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Regional leaders to address looming physician shortage at Family Health Centers of San Diego’s Spirit of the Barrio On Friday, March 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Family Health Centers of San Diego’s (FHCSD) Spirit of the Barrio luncheon will feature a panel of regional leaders addressing the nation’s looming physician shortage crisis. The luncheon …

SAN DIEGO, CA — (March 14, 2016) On Friday, March 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Family Health Centers of San Diego’s (FHCSD) Spirit of the Barrio luncheon will feature a panel of regional leaders addressing the nation’s looming physician shortage crisis. The luncheon will take place at Logan Heights Family Health Center (1809 …

It’s the time of year Americans adjust their clocks and “spring forward”! Daylight Savings begins this weekend, which means we lose an hour of sleep. Unfortunately, this comes as a bad wake-up  call for many Americans, who are already sleep-deprived.  An estimated 35% of Americans report their quality of sleep as “only fair” or “poor,” according to the National Sleep …

San Diego Community News Gambling – especially on horses – traveling and being with friends were among retired schoolteacher and administrator Maruta Gardner’s favorite things, friends and family noted during a celebration of Gardner’s life in the park near the Mission Beach jetty on March 4. Gardner’s passion, however, was community service, which anyone who’d seen her …

By Jasmine Mananquil, Manager of Volunteer Services at Family Health Centers of San Diego Let’s take a moment to consider the motivation behind the action of volunteering — i.e. a person offering their services and time for free. There are many reasons people decide to volunteer. They may want to “give back” to an organization after receiving assistance themselves. …

Over 500 “Healthy Heroes” Attend FHCSD Event On March 19, Sherman Heights Family Health Center partnered with Sherman Heights Community Center to host a “Healthy Heroes Youth Wellness Fair.” It featured dental and vision screenings, Zumba performances, proclamations from the office of Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, Senator Ben Hueso and Supervisor Greg Cox, booths by 20 …

Society of Teachers of Family Medicine The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine has awarded scholarships to help cover expenses for 15 residents to attend the Faculty for Tomorrow Workshop and the 2016 STFM Annual Spring Conference from April 30 – May 4, 2016 in Minneapolis, MN. Scholarship recipients were chosen based on essays they …

Reports from government sources tell Americans prescription drug abuse is down. That’s good, right? However, The New England Journal of Medicine paints a contrasting picture of drug abuse in our country: “Heroin market forces, including increased accessibility, reduced price and high purity of heroin, appear to be major drivers of the recent increases in rates …

Dating abuse among teens is more common that you’d think. In fact, 1 in 10 teenagers who have been on a date have also been physically abused by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the last year. If you’re a parent of a teenager or preteen, that statistic may be pretty scary. The good news is …

Did you know that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 117 million American adults have at least one preventable chronic disease? That’s about half the population! Although this statistic might sound shocking, the reasons behind it most likely will not. The majority of Americans have not developed healthy eating habits and a solid …

East County Magazine Coral Bradley may be only barely a teenager at 14, but when it comes to expressing her Native American heritage through dance, she is a seasoned veteran. The eighth-grader at Roosevelt Middle School in San Diego has been dancing at powwows from the time she learned to walk, and she is a featured …

February is American Heart Month and, of course, Valentine’s Day. These two annual celebrations combine to flood social , storefronts and conversations with “heart” themes and decorations. With all this “love” in the air, Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is encouraging community members to conduct an annual check of their heart health by stopping in for a …