Volunteers are a significant part of care teams in local health organizations, working alongside doctors, nurses, community health workers, neighborhood navigators, community paramedics, and pharmacists to address the community’s medical and social needs. Each year, the Grossmont Healthcare District recognizes volunteer “Healthcare Heroes” who improve health and quality of life…
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Christine Todd Whitman was at the first Earth Day 48 years ago, long before she became governor of New Jersy and head of the Environmental Protection Agency.Her generation was inspired by “Silent Spring,” a book about the dangers of the pesticide DDT, she said. Soon after that day in 1970,…
It sure looks like Arctic Monkeys are enjoying “A Certain Romance” with America’s Finest City: The band has just announced two back-to-back shows at the Observatory North Park on May 2-3, and tickets go on sale Friday, April 20!The celebrated UK rock band are back in the tour swing of…
The West Covina Police Department Wednesday responded to a video spread through social media of an officer’s attempts to take a cellphone from a woman who insisted on recording him while in a vehicle that was stopped for having no license plates.The encounter occurred about 10 a.m. on April 12…
An E. coli outbreak that health investigators believe is linked to chopped romaine lettuce has expanded, with 53 cases now reported in 16 states, and nearly three dozen hospitalized, at least five of whom suffered kidney failure. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added 18 more cases to the…
