Sacramento Observer
OPINION – As a pediatrician and university professor, I taught students the importance of strengthening communities to improve health. We know that communities where people are connected, look out for each other, and come together to make positive change are healthier and safer. Community associations and non-profits play an important role in connecting and bringing [...]
SACRAMENTO – Parents who don’t have their children vaccinated will have to get a note from the doctor’s office before enrolling their children in school under a bill that Gov. Jerry Brown announced Sunday he has signed into law. AB2109 will require parents who enroll students who have not received the required public school vaccines [...]
SACRAMENTO – Sacramento elected and public health leaders today urged the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to help children opt-out of Sacramento’s troubled Geographic Managed Care (GMC) program so that they can receive long-overdue dental care through other programs. Dr. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), who as a pediatrician and former First 5 Sacramento Commissioner [...]
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