Free Annual Clinic Returns To Coachella Valley
Flying Doctors offers a yearly clinic to provide preventive and other services. Organizers predict a slightly lower turnout this year, crediting the benefits of the Affordable Care Act.
The Desert Sun:
Flying Doctors Return To Thermal On Oct. 1
Hundreds of people who struggle to obtain routine and sometimes lifesaving medical care are expected to get help soon when Flying Doctors returns for its annual free clinic in Thermal. The volunteer group, known as Los Médicos Voladores in Spanish, has been coming to the Coachella Valley at least once a year since 1995 to provide free doctor and dental checkups, plus preventative services like flu shots, breast exams, hearing checks and blood pressure monitoring. (Newkirk, 9/29)
In other news from across the state —
The Mercury News:
Saratoga: Cuddly Friends Make Adult Care Center Feel Like Home
Kathy Nickel has been coming to the Adult Day Care Center in Saratoga for 20 years, but recently she’s found some new reasons to look forward to her weekday visits. Those reasons are furry and have four legs: Tigger, a 10 month old orange tabby, and Tucker, a 3-year-old Lhasa-Chihuahua mix, have brought love and joy to the center’s participants.Nickel, who lives at Amberwood Gardens nursing home in San Jose, can’t wait to get dropped off at the center and spend time with the pair. (Baum, 9/29)
Capital Public Radio:
UC Davis 'Tomato Lab' Transforms Local Bounty Into DIY Skills
Family Hui works closely with Yolo County families, most of whom face food insecurity in their daily lives. A previous survey found tomatoes to be a top food preference within the community. The next step involved staff from Yolo Food Bank... Participants were invited to develop nutritious, tomato-based recipes their families would enjoy eating. Four recipes were chosen to be tested in the lab. Professor De Moura Bell says the project looks at ways in which abundant, local produce can be used to make shelf-stable foods to feed communities in need. (Mitric, 9/29)