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RW&B Uses Local Doctors to Claim Shasta County Botched COVID-19 Response; Public Health Responds

As the old saying goes, a lie can travel to Mars and back before truth gets off the launching pad. That’s what it’s been like attempting to fact check the first three episodes of the Red White & Blueprint docuseries… Continue Reading

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Understanding the Affordable Care Act Series: Covered California is Healthcare Plan Marketplace

So you, or someone you know, needs to sign up for health insurance. Medi-Cal isn’t available to you; you’re not on an employer plan; and you need to sign up for insurance For starts, here are the two most foremost… Continue Reading

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Understanding the Affordable Care Act

The Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency is just one of many organizations that will help thousands of uninsured Shasta County residents obtain health coverage through the Affordable Care Act. The goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are… Continue Reading

Healthy Students Initiative Tackles Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity is alarmingly high, in Shasta County and all over the nation. A study released last week showed that one in three Shasta County children is overweight. It’s no secret that people need nutritious foods and daily exercise to… Continue Reading

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Dying Too Soon: Low Life Expectancy in Shasta County

-from press release A News Cafe, founded in Shasta County by Redding, CA journalist Doni Chamberlain, is the place for people craving local Northern California news, commentary, food, arts and entertainment. Views and opinions expressed here are not necessarily those… Continue Reading

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DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back a Success

Over the course of four hours, Shasta County residents turned in a total of 413 pounds of drugs at the 3rd National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, which took place Saturday, October 29, 2011. This represents an increase of 138 pounds… Continue Reading