Tag Archives: health

Why few grocery stores come to Richmond

By: Mitzi Mock | November 17, 2011 – 10:00 am

When Safeway closed its Macdonald Avenue store and opened a new branch in El Cerrito in August, it brought the number of full-service grocers in...

Voters pass parcel tax for Doctors Medical Center

By: Hasan Dudar | November 16, 2011 – 11:35 am

Voters in West Contra Costa County passed a ballot measure Tuesday that Doctors Medical Center administrators said will keep the struggling hospital from closing. Measure...

Childhood obesity in Contra Costa on the rise

By: Hasan Dudar | November 10, 2011 – 5:02 pm

Sugar-sweetened drinks and street violence have contributed to a rise in childhood obesity across low-income areas of Contra Costa County, according to county health officials...

Contra Costa homeless shelters unsure about effects of realignment

By: Hasan Dudar | October 3, 2011 – 9:05 am

As the state starts to release prisoners into the supervision of the counties, Contra Costa County’s homeless shelters – where former prisoners often end up...

Native American Health Center looks for new primary and dental care facility near Richmond BART

By: Hasan Dudar | September 9, 2011 – 4:00 pm

The director of a Native American mental health clinic in Richmond said on Thursday that the organization has been looking to expand its presence in...

County mobilizes to fight flu

By: Christopher Connelly | November 11, 2010 – 6:48 pm

Public health workers distributed thousands of vaccines Wednesday at nine sites across Contra Costa County.

Health care on wheels

By: Anne Brice | November 4, 2010 – 10:42 am

Contra Costa County delivers health care to the homeless.