From the October 5, 2018 Edition
Do you remember the terrible flu season of 2017? It seemed everyone and all their neighbors were down with that flu bug that just kept coming back.
This year, the Kern County Department of Public …
From the September 28, 2018 Edition
On July 26, 2018, a Health Care Town Hall at the Frazier Park Library brought 14 panelists and a full house of mountain residents together to focus on updates in health services to this rural …
From the September 14, 2018 Edition
A total of 56 human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) from 21 California counties—including Kern, Ventura and Los Angeles—had been traced by September 7, State Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith said this week. Two …
From the September 7, 2018 Edition
Part Five: Changes at Clinica Sierra Vista (CSV) discussed by CEO Brian Harris
On July 26, 2018, a Health Care Town Hall at the Frazier Park Library brought 14 panelists and a full house of …
From the August 10, 2018 Edition
By Patric Hedlund, TME
Last week, the Health Care Town Hall summary reported there were 85 to 90 people participating, with 14 panelists, including first responders and a variety of health care providers.
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From the July 20, 2018 Edition
By Greg Dill, Medicare
Cataracts often come with age. They are a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. The lens lies behind the iris and the pupil. It focuses light onto …
From the June 29, 2018 Edition
By Patric Hedlund, TME
When the subject is legalized access to cannabis, nothing appears to go quite as expected for the Kern County Board of Supervisors. Chairman Mike Maggard opened the afternoon meeting Tuesday, June …
From the June 29, 2018 Edition
By Michael Corson, Kern County Public Health Services Dept.
The first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) has been reported in Kern County this month. California’s first four cases were in Kern, Riverside and …
From the April 6, 2018 Edition
A special series of free workshops for parents is being hosted every Tuesday in April from 10 to 11:30 a.m. by the Family Resource Center (FRC) in Frazier Park. The workshops bring public health experts …
From the March 30, 2018 Edition
China Red House restaurant acted quickly, and so did the agency
By Patric Hedlund, TME
The Kern County Environmental Health Department (EHD) received a tip from a restaurant customer on March 5, 2018, about a …