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Sign up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor here! What Happens If You Become A Donor When you are admitted to the hospital the number one priority is to save your life. Two doctors not involved in organ and tissue donation must declare you brain dead before organ and tissue donation can be …

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month   What is colorectal cancer? Colorectal cancer occurs in the colon or rectum. Sometimes it is called colon cancer for short. Colorectal cancer, when discovered early, is highly treatable. Even if it spreads into nearby lymph nodes, surgical treatment followed by chemotherapy is highly effective. In the most …

Monday, February 11, 2019 By David Mitchell, AAFP Sarah Matthews, M.D., was fascinated by her undergraduate work with lasers in a University of Delaware physics lab, but she eventually realized it wasn’t where she was meant to be. “It was missing the human element and helping people, which was important to me,” she said. “I …

The Self-Service Delivery System Removes Barriers to Access for Patients SAN DIEGO, CA – (February 13, 2019) Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD), in partnership with Medical Center Pharmacy (MCP), has made it easier for their patients and residents of Connections Housing to obtain prescription medications. The secure locker system, located in the lobby …

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2019 In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives. Eating disorders are serious, life-threatening illnesses that affect all kinds of people, regardless of gender, ethnicity, size, age or background. In fact, eating disorders have the …

American Heart Month 2019: Let’s Talk About Cholesterol This year’s American Heart Month topic is cholesterol! Did you know that nearly 1 in 3 adults in the United States has high blood cholesterol, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke? High blood cholesterol can be hard to detect, as it often shows no …

El programa de cambios en estilo de vida usa asesores comunitarios y apoyo de compañeros SAN DIEGO, CA – (El jueves 31 de enero de 2019) Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) está implementando el Programa Nacional de Prevención de Diabetes (NDPP por sus siglas en inglés), que tiene como propósito facilitar que las …

Lifestyle Change Program Uses Community Coaches and Peer Support to Increase Healthy Eating and Physical Activity SAN DIEGO, CA – (January 31, 2019) Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is implementing the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP), which is designed to make it easier for people with prediabetes to participate in high-quality, evidence-based lifestyle change …

Thursday, January 24, 2019 By Susan Murphy, KPBS South of downtown San Diego’s towering skyscrapers, where hundreds of homeless people have taken refuge in large tent shelters or are languishing on the streets, Dr. Harris Niazi serves on the front lines of caring for some of the region’s poorest residents. “We had a patient last week …

SAN DIEGO, CA – (January 15, 2019) Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) was recently granted $70,000 by the S. Mark Taper Foundation to further their work to reduce homelessness in the San Diego community. The grant will support the organization’s work to reduce barriers and increase access to quality health care for those …

In December 2018, San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved  plans to reduce new hepatitis C (HCV) infections by 80% and deaths by 65% by the year 2030. Family Health Centers of San Diego’s (FHCSD) Dr. Christian Ramers is at the forefront of this effort. Dr. Ramers serves as the Assistant Medical Director for Research …

SAN DIEGO, CA – (January 18, 2019) Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) offers comprehensive, age-appropriate behavioral health and early intervention services specifically tailored towards the unique needs of kids and teens at the new FamilyHealth-Youth Counseling Center (FH-YCC). In its first year, the youth behavioral health site provided integral care to more than …