Adolescent Health: Five Ways Parents and Adults Can Make a Difference
Promoting Access to Services, Open Communication, and Supportive Environments
Read Moreby Stefi Mar | May 23, 2023 | Bakersfield, Features, Health, Los Angeles, Valleys | 0
Promoting Access to Services, Open Communication, and Supportive Environments
Read Moreby Stefi Mar | May 23, 2023 | Bakersfield, Health, Local | 0
Prioritizing mental health can be difficult for many people especially when busy. Many local leaders have a variety of roles that keep them on the go every day. For Mental Health Awareness month Kern Sol News checked in with different leaders in Bakersfield to see how they prioritize their mental health.
Read Moreby James Luckey | May 16, 2023 | Featured, Health, Los Angeles, Valleys, Women | 0
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Read Moreby Stefi Mar | May 9, 2023 | Bakersfield, Health, Local | 0
With Sexually Transmitted Diseases and infections on the rise in Kern County, Kern Sol News spoke to Patrick Salazar, the program manager with the Kern County Public Health Department.
Read Moreby Stefi Mar | Apr 25, 2023 | Bakersfield, Health, Local, Los Angeles, Valleys | 0
As Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Awareness Month draws to a close, it’s the perfect time to get real about how STIs impact our communities.
Read Moreby Stefi Mar | Apr 18, 2023 | Featured, Bakersfield, Health, Los Angeles, State, Valleys | 0
A growing number of California’s oldest residents are dying of malnutrition, a yearslong trend that accelerated during the covid pandemic.
Read Moreby Stefi Mar | Apr 11, 2023 | Bakersfield, Features, Health, Los Angeles, Valleys | 0
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Read Moreby Stefi Mar | Apr 11, 2023 | African Americans, Bakersfield, Health, Los Angeles, Valleys | 0
Discussing sex can be difficult between most parents and their emerging adults. If your family is part of a Black community, openly discussing sexual health is nearly impossible. More now than ever, this needs to change.
Read Moreby Stefi Mar | Apr 4, 2023 | Bakersfield, Featured, Health, Los Angeles, State, Valleys | 0
McKenzie Young is a traveling nurse from California who works in Hawaii. She gets placements though an agency that connects her to temporary jobs around the state and country. Her assignments can last anywhere from a couple of weeks to months at a time.
Read Moreby Stefi Mar | Mar 28, 2023 | Bakersfield, Health, Los Angeles, Valleys | 0
Black workers prioritize their mental well-being more than any other racial group, according to a survey by the employment platform Oyster.
Read Moreby Stefi Mar | Mar 28, 2023 | Bakersfield, Health, Health Care, Local | 0
Kern County Aging and Adult Services will be hosting a free webinar on Medicare coverage of preventive services on March 31 at 10 a.m. According to a release preventative care is not only to prevent illness but also to help in detecting conditions.
Read Moreby Stefi Mar | Mar 21, 2023 | Bakersfield, Front Page, Health, Los Angeles, Valleys | 0
The U.S. Centers for Control and Prevention have issued a new recommendation urging all adults to receive screening for hepatitis B at least once in their lifetime. The agency describes hepatitis B (HBV) as a liver infection caused by the HBV virus. It can progress to liver cancer and other serious illnesses. CDC officials said as many as 2.4 million people live with HBV, and most might not know they have it.
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