Posts Tagged ‘East Bay Agency for Children’
Covered California targets uninsured Hispanic, Asian American communities in Oakland
With less than a month before people can buy subsidized healthcare insurance through the online marketplace Covered California, Oakland healthcare organizations are reaching out to uncovered families, especially Hispanic and Asian-American people, who make up 60% of Alameda County’s uninsured population.
Read MoreOakland schools add more clinics offering medical treatment, therapy right on campus
Frick Middle School’s new on-site health center, which has been open to students since mid-October, is the newest addition to the Oakland Unified School District’s nine school-based health centers, all providing medical, mental health and health education services for students and their families—at no cost, and in a place that is already part of their daily lives.
Read MoreA therapeutic nursery school helps kids with special needs
The East Bay Agency for Children’s Therapeutic Nursery School in Oakland cares for pre-school age children with behavioral or emotional problems, often a result of past traumatic experiences including abuse, neglect or prenatal drug exposure.
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