OPRIMA AQUI PARA ESPAÑOL October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, but Elaine DeSimone deals with this issue every day. DeSimone is Outptient/Substance Use Disorder Program Director at Clínica Romero, where she oversees a program that has Anger Management/Domestic Violence Classes to perpetrators and victims, including youth ages 12-18. “Anger management is a component of
OPRIMA AQUI PARA ESPAÑOL Growing up in Winchester, Virginia, used to do the rounds with her grandmother at the nursing home where she worked as a nurse. “She would give medicine to the patients and she would introduce me as her granddaughter to them, which was really nice” Corey remembers fondly. Then in 10th grade, she
OPRIMA AQUI PARA ESPAÑOL A study by the Little Hoover Commission found that tooth decay is a common problem for children in California, with 14.8 percent of the state’s children ages 1 to 17 reporting this issue and cavities in the last 12 months in a survey spanning from 2020 to 2021. Moreover, the data
OPRIMA AQUI PARA ESPAÑOL Oh, the sounds of the season: the sneezing, the coughing, the blowing of noses. The fall season is the beginning of flu season, and the perfect time to get your annual flu shot, recommends Dr. Don Garcia, Chief Medical Officer at Clinica Romero, which is already giving out the flu vaccine, as
In 2022, drug overdoses claimed over 100,000 lives in the United States. Drug addiction doesn’t discriminate, but access to treatment and recovery often does. In recognition of September being National Recovery Month, Los Angeles District 1 City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez, this week recognized the strength, resilience, and courage of people in recovery and the organizations