Posts Tagged ‘Alameda County Public Health Department’
Will a new California law open up opportunities for Oakland’s home cooks?
California recently passed a law to become the only state in the U.S. legalizing the sale of home-cooked food to the public.
Read MorePandemic restrictions return as COVID-19 cases spike in Alameda county
Alameda County restrictions moved back to the purple tier — the most restrictive tier — after COVID-19 cases increased by 48% in Alameda county week over week, according to data from the California Public Health Department. Governor Gavin Newsom announced 40 counties in total will move to the purple tier, placing the vast majority of…
Read MorePacific Islanders in Alameda County among the most vulnerable to infant deaths
Pacific Islanders in Alameda County have the second highest infant death rate, but new initiatives could counteract this.
Read MoreAlameda County gets ready to promote PrEP, a drug that prevents HIV infection
The Alameda County Public Health Department is preparing to launch a marketing campaign this summer to promote PrEP, a drug that prevents HIV infection, targeted specifically to communities which are most affected by HIV. PrEP, short for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, was approved by the Federal Drug Administration for use in 2012, and although it has had…
Read MoreBirthing inequities: Combatting racial disparities in the health of newborns
This article is part of “Birthing Inequity,” an Oakland North project on maternal and infant health disparities in Oakland. See the full multimedia report here. In 2003, while she was carrying her third child, Tanisha Fuller had to convince her hospital caretakers that something was really wrong. Six months pregnant, and unsure of what was happening…
Read MoreHealthcare workers act to prevent Hepatitis A outbreak in Oakland
Hepatitis A outbreaks are spreading throughout Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Cruz counties—mostly among the homeless populations in those places. So healthcare workers in Oakland—a city where the homeless population has grown 26 percent over the last two years—are acting to prevent a similar outbreak.
Read MoreStudy allows families to try food as medicine
A new study from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland and All In Alameda researched the effects of providing “food prescriptions” to prediabetic children and their families.
Read MoreOakland council passes ban on flavored tobacco sales
In an unanimous decision, on Tuesday night the Oakland City Council voted to ban of sales of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, in Oakland.
Read MorePlans to build grocery store in West Oakland delayed by rising cost of property
Brahm Ahmadi of West Oakland has been trying for years to open the People’s Community Market—his planned 10,000 to 20,000 square-foot grocery store—in the middle of an Oakland food desert. The People’s Community Market, as envisioned, would focus on serving the low-income families of West Oakland, and in 2013, Ahmadi campaigned to raise initial seed…
Read MoreFree tattoo removal program offers Oakland’s young residents a fresh start
New Start Tattoo Removal, an Oakland-based Alameda County Public Health Department program, provides free tattoo removal and mentorship services to young Alameda County residents..
Read MoreRare enterovirus infects two Alameda County residents
Among 14 confirmed cases of a rare respiratory virus in California, two are Alameda County residents
Read MoreOakland schools implement new health rules, limit parties with sweets
The Oakland Unified School District will implement a new wellness policy to fight childhood obesity.
Read MoreNew “peer navigator” program encourages at-home HIV testing
New study to launch that will make better use of in-home HIV testing.
Read MorePollution cuts at the port promise a breath of fresher air for West Oakland
In a boon for West Oakland residents, cancer-causing diesel pollution from the Port of Oakland’s maritime operations has plunged 70 percent.
Read MoreTalk of banning soda from food stamp benefits elicits upset and uncertainty
Restricting food stamp users from buying soda with their benefits is an idea sparking debate in Oakland, where City Hall officials, food policy advocates and food stamp users are far from consensus on whether a ban would hurt or help the city’s poor.
Read MoreClinics reach out to Oakland’s Asian community to prevent “silent killer” hepatitis B
The Bay Area has one of the largest Asian and Asian Pacific Islander (API) populations in the entire country; together the two groups make up almost 19 percent of Oakland’s population. This group is uniquely at risk for hepatitis B, a disease that is sometimes known as the “silent killer,” as an infected person can remain asymptomatic for long periods of time, leaving many unknowingly infected. Nationwide, nearly 1 in 12 people of Asian and API descent are infected. But here in Oakland, healthcare workers are drawing more attention to getting residents screened for the disease and vaccinated against it, specifically among the low-income and uninsured.
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