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NBC Palm Springs
Desert Oasis Healthcare Backs Coachella Valley Senior Centers to Foster Emotional Well-Being and Connection
Senior centers across the Coachella Valley play a critical role in fostering personal connection, emotional well-being, and an improved overall quality of life for the region's aging population. Recognizing the profoundly positive impact these organizations have on both the physical and mental health of older adults, Desert Oasis Healthcare continues to provide vital support to these organizations throughout the entire valley to keep these essential community spaces thriving.To highlight the life-changing impact of this healthcare support, local seniors Jane Townsend and Colleen Kelly joined NBC Palm Springs to discuss how finding their local senior centers transformed their daily lives, turning deep isolation into active, healthy community engagement.The Importance of Fostering ConnectionMoving to a new region or transitioning into retirement can frequently lead to severe loneliness, an emotional challenge that both guests experienced firsthand before finding a community hub. Townsend, who regularly visits the Mizell Senior Center in Palm Springs, noted that she initially relocated to the desert without a single friend or local network. Today, she considers the facility the absolute center of her active schedule and social circle.Kelly recounted a nearly identical experience after moving to the area four years ago. She shared that her first year in the
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View Behavioral Health Opens New 52-bed Colton Children’s Facility
VBHCC is a 24,000 square foot, one-story facility featuring four inpatient units, indoor and outdoor recreation areas, dining rooms, admitting suites, and staff areas. | Photo Credit (all): Courtesy of VBHCC. COLTON, Calif. — View Behavioral Health (VBH), a southern California-based behavioral health organization, recently cut the ribbon on the...
Newsweek
Air Quality Warning Hits Southern California as People Told To Stay Inside
Particle pollution can pose serious health risks, triggering asthma attacks and worsening heart and lung disease symptoms.
NBC Palm Springs
Gene Autry, N. Indian Canyon Closed at the Wash
Drivers in Palm Springs are facing major traffic disruptions after city officials shut down two key roadways due to dangerous visibility conditions caused by blowing dust.The Palm Springs closed North Gene Autry Trail and North Indian Canyon Drive at the wash Tuesday as strong winds pushed dust and sand across roadways, creating hazardous travel conditions.NBC Palm Springs crews captured video of the closures as visibility dropped across parts of the city.The closures come as a windblown dust advisory remains in effect for the Coachella Valley through 5 a.m. Wednesday, with strong gusts contributing to reduced visibility and poor air quality.Officials are urging drivers to avoid the affected areas and use alternate routes until conditions improve. Residents, especially those sensitive to air pollution, are also encouraged to stay indoors and limit outdoor activity during the advisory.There is no immediate timeline for when the roads will reopen, though officials are expected to monitor conditions overnight. For more Coachella Valley News visit NBCPalmSprings.com
Newsweek
The US Sun
Check your prescriptions as CVS’s ‘ballerina clown’ location to permanently close by July
A POPULAR pharmacy located under a city’s iconic landmark is preparing to close down. The closure comes amid major changes for the company as it faces targeted legislation. The CVS pharmacy located at Rose Avenue and Main Street in Venice Beach, California, will close its doors permanently this summer.
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IEHP taps interim Health Access CEO
Dara Francisco will serve as the interim CEO of Inland Empire Health Plan’s Health Access programs, according to a May LinkedIn post. An IEHP spokesperson told Becker’s that Ms. Francisco will oversee enhanced care management services, the care division and possibly other community programs. “This opportunity is more...
Heatmap News
Transcript: How Los Angeles Cleaned Up the World’s Air Pollution
This transcript has been automatically generated. Subscribe to “Shift Key” and find this episode on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon , or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also add the show’s RSS feed to your podcast app to follow us directly. Robinson Meyer: [0:46] Hello, it’s Friday, May 22. One of my big beliefs is that we’re living in a time of environmental victories that are huge, but that we don’t notice because they’ve become normal. Robinson Meyer: [0:57] Whales and dolphins regularly play in New York Harbor and its environs, for instance. Seals have returned to the beach in Cape Cod. And the air quality in Southern California is often pretty good. Now, it’s actually not pretty good today because there’s a brush fire right in the vicinity of Los Angeles. But even the fact that there’s a wildfire burning so close to Los Angeles and the AQI reading, the AQI index in Los Angeles is in the 50s, which is considered moderate, is by itself huge. Today, we’re talking about how this happened, how Southern California cleaned up its air pollution, to some degree why the story of cleaning up Southern California’s air pollution is
Newsweek
cvindependent.com
Long Drives, Longer Waits: A Look Inside the Desert’s Health-Care Shortage
Heather Rogers’ oldest child had a stomachache on his 13th birthday. He went to school and came home with the same complaint. When he started vomiting, she took him to the local emergency room—where an MRI showed appendicitis. The Yucca Valley family was sent to Loma Linda University...
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Magic Mountain agrees to new treatment efforts for theme park’s water pollution
After more than a decade in court, Six Flags Magic Mountain has reached a new agreement to manage its water pollution, at the behest of Southern California environmental advocates. As part of the settlement, Magic Mountain has agreed to a new system for treating the polluted water that comes from...