Author Archives: Liana

February is American Heart Month. Whether or not you participated by having a free blood pressure screening at Family Health Centers of San Diego’s (FHCSD) Love Your Heart event, it is always important to monitor your heart health throughout the year. Did you know that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) roughly 610,000 …

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Last July, President Obama signed into law the much heralded, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act or CARA. CARA was the first major federal addiction legislation in 40 years, and the most comprehensive effort undertaken to address the opioid epidemic, encompassing six identified pillars necessary for a coordinated community response – prevention, treatment, recovery, law enforcement, …

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) invites you to take time this month to love yourself! Select clinics will offer FREE events to ensure you’re aware of your health status. Early Detection Can Save Lives – Breast Exam and Mammograms Event February 7, 2017, 1:00 – 5:00pm Chula Vista Family Health Center 251 Landis Avenue …

This guest blog entry is written by The California Society of Health System Pharmacists at UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy (CSHP-UCSD), a non-profit professional pharmacy organization. CSHP-UCSD maintains a variety of programs, including Poison Prevention, Asthma Awareness, Tobacco Cessation and other public health education events to benefit the community and promote the profession …

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) has been for almost a half century, a trusted place for parents to bring their children for care. FHCSD has come a long way from when our founder, Laura Rodriguez, helped stage a sit-in at the original clinic location to bring needed medical care services to the children …

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) clinics will be closed Saturday, December 24 and Monday, December 26 for the Christmas holiday. Our Saturday clinics will reopen for normal hours on Saturday, December 31. Saturday Clinics Logan Heights Family Health Center 8:00am – 5:00pm and El Cajon Family Health Center 8:30am – 5:30pm All clinics …

It is no secret we Americans live in a throwaway society. Over 40% of the food produced and purchased in this country goes to waste. In fact, food makes up 25% of the country’s total garbage. Each family throws out about $600 of meat, vegetables, fruit and grain products each year. Americans buy cars every …

The holiday season is meant to be a time to give thanks and show others how much they are appreciated. But with each year, it seems that the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday is given a greater precedence, taking away from the real purpose of Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you find this upsetting, …

This week we celebrated the Great American Smokeout, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, which aims to encourage smokers to quit the habit. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer and cancer-related deaths. While there are many risks from smoking, the body demonstrates an amazing …

FHCSD Clinics Are Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) clinics will be closed Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen on Saturday, November 26 at our Logan Heights and El Cajon locations. We encourage you to use this time to share a meal …

Family Health Centers of San Diego knows that many of our patients, family members and community members get into the spirit of Halloween by trick-or-treating. Whether you are going out trick-or-treating with your littles, tweens or teens, below are some tricks to keep everyone safe and healthy while collecting treats. Eat a healthy dinner. It’s …