Tag: health and fitness
Guest Column | The Advantage of a Skilled Nursing Facility Is...
While caring for aging parents or ill spouses can be viewed as an honor, it can also present serious physical and emotional challenges for...
Guest Column | A Heart Shape Defines February, But Let’s Look...
The obvious symbol for the month of February is, of course, the heart. This ideograph — represented by an anatomically inaccurate shape, by the...
Guest Column | Take Steps to Achieve Fitness Resolutions
Statistics show that nearly 3 in 10 Americans actually make New Year’s resolutions in an effort to hold themselves accountable. Such a practice is...
Healthcare initiative expands to Gonzales and King City
MONTEREY COUNTY — Blue Zones Project has now launched in Gonzales and King City as part of the healthcare initiative’s expansion into South Monterey County.
Brought...
Taylor Farms donates vegetables to Mee Memorial clinic patients
SALINAS VALLEY — In honor of both National Diabetes Month and Diabetes Education Week, Taylor Farms donated 500 bags of salad and packages of...
Mee Memorial doctor reads to youth in Greenfield, King City
KING CITY — A Mee Memorial Healthcare System doctor will host two book readings for local youth this week, kicking off a series of...
Rotaries provide new digital scales at Greenfield, King City clinics
SALINAS VALLEY — King City and Greenfield rotary clubs recently provided new digital scales to assist in obtaining patients’ vital stats at Mee Memorial...
Caltrans awards grant for Salinas Valley Safe Routes to School Plan
SALINAS VALLEY — California Department of Transportation has awarded a Sustainable Communities Transportation Planning Grant in the amount of $664,127 to the Transportation Agency...
Guest Column | Vaccines: Every Day Matters
It’s been a cold, dark year. But now, after a global pandemic brought unthinkable trauma and heartache, Covid-19 vaccines represent a bright, warm ray...
Guest Column | Let’s Remain Vigilant, But Don’t Neglect Your Health
Even as Covid-19 vaccinations roll out across the country, the daily threat from this virus remains — especially in rural areas such as South...
