Long Beach health

Health Department Receives $1 Million Kaiser Permanente Grant to Improve Health in North Long Beach

Healthy choices will be easier in North Long Beach due to a Kaiser Permanente’s $1 million 3-year investment in Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL). The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) received this grant from Kaiser Permanente to promote the public’s health in targeted areas of North Long Beach. [...]

Ride a Bike to Trader Joe’s for Free Home Delivery in Bixby Knolls

Beginning January 28, 2012, and at no additional cost to the shopper, Pedaler Society will offer a grocery delivery service for residents residing within a one- mile radius of Trader Joe’s in Bixby Knolls. This service has been made possible by the Bike-Friendly Business District (BFBD) program in partnership with the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement [...]

1,000 Pairs in 10 Days; CAT’S Goal to Collect & Distribute New Socks to Long Beach’s Homeless

NO MORE COLD FEET! Will you help us reach the goal to collect and distribute 1,000 PAIRS of NEW socks for homeless men, women and youth in Long Beach by this Tues., Jan. 31? The 10-day campaign headed by Justin Rudd and his Community Action Team (CAT) is called “Sock-it-to-’em!”

Beach Advisory Issued Following Heavy Rains

The Interim City Health Officer, Dr. Mauro Torno, has issued an advisory for the beaches in the City of Long Beach following today’s rain.  After any significant rainfall (0.10″ or more) high levels of bacteria from storm drains, rivers, and polluted runoff enter into our ocean. It is recommended to avoid all ocean water contact [...]

Hundreds of Guests Watch Pediatric Patients at Miller Children’s “Break Down the Walls of Cancer”

More than a year in the making, Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach held a grand opening event for the new hematology/oncology unit. Pediatric cancer patients from the Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center (JJCCC) donned boxing gloves to break down a “wall” of cancer. The temporary blockade had different forms of cancer and serious blood disorders [...]

CSULB Student Recreation and Wellness Center Awarded University’s First-Ever LEED Designation

In a first for the university, the Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC) at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) has been awarded a LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. It is the first-ever LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, designation given to a building at the university.

Community Invited to the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Workshop, Tonight

The community is invited to a free “Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention” workshop at the MacArthur Park/Whittier School Neighborhood monthly meeting today, Tuesday, January 17, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Mark Twain Neighborhood Library Community Room at 1401 E. Anaheim St. Free parking is available at the library parking lot. Translation will be [...]

St. Mary Foundation Awards Over $100,000 in Grants to Local Non-Profits

On January 10, 2012, St. Mary Medical Center awarded $102,748 in grant funds to assist eight gratefulLong Beach non-profit agencies at a luncheon held in their honor at the John Parr Health Enhancement Center on the campus of St. Mary Medical Center. This is over $6,000 more than last year’s awards. 

Councilmember Andrews And Others Announce the Start of Pinecrest Apartments Rehabilitation

Councilmember Dee Andrews, 6th District, The Long Beach Housing Development Company (LBHDC) and Jamboree Housing Corporation (Jamboree) are proud to announce the start of the rehabilitation of Pinecrest Apartments located at 1893 – 1911 Pine Avenue. Three severely blighted buildings will be rehabilitated to provide affordable housing for local families. The public is invited to [...]

Natalie Whitlock First CSULB Student to Receive the Southern California Kaiser Fellowship

Natalie Whitlock, a graduate student at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), has become the first CSULB student to receive the Southern California Kaiser Fellowship. “I am very excited about this opportunity and am honored that I was one of six who were chosen out of over 100 applicants. Kaiser is very excited to have [...]

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