB 2187 – was signed by Governor...
Study on Calif. Nurse Practitioners Under the Affordable Care Act – More than $1.8 Billion in Savings Possible
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- With more than 3.3 million more Californians now covered by the Affordable Health Care Act and Medi-Cal, granting...
Mindfulness Treats Addiction More Effectively than Traditional Treatments according to New Studies
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The results of two recent studies found a 'mindfulness approach' to treating addiction helped more people kick habits long-term, in some cases, over four times the success rate from traditional treatment methods. 'I'm delighted to read about this study. But it doesn't surprise me. Having worked in many different treatment programs through the years, I find mindfulness to be the most effective approach,' says Scott Kiloby of the Kiloby Center.
Violent Attacks at Two Los Angeles Area Hospitals Highlight Need for More Healthcare Worker Protections, says Padilla – SB 1299
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ – The stabbing of two nurses in two Los Angeles area hospitals within hours Monday morning is a shocking...
Tea Party Republican joins with Los Angeles Democrat and Introduces Legislation to Assist Long-Term Unemployed Americans
SAN FERNANDO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Seeking to lower the number of long-term unemployed Americans, a Tea Party Republican joined with a Los Angeles...
Calif. Congressman Cardenas Hosts Healthcare Workshops for Feb. 2014
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- As a follow on to his work shops in January, U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando Valley)...
U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas to Host California Health Care Workshops in the San Fernando Valley
SAN FERNANDO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando Valley) announced today that he will host a series of six health...
Majority Leader Toni Atkins will introduce landmark liability insurance legislation for California's Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Majority Leader Toni Atkins, 78th Assembly District, announced she will introduce landmark liability insurance legislation for California's Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs). According to Consumer Advocates for RCFE Reform (CARR), liability insurance for RCFEs is not now required as a condition of licensure.
Career and Life Design Coach Sue Koch hosts 4th annual January Jumpstart: Creating Goals that Matter
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Sue Koch, founder of Three Squares Coaching and Consulting, a Los Angeles Career and Life Coaching Company, will lead a complimentary tele-class to introduce callers to her popular six-week goal setting course 'January Jumpstart: Creating Goals that Matter.' They will receive valuable information for how to give up Resolution Resignation(TM) once and for all to set inspiring and achievable goals for 2014.
Calif. Assemblyman Jeff Gorell Announces Legislation to Protect Privacy of Covered California Health Insurance Shoppers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ – Today, Calif. Assemblyman Jeff Gorell (R-Camarillo) announced legislation to help protect the privacy of Californians who use the Covered...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces New Standards to Reduce Toxic Chemicals in Furniture
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the approval of the state’s new flammability standards for upholstered furniture,...
Bilingual Mobile Healthcare Resource Launched to Leverage Calif. Latino Mobile Behaviors in Hyperlocal Capacity Building Initiative
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Latino Consultants, LLC, a leading social-cause marketing firm for 18 years, today launched the first bilingual mobile health resource 'web-app' as part of a hyper-local capacity building initiative in Contra Costa County, Calif. The tools are evidence-based and leverage the mobile health behaviors of low-income communities to engage in accessing enrollment and local health resources.
Calif. State Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee and Women's Caucus Review How Military Sexual Trauma Impacts California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), Chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee, and Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach), Chair of...
Coalition Launches Innovative Crowdfunding Plan to Help Educate Californians on Reproductive Rights and Health Services
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- A coalition of reproductive rights organizations and Storefront Political Media are working together to produce a new short film on the history of reproductive health services in California. The project will be partly financed through an innovating crowd-funding campaign.
Calif. Assemblymember Muratsuchi Disappointed with Auditor's Findings of Wasteful Spending at State Veterans Home
YOUNTVILLE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D – Torrance) today released the following statement in response to the State Auditor’s findings...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Women's Health Legislation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed seven bills to support the health and well-being of women in...
Calif. Gov. Brown Signs Padilla Bill Providing Stable Funding for Pediatric Trauma Care Centers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law Senate Bill 191. The new law extends stable funding for...
Bill Calling for California Mental Health Education in Public Schools Signed by Gov. Brown
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Senate Bill 330, authored by Senator Alex Padilla was signed by Governor Brown today. The bill would improve...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Continue Implementation of Affordable Care Act
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Monday, as the state launched its health benefit exchange, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed a package...
California Health Benefit Exchange to Register Eligible Voters under new law authored by Senator Alex Padilla
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On October 1, California is slated to be one of the first states in the nation to provide voter...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy progam 'Soundly Sleeping' to be presented by Dr. Joel Becker in Paris
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Cognitive Behavior Associates announces that its Founder and Director, Dr. Joel L. Becker, Clinical Professor of the Department of Psychology at UCLA, will be in Paris to present his interactive sleep program "Soundly Sleeping." The workshop will be held at the Hotel Turenne Le Marais, Friday, October 11, 2013, and co-hosted by prominent Parisian psychologist Dr. Laura Neulat.
California State Assembly Approves Padilla Bill Calling for Mental Health Education in Public Schools
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Senate Bill 330, authored by Senator Alex Padilla was unanimously approved by the California State Assembly today. The...
Calif. Assemblymember Hall Statement on Second HIV Transmission of Adult Film Actor
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement following the announcement today that a...
Calif. Assemblymember Hall warns Adult Film Industry that move to lift moratorium on film production without requiring condoms is 'dangerous'
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement in response to the adult film industry’s...
Calif. Congressman Tony Cárdenas Welcomes Community Health Center Funding
SAN FERNANDO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando Valley) was pleased to note awards of more than $1 million in...
Calif. Gov. Brown Signs Legislation to Reform California's Health Insurance Market
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, helping put an end to the practice of denying health care coverage to Californians with pre-existing conditions, Governor...
Calif. Congressman Tony Cardenas Sponsors Legislation to Give Veterans Better Mental Health Access
WASHINGTON, D.C. /California Newswire/ -- This week, U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando Valley) signed on as an original co-sponsor to the bipartisan...
Karl Kim of Retirement Planning Advisors Inc is quickly gaining a reputation as California's 'go-to-guy' in retirement crisis planning
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Retirement Planning Advisors, Inc.'s Karl Kim CFP, CLTC, is a Medi-Cal specialist who is quickly gaining a reputation for being California's 'go-to-guy' in the retirement crisis planning arena. In fact, RPA is California's first firm completely dedicated to retirement crisis planning and pre-planning.
U.S. Rep. Tony Cardenas Marks Third Anniversary Of Affordable Care Act
SAN FERNANDO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Saturday marked the third anniversary of the day President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law....
Condoms in All Adult Films Made in California: Assemblymember Hall Introduces Legislation to Address Health Concerns
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D-Los Angeles) introduced legislation, AB 332, requiring condom use in all adult...
Calif. Assemblymember Hall to Introduce Legislation Requiring Condoms in All Adult Films Made in California
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D-Los Angeles) will hold a Valentine’s Day press conference to introduce legislation requiring...
Antimicrobial Screen Protectors for iPhone, iPad and Galaxy 3S announced by Accurate Imaging Resources
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Accurate Imaging Resources announced this week its launch of Accurate Films - screen protectors for cell phones, tablets, laptops, monitors, PCs, and LCD TVs. 'These new multipurpose and multifunctional screen protectors will work for Apple iPhones, Samsung Galaxy 3S phones, Apple iPads and more,' Michael Doyle, Director of Sales for Accurate Imaging, says.
A Calif. Foundation for Autism, Surfers Healing, Needs Local Support to Win $1 Million from Chase American Giving Awards
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Surfers Healing, a non-profit working to enrich the lives of children with autism by exposing them to the unique experience of surfing, is competing for grants ranging from $125,000 to $1 Million through the American Giving Awards, presented by Chase. Residents can help ensure their favorite charity's success by simply voting for Surfers Healing through the American Giving Awards program on Facebook.
Alegria Farmacy Keeps Its Clients Young and Healthy including Francis Lingel, a 90-year-young Veteran
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- 'This food will keep you alive and vital, and I am living proof,' says Francis Lingel, a 90-year young veteran who has joined Alegria Farm's team to assist with farm tours. 'Fresh greens are the secret to longevity,' he adds.
Nature Conservancy of Calif. announces Study and Website for Drinking Water Source Information
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, The Nature Conservancy of California announced that their one-stop website on the sources and protection levels of drinking water across the state now provides such information for an estimated 26.5 million Californians residing in more than 500 cities and towns.
S.F. Mayor Lee Celebrates Opening of City's New Bridge HIV Research Facility
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- S.F. Mayor Edwin M. Lee today officially cut the ribbon to open the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH)’s new Bridge HIV research facility as part of the City’s new $9.5 million HIV/AIDS Research Center, located at 25 Van Ness Avenue.
Closely Watched California Homemade Food Act Signed into Law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) Assembly Bill (AB) 1616, the California Homemade Food Act, was signed into law today. The California Homemade Food Act legalizes the sale of homemade, “non-potentially hazardous” foods by creating a two-tier system of “cottage food operations” based upon the point of sale
Romney Campaign Expands Latino Focus: Names Josh Valdez, DBA, Chairman of Campaign's Health Care Insurance Industry Group
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Latino Consultants, LLC today announced that Josh Valdez, DBA, the former Regional Director for the Federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), has been named the Chair of Health Care Insurance Industry Group by the Romney for President campaign.
SF Mayor Urges All Residents to Rethink Sugary Drinks and Hydrate with Hetch Hetchy Tap Water this Summer
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- S.F. Mayor Edwin M. Lee this week, on the first day of Summer, issued a proclamation declaring a...
