From the Santa Cruz Sentinel. As the state guards against a possible new whooping cough outbreak, local officials are crediting a new state law with pushing vaccination rates for middle- and high-school children upward. With traditionally high numbers… more »

From the Produce Retailer. Across the state, retailers in low-income neighborhoods are getting a boost in produce from the Network for a Healthy California Retail Program. The program is gearing up for its annual Fruit and Veggie Fests in May, with mor… more »

From Richmond Confidential. This week . . . marks the launch of Be Smarter, Drink Water, a campaign to support drinking tap water in Richmond. As part of a series of initiatives that Contra Costa County Health Services established to address childhood… more »

From the San Jose Mercury News. State health leaders on Monday announced a possible security breach involving 2,000 birth records. A reel containing names, addresses, Social Security numbers and some medical information was found in an unsecure locatio… more »

From Fox News Lation. A potentially lethal but often misdiagnosed disease, the so-called valley fever has been on the rise as warming climates and drought have kicked up the dust that spreads it. And it is infecting more and more people around the nati… more »

From UPI.com. The Condom Access Project was introduced Tuesday by the California Department of Public Health, to help kids as young as 12 order condoms online, for free and without their parents' consent. The program will be available through TeenSourc… more »

From the appealdemocrat.com. Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Loma Rica, said Friday he will not only oppose a bill that allows homeless people to sleep in public, he will fight it. "My belief is that type of statute should be left up to the cities and n… more »