Celebrating Women’s Health Stories
During the month of May, Kaiser Permanente's Care Stories Blog is focusing on women's health. One anecdote highlighted comes from…
Behavior Change Takes Center Stage in DC
This week, the Forum for Health Behavior Change: Connecting Health Care to Healthy Choices, took place in Washington, D.C. The…
Climate Change and Health Care
Hospitals use a lot of energy. This is in large part because they use intensive, sophisticated systems for operations, heating…
Institute for Public Health Innovation and its work to reduce disparities around HIV
Continuing with our posts about the initiative focused on reducing health disparities in HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment, this video focuses…
Community-Based HIV Test and Treat Initiative
Recently, four organizations committed to HIV/AIDS care and prevention (each awarded $250,000 from the Kaiser Permanente National Community Benefit Fund…
Fighting Childhood Obesity with the Inspiring Premiere of the Weight of the Nation for Kids
Tonight, the documentary, The Weight of the Nation for Kids, premieres on HBO. The three-part series focuses on young people…
Reducing Disparities: Striving for Equitable Care for All
Health and Human Services recently released enhancements to its existing National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services with the…
Saying Goodbye to a True Health Leader: Toni Yancey, MD, MPH
The world of public health has lost one of its heroes. Last week, author, poet and educator Toni Yancey, MD,…
Technology Focus: Vital Connect
Recorded footage of this event will be available soon. Please check back with the blog for updates. This Friday, the…
Rebuilding Healthy Communities in the Gulf Coast
It's National Volunteer Recognition Week, which is very timely as Kaiser Permanente welcomes back the 30 volunteers who were…