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Now Open: Chula Vista Family Counseling Center  As part of our commitment to expanding mental health services to communities across San Diego, we have opened a new location in Chula Vista that is dedicated to providing comprehensive mental health services to individuals and families. No referral needed! Call today to meet with a mental health …

We are excited to announce Spirit of the Barrio, Family Health Centers of San Diego’s iconic and beloved bimonthly fundraising luncheon, is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2016! This quintessentially San Diegan experience is a grassroots event that features homemade tamales, professional networking time and the joining together of colleagues for an informative, entertaining discussion …

As most Californians agree, we love our cars. We depend on them and we need them to drive us all over the 4, 526 square miles of our county! We accept the fact that to stay in the driver’s seat, we need regularly scheduled tune-ups or oil changes. The question in my mind is why …

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 …