Roots Community Health Center Nurse, Georgina Grimm, RN, was featured on Samuel Merritt University’s Blog. She discusses misconceptions about the homeless, street care and her love for nursing. Read the complete article here.
Originally Posted on March 9, 2013 by drnoha I-693 Examinations: What You Need To Know I-693 examanations Posted on: 7 Mar 2013 I-693 examinations are also known as the “Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record”. The I-693 examinations are conducted by a medical doctor and are part of the paperwork package necessary to establish…
The first drenching rains of the season, an atmospheric river that came ashore this week, flooded roadways and snarled traffic in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday. For one group of residents, the region’s homeless, the rains were more than just an inconvenience. Damp and cold conditions bring influenza and infections to the crowded…
By Jane Tyska | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: September 27, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. | UPDATED: September 28, 2020 at 11:28 a.m. OAKLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 14: East Oakland Black Cultural Zone Collaborative Executive Director Carolyn Johnson waters plants with ice in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. The nonprofit is…
Tonight at 6:30 pm Vice Mayor Annie Campbell Washington and Council President Larry Reid will propose a smoking prevention ordinance. If adopted, it will prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products, require the posting of the full retail price of tobacco products, prohibit the redemption of tobacco discounts and coupons and lastly, make administrative changes…
Today begins our 10 Days of Whole Health! Each day, we will highlight Roots’ solutions to the barriers facing our community. Our comprehensive whole health approach places care at the center, identifies empowerment as the foundation and empowers individuals to use their agency through navigation.
Today is Day 2 of Roots’ 10 Days of Whole Health! All year round, our services extend outside our walls with Oakland STOMP (Street Team Outreach Medical Program), Roots’ street medicine program that brings care to the people. We deliver medical care, outreach, benefits enrollment and linkage to services to homeless individuals throughout the city…