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Pomona Valley Hospital Says Thank You to Emergency Medical Personnel
By. Naomi Bonman IVN Staff Writer POMONA, CA- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel are a key component in the chain of events for many stroke and STEMI (an ST-elevated myocardial infarction-heart attack) patients. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (PVHMC) hosted an EMS Open House Breakfast to thank EMS personnel for their dedication to heart attack [...]
‘Hope Of Los Angeles’ Award Given to Cedars-Sinai Neurosurgeon Keith Black, Md.
Los Angeles, Ca– Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, presenting Keith L. Black, MD, with one of the city’s highest honors – the Hope of Los Angeles award – said the neurosurgeon’s innovative care and research efforts bring hope to patients throughout the region and the world. Villaraigosa praised Black’s commitment to education, his scientific discoveries [...]
Sugar Shane Mosley’s Diamonds Love Foundation Sponsoring Free Pomona Community Health Fair This Weekend
Western University of Health & Sciences to provide free health screenings, information and treatments. Thousands of Inland Empire residents to attend. Pomona, CA – He’s scaled every mountain there was to climb in boxing. He’s fought his way to world championships at lightweight, welterweight, and junior middleweight, became known as the best pound-for-pound fighter in [...]
Let’s Move! Working Together For the Health of America’s Children
By Michelle Obama, Special to CNN Back when we first launched Let’s Move! — a nationwide initiative to end our childhood obesity epidemic — in the back of my mind, I wondered whether it was really possible to make a difference. I knew how serious this problem is. Nearly one in three of our children [...]
Healthy, Money-Smart, Sustainable Living
Small decisions can make a big difference over time on your carbon footprint, and some of the “greenest” decisions you can make begin at home. Fortunately, there are several easy, affordable ways to lead a greener lifestyle at home. 1. Get some fresh air. From the cleaning supplies you use to the off-gassing of new [...]
Widening the Welcome and Deepening the Support: Faith Communities Responding to Mental Illness
Pomona, CA– NAMI Pomona Valley and Tri-City Mental Health Center have partnered to form the Inter-Faith Collaboration on Mental Health to host a Inter-Faith Mental Health Conference. On February 28th 7-9pm and 29th 8:30am-12:30pm, at Temple Beth Israel in Pomona local faith communities, community based organizations, and mental health providers have come together to respond [...]
PVHMC’s 5th Annual Power of Red Dinner Focuses on Women’s Cardiovascular Health, Education, Prevention and Managing the Disease
Pomona, CA– The statistics are heart stopping and life changing. One in three female adults has some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD) — also know of as the combination of all cardiac disease and all strokes. According to the American Heart Association (AHA) the number of cardiovascular disease deaths for women has exceeded those for [...]
Maximizing Your Cold Weather Workouts
During the colder months, many people can warm up to these four simple tips from celebrity fitness expert Jennifer Cohen to help keep up with their workouts: Incorporate Exercise Throughout Your Day: Put free weights at the doorway of your bedroom and move them from room to room as you go about the day, doing [...]
Women Invited To Join the Sisters Getting Slim (SGS) Club to Get Motivated About Weight Loss
Nationwide — The Sisters Getting Slim (SGS) (TM) Club is a free online community where women come to get motivated and to learn tips and strategies to help them lose weight and discover their healthy, sexy, slim body! JJ Smith, Nutritionist and Certified Weight Loss Expert, is the founder of The SGS Club. JJ says, [...]
Top Myths-And Facts-About Diabetes
If you or a person you are caring for has diabetes-and uses insulin-you may want to learn more about the facts and myths surrounding diabetes and insulin pump therapy. Myth: All people with diabetes are overweight. Reality: Weight is not a cause (or effect) of either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes [...]
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