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Staying Healthy will make the Holidays Happy in 2020
Pandemic leads to a non-traditional holiday celebration
By Kerianne Lawson, Chief Programs Officer, Beach Cities Health District I love the holidays – the lights, the decorations, and of course the food. The community seems to sparkle in the dark winter nights. This year, in the midst of the worsening pandemic, it’s no wonder that we’re seeing people bring out their decorations earlier. […]
We finally have SURF in the South Bay
by Brad Jacobson from the Mad Video Lab We’ve been “frothing” for surf. Summer time in the South Bay region of Los Angeles can be tough for surfers. Catalina Island blocks most south (summer) swells from reaching us here. Word spread quick that there was a swell and EVERYONE with any type of floatation device […]
BCHD Partners with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, School Districts to Establish COVID-19 Screening Protocol
School staff and students will use web-based symptom assessment tool to gain access to campus
By Dan Smith, Beach Cities Health District With daily health screenings now required for students attending school in-person in Los Angeles County, Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) has teamed with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), the Hermosa Beach City School District, Manhattan Beach Unified School District and Redondo Beach Unified School District to launch […]
Wearing and Caring for Face Coverings
Face coverings will be required to be worn by staff & students when campuses re-open
By William Kim, MD, Chief Medical Advisor, Beach Cities Health District Six months after our Beach Cities schools closed their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have become accustomed to wearing face coverings to prevent the spread of the disease. Now, with a new school year starting, students are still taking classes at home/doing […]
‘Safe in the South Bay’ Panel to Provide Info, Answer Residents’ COVID-related Questions Aug. 25
By Dan Smith, BCHD Beach Cities Health District is launching the virtual Safe in the South Bay series, bringing health experts, cities, chambers of commerce, schools and community members together around this fast-moving pandemic. The live-streamed series will cover a variety of COVID-19 topics, including testing, navigating the new normal, mental health and personal resilience. […]
Accidental overdose claims Hermosa Beach youth
by Ryan McDonald Scotty Hemstreet, a 14-year-old Hermosa Beach resident, died earlier this month from an accidental drug overdose inside an east Hermosa home. Friends and family recalled Scotty as funny, wickedly smart and often the center of attention, a person who was happiest in motion, either sailing over the ocean or with a skateboard […]
Dr. Kim’s Tips for Individuals and Businesses Dealing with COVID-19
When to get tested? Can employers require a COVID test before returning to work? What is 'Safe in the South Bay?'
Dr. William Kim has been a physician in the South Bay for 35 years and serves as Chief Medical Advisor for Beach Cities Health District. Here, he provides tips for businesses and individuals dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. With COVID-19 all over the news and social media and cases surging, many residents are anxious to get […]
Pod People: Schools to open the year exclusively with distance learning, so South Bay parents search for alternatives
by Ryan McDonald Susan Robinson wants her daughter to be bilingual, so it was good news when the Redondo Beach resident learned this spring that her five-year-old had been accepted into the dual immersion program at Washington Elementary. The program, which includes kids from both English- and Spanish-speaking families, lasts throughout a child’s time at […]
The Lundquist Institute researchers conduct large scale clinical trials of Oxford’s promising COVID-19 vaccine
The Lundquist Foundation researcher Dr. Eric Daar is helping conduct large scale clinical trials of a promising vaccine developed at the University of Oxford in England.
COVID-19 hospitalizations at Providence Little Company rose with reopening of bars, restaurants
In mid-April, the number of COVID-19 patients at Providence Little Company of Mary peaked at 83. The following month, while the Shelter At Home order was in place, the patient census dropped to 19.By lLast week, that number had doubled to 38.
Face Coverings: Our Actions = Results
Like seat belts, face coverings are an easy way to have a positive impact on your community
By Tom Bakaly, CEO, Beach Cities Health District It’s time to wear your face coverings. Like it or not, COVID-19 is going to be around for a while. The safest thing to do is physically distance. We did that and demonstrated that the strategy was not economically sustainable. So, the Country opened while the threat […]
South Bay ham radio enthusiasts ready for socially distant Field Day
by Ryan McDonald Brian Johnson loosened the drawstrings on a plush bag, which in its former life held a bottle of Crown Royal Canadian whisky. Today, it holds the means to talk to anyone in the world, or maybe even those outside it. Johnson is the club station manager for the Hughes Amateur Radio […]
Better Together
Social connections are more important than ever
By Lauren Nakano, Director, Blue Zones Project, BCHD If you think about the paradigm of our lives right now, it’s confusing. As humans we are innately wired for social connection; science has proved our health and well-being depend on it. At the same time in this unprecedented pandemic, our health and well-being are also contingent […]
COVID-19 Is Still Out There
Physician urges diligence as businesses, community reopen amidst pandemic
By Dr. William Kim, Chief Medical Advisor, Beach Cities Health District As our restaurants, barbershops, salons and other businesses were preparing to re-open, COVID-19 took a back seat to the civil unrest taking place nationwide following the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. COVID-19 is still here. And it’s still highly contagious and deadly. Since […]
Economists Thornberg to discuss “Understanding the economic consequences of the lockdown”
Economist Christopher Thornberg made his name as a forecaster by predicting the 2008 Great Recession in 2006, which other economists failed to foresee. On Thursday, he will give an online talk on “Understanding the economic consequences of the lockdown.” And perhaps also discuss how he missed forecasting “The Great Recession of 2020.”