Type 2 diabetes is increasingly common. Eleven to 21 percent of adults have it, and one in three adults have prediabetes and 80 percent of them are unaware of it.
California accounts for almost half of all homeless individuals in the United States, with more than 181,000 unhoused people in 2023, the last year that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development conducted its homeless count.
The El Camino Healthcare District and El Camino Health announced that the two organizations have allocated $11.15 million in grants and sponsorships to support local health programs and initiatives in fiscal year 2025.
Running around playing is part of being a child. It comes as naturally to kids as breathing. Add to this the longer sunlit days of summer and one thing is certain: the coming months will see an increase in outdoor youth sports.
The words "nutrition," "diet" and "food" are often used interchangeably, but "nutrition" stands apart as a key indicator of a person’s health at every stage in life.