REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (October 26, 2020) – The Beach Cities Partnership for Youth Coalition is raising awareness about prevention of youth substance use during Substance Abuse Prevention Month in October and Red Ribbon Week®, Oct. 23-31.
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Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) is currently accepting applications for its Micro-Enrichment Grants (MEG) to enhance the community’s ability to provide preventive health services. These grants can provide up to $5,000 per request in a fiscal year...
We’re now into the eighth month of the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve all learned to wash our hands for 20 seconds or more at a time and we know how far six feet is between us and the next closest person. When we leave our homes, we’ve always taken our keys...
Saturday, October 10, is World Mental Health Day. If you’re having a hard time, you are far from alone: The pandemic has had ...
Healthy Living Campus
Our community has the rare and exciting opportunity to reimagine our 11-acre campus to chart the future of preventive health in the Beach Cities. We are building an intergenerational, vibrant modern campus...
By William Kim, M.D., Chief Medical Advisor, Beach Cities Health District
Flu season is upon us and I’ll get right to it: health professionals around the country, including the California Department of Public Health, Los Angeles County...
Wildfire smoke is a mixture of small particles, gases and water vapor. It can cause burning eyes, runny nose, scratchy throat, headaches and illness like bronchitis. It can also cause difficulty breathing, wheezing, coughing, fatigue and chest pain...
School staff and students will use web-based symptom assessment tool to gain access to campus
With daily health screenings now required for students attending school in-person in Los Angeles County, Beach Cities Health District (BCHD)...
By William Kim, MD, Chief Medical Advisor, Beach Cities Health District
Six months after our Beach Cities schools closed their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have become accustomed to wearing face coverings to prevent the...
By Ali Steward, MPH, Director of Youth Services Beach Cities Health District
The anticipation of the first day of school – on par with the first crack of a bat on Opening Day, and the final minutes of the year before the ball drops into the...
