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“I am so honored to receive this award,” said Berg, D-Eureka. “Californians rely on clinics and health centers for much of their health care needs. These important health care providers play an important role in the lives of many Californians.”
Berg was chosen for her work on the Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services and her work on a bill last year that would stabilize funding for rural health, migrant workers, and community clinics.
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Assembly Bill 2543 would provide assistance to physicians, registered nurses, social workers, and marriage and family therapists who commit to a minimum of three years of service to geriatric patients and clients. The program would not add pressure to the state’s beleaguered general fund, because it relies on fees paid by practitioners during the licensing process.
“We have a shortage of professionals working in geriatric settings,” said Berg, D-Eureka. “As Baby Boomers move into old age, that shortage will reach crisis proportions unless we start making changes now.”
California only has 890 board-certified geriatricians, which accounts for one geriatrician for every 4,000 Californians over the age of 65. That imbalance is expected to become increasingly worse in coming years. Similar shortages of trained experts exist among nurses, social workers and therapists.
“The goal here is to entice our college students to go into these fields,” Berg said. “A program that covers their incurred educational debt is a big step in the right direction.”
The office of Statewide Health Planning and Development will administer the loan program. The bill was approved by the Assembly Business and Professions Committee on Tuesday. It now goes to Assembly Health Committee.
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LAKE COUNTY – Sutter Lakeside Hospital and Center for Health are presenting a one-day wellness conference, Discovering Your Keys to Inspired Living, Saturday, April 26.
The conference will feature a talk by nationally renowned speaker, author, and television and radio personality Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
Dr. Borysenko was one of the first to explore the effect of meaning and emotions on physical health. She will present research regarding the mind/body connection, from immunology to neuroscience, and offer practical methods to maximize the positive influence of attitude and behavior on health.
Providing a rational perspective, Dr. Borysenko will discuss how health behaviors, environment and genetics combine to determine an individual’s level of wellness that both enlightens and provides hopefulness.
The conference will also offer educational workshops, hands-on activities, and informational booths that are designed to promote health and well-being. A list of workshops and their descriptions can be found below.
Cost for the conference is $35 per person, or $60 for attendees and a friend, and includes lunch and a free gift. Nursing Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available to appropriate licensed professionals.
Discovering Your Keys to Inspired Living will be held on April 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Sutter Lakeside Wellness Center, 5176 Hill Road East in Lakeport.
For registration and more information call the Wellness Center at 707-262-5171.
Morning and afternoon workshops and facilitators:
Healthy Aging Brain: Live, Love, and Learn for a Lifetime – Gail Dyne, MFT: Learn to use all your senses and the power of visualization to stimulate meaningful memory.
Learning to Trust: Healing Inside Out – Leslie Lovejoy, RN, Ph.D.: Learn how to access and trust your inner wisdom and inherent self-healing ability.
The Chakra Journey – Mary Oom, CHT: Learn how to energize the body, clear the mind, and uplift the emotions through opening and clearing the chakras.
Relax, Breathe, Connect! – Arch Kottler: Learn practical tools to achieve a more centered, relaxed state of being, anytime, anywhere and under any circumstances.
Working with the Four Agreements – Norb Yates: Learn the relationship between our point of view and our experience of physical tension.
Creating Financial Prosperity – Jennifer Strong, CFP: Learn practical approaches to creating a solid foundation for financial prosperity.
Mission Finding – Kelly Mather, MHA: Learn the 18 different types of true work and check to see if you are fulfilling your life mission by aligning your talents with your work.
Self Healing with Yoga and Ayurveda – Rama Deva: Using Ayurvedic principles, learn about your current constitution and strategies to bring inner balance through lifestyle, diet and yoga.
Living Without Fear – Matthew McQuaid, DPM: Learn four fearless principles that could change your life forever.
Inspired Living: Minding the Heart – Judith Lukomski: Embark on an exploration of your heart’s desire and learn proven practical techniques to unlock the wisdom within and live you life with trust and joy.
Yoga and Sacred Sounds – Rama Deva: Learn how to use sound to achieve and deepen a state of inner peace and well-being.
How Meditation Heals – Leslie Lovejoy: Learn about meditation, how to meditate, and its effects on the body, mind, and spirit.
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The American Association of Poison Control Centers reports that more than 50 percent of the two million poisoning incidents each year involve children younger than six years old.
In 2006, poison centers reported more than 77,000 calls made to poison centers with concerns about potential exposure to common household pesticides (potential exposures do not necessarily represent a poisoning).
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) observes National Poison Prevention Week (March 16-22) each year to increase awareness of the danger to children of unintentional poisonings from pesticides and household products, and to encourage parents and caregivers to lock up products that could potentially harm children.
In observance of National Poison Prevention Week , EPA has launched a poison-prevention segment on Green Scene, EPA's new series of environmental videos, which can be seen on the agency's home page, www.epa.gov.
To find out more about poison prevention visit www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/poisonprevention.htm.
The National Poison Center hotline is 800-222-1222.
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