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Battalion Chief Willie Sapeta of Lake County Fire Protection District will be the guest speaker at this training, open only to IHSS providers and recipients.
Training will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Department of Social Services conference room, 15975 Anderson Ranch Parkway, Lower Lake.
Space is limited, and you must be registered to attend.
For more information call 707-995-4854.
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Assembly Bill 106, by Berg, D-Eureka, requires that every elderly patient be offered the chance to receive flu and pneumonia immunization before they are discharged from a hospital.
“Vaccinations save lives,” said Berg. “And while we’re not forcing anyone to get a shot, we are saying that everyone needs to have the option.”
Berg’s bill closes an unusual loophole in existing law that requires nursing facilities to offer vaccines, even though hospitals face no such requirement.
“These shots save lives, and hospitals are in the life-saving business,” said Berg.
The bill incorporates recommendations by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases reports, that flu together with pneumonia, is the fifth leading cause of death among the elderly. A pneumonia complication is a leading cause of illness and death among the elderly.
AB 106 becomes law in January.
Visit Berg's Web site at http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a01/.
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Sutter Lakeside Hospital CEO and author, Kelly Mather; Carrie McClure, school site coordinator; and Tammi Silva, “Healthy Kids Are Contagious” program director, made their rounds to Lake County schools beginning with Terrace School in Lakeport where Stacey Holland, teacher and originator of the binder program, was enjoying the first day of school with her students.
Principal Mike Beery at Mt. Vista Middle School greeted Mrs. Mather, McClure and Silva with smiles and appreciation.
The initial leg of the trip was concluded at Cobb Elementary School where Principal Tracy Skeen expressed her appreciation to Sutter Lakeside Hospital and Center for Health for their continued dedication to the health of students not only at her school but across the county.
Other members of the Healthy Kids Are Contagious school site team, including Kayla Hickey, school site assistant; Anna Knudson, K-4 program coordinator; and Christine Petty, fifth grade fitness testing coordinator, delivered binders to sixth graders at Lucerne Elementary, Coyote Valley Elementary, Eastlake School, Pomo Elementary, Minnie Cannon Elementary, Upper Lake Middle School, Burns Valley Elementary, Lower Lake Elementary and Lake County International Charter School.
The binders are donated as part of the Sutter’s Healthy Kids Are Contagious program, which provides education to students about not only nutrition, and exercise but also addresses mental emotional issues from the Wellness University Five Keys to Wellness curriculum so that they will be motivated to make healthier choices for a lifetime.
The Five Keys identifies and promotes five aspects of healthful living, including self-love, breathing, positive choices, balance and trust.
“To improve health and lower health care costs in our county, we are reaching children as they create the habits that will guide their lives,” said Mather.
The Healthy Kids Are Contagious program offers school presentations that cover a variety of subjects ranging from avoiding the flu; spine health; the benefits of exercise on the heart; yellow, red, green-light food choices; and the importance of self-respect.
For each of the programs a costumed mascot, such as “Healthy Mr. Heart,” makes an appearance and helps build enthusiasm.
During “Create Your Health” sessions, sixth graders learn the Five Keys to Wellness. After introducing these concepts in the classroom, Lake County teachers report their students have passed up sweets and treats because, as one student put it, “I care about myself so I won’t eat things that aren’t good for me.”
“What is exciting about the programs is that children help their peers to make more healthy choices, positively reinforcing each other and consequently build a culture of wellness in their classrooms and their schools,” said Mather. “Then they take home these messages and spread wellness to other children and ultimately, to the community.”
Sutter Lakeside Hospital & Center for Health’s mission is to improve the health of the community by supporting the inherent ability of each community member to create a healthier life.
A leader in the transformation of health care whose focus is beginning to move from illness care to embracing wellness concepts, Sutter Lakeside Hospital and Center for Health provides both high quality illness care and access to wellness care that emphasizes personal responsibility for healthy living while providing the resources needed for community members to create health.
For more information, contact Tammi Silva, director, Center for Health at 707-262-5122 or by email at
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Construction workers call to one another and move large items of furniture as Nurse Director Julie Tucker crosses the threshold pushing a dolly piled high with boxes of medical equipment.
Where open spaces and holes in the wall and floor once were, desks and sinks and tubes and operating chairs have appeared over the last few days. The environment is active, noisy and generally enthused.
On Saturday, Oct. 6, the Pediatric Dental Initiative (PDI) will host a grand opening celebration of its new Redwood Empire Surgery Center in Windsor. It has been a long road for PDI’s staff, board and volunteers, and the enthusiasm of seeing PDI’s dream come true is palpable. As the picture comes together more each day, one gets an idea of what the center, once completed and operational, will look like and how many lives it will improve.
The Redwood Empire Surgery Center will serve families in a five-county region. In Lake County, the surgery center will support the longstanding oral health program coordinated through the Healthy Start staff and Marta Fuller’s Dental Disease Prevention Program, with partial funding from First 5 Lake.
This program strives to improve the oral health of children in our community through a combination of education and restorative care provided by local dental clinics. The surgery center will augment this program by providing sedated dentistry particularly to young children (ages 0-5) and people of all ages with developmental delays suffering from severe tooth decay.
In very young children, this condition is known as Early Childhood Caries (ECC) or “baby bottle tooth decay” and currently affects about 28 percent of children in California. The pain caused by ECC is not only physical but also emotional and psychological, due to the stigma that comes with having “bad” teeth. This stigma and suffering can have a profound effect on a person’s learning, development and self-esteem.
The Redwood Empire Surgery Center will be fully licensed to treat those children in need of oral surgery with general anesthesia. During the startup phase Dr. Mark Hagele, DDS and his skilled team will treat seven patients per day, two days per week. The center’s goal is to provide families with child-friendly quality care and prevention education. The surgery center will accept patients on Medi-Cal and Healthy Families insurances, and in time will also contract with other insurance providers. First 5 Lake awarded PDI a small grant to assist in the purchase of the surgery center’s medical equipment.
PDI invites members of the community to come and celebrate with them on Oct. 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. by enjoying some great snacks, music and fun!
PDI will supply educational games and activities for children and families: Snappy the Crocodile, trivia and active games, a coloring booth and face painting, radio DJs and the Windsor Bloco drum and dance troupe will provide entertainment.
PDI’s official ribbon-cutting ceremony will incorporate a few words from PDI’s CEO Viveka Rydell and a traditional blessing by Aztec dancers Xiucoatl.
Support PDI on this special day, provide your kids with information on oral health and cavity prevention or just have a fun day out with the whole family!
PDI is located at 1360 19th Hole Drive, Suite 205, Windsor. For more information call 707-837-8833 or visit www.pedidental.org.
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