‘Stroll-a-thon’ spotlights depression in new moms

By Guest Contributor, on May 9, 2012, at 7:38 pm
The participants, including some health care workers, volunteers and members of the collaborative, marched from Brockton Avenue to the County Administrative Building several blocks away. (Courtesy of Jose Arballo, Jr.)

By Jose Arballo, Jr., Riverside County Department of Health About 30 people, carrying white balloons and waving picket signs, took [...] Read More

Thousands still unaware of HIV/AIDS infection in Riverside County

By Yazmin Alvarez, on December 1, 2011, at 1:09 pm
HIV AIDS testing

Millions of people have lost the battle against HIV/AIDS. And 30 years after the first reported case, the fight against [...] Read More

Dog dragged by truck recovering, man sought

By Guest Contributor, on November 4, 2011, at 8:10 pm
Dog dragged

Authorities are searching for the driver of a pickup suspected of dragging a dog in a Riverside neighborhood Wednesday while [...] Read More

RivCo: Officials name a new acting director of Community Health Agency

By Yazmin Alvarez, on October 5, 2011, at 7:10 pm
Susan Harrington

Riverside County’s Department of Public Health director, Susan Harrington, has been appointed as acting director for the Community Health Agency, [...] Read More

Riverside County health, education officials urge Tdap vaccination

By Guest Contributor, on September 28, 2011, at 1:54 pm
About 98 percent of Riverside County middle and high school students required to be vaccinated against whooping cough have received their Tdap shot. (Credit: tdapvaccine.org)

About 98 percent of Riverside County middle and high school students required to be vaccinated against whooping cough have received [...] Read More

Indio: Family care clinic closed after power outage

By Yazmin Alvarez, on September 8, 2011, at 7:30 pm

The Riverside County Department of Public Health officials announced Thursday night the closure of the Indio Family Care Clinic after [...] Read More

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