Kaiser Permanente Community Health
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We expand access to health care, promote healthy eating, active living, healthy environments and #healthequity. Tweets ≠ medical advice.
Oakland, CA
Joined April 2011
Medical respite programs offer short-term housing and vital care to homeless people after time spent in the hospital. A new certification program ensures more medical respite programs are able to provide high-quality, consistent care. Learn more:
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The programs help people without housing recover after hospital stays. With our support, a new certification process is raising the standard of care.
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RT @thrivingschools: Summer is coming to an end. If your child has received Summer EBT/SUN Bucks grocery benefits, make sure to use them be….
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RT @kphistory: #OTD 80 years ago, Kaiser Permanente pioneered a bold vision for future generations: integrated, preventive care for all. To….
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Our partnership with @NHCare1969 in Southern California will provide diabetic and pre-diabetic patients with increased access to produce through @AboutFresh's Fresh Connect produce prescription pilot:
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/PRNewswire/ -- Today About Fresh, a non-profit dedicated to advancing social innovation at the intersection of food and healthcare systems, announced a...
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Chronic absence in schools is not just an education issue, it's a public health challenge. In partnership with @AmericanHealth and @attendanceworks, we've developed a framework to help address chronic absence and promote school attendance:
Yesterday we were proud to join @AmericanHealth and @attendanceworks to discuss the negative impact of chronic student absence. Missed it? Catch up here:
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Join @thrivingschools on June 10, 2025 from 9AM - 12PM EST for a virtual discussion about the public health impacts of chronic absence on young people in the United States:.
Chronic absence affects kids' futures—both in school and in health. On June 10, hear from how leaders in health, education, and public health can address absenteeism. Hosted by @AmericanHealth, @aboutKP & @attendanceworks. Livestream:
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We're supporting communities so people can be healthy in all places, including where they learn. Are you invested in the health of schools? Check out the @ThrivingSchools Summit on Tuesday 5/13:.
Are you a school health leader who wants to learn more about critical topics impacting schools today, like crisis response and preventing student chronic absence? Join our team virtually at a Thriving Schools Summit on May 13 from 8:30am – 12:30pm ET.
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To keep people healthy — beyond treating them when they're sick — we need to address the U.S. housing crisis. And increasing the number of affordable homes is crucial.
Good health starts with having a safe place to live. The communities we serve need more affordable housing, and we want to be part of the solution. Here are 3 ways that we’re helping build and preserve affordable housing:
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RT @HealthBegins: Recap: since @aboutKP initiated a #medleg program with us and @National_MLP they have made strides in addressing #housing….
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RT @aboutKP: We recognize that safe, affordable housing is key to our health. Yesterday a new affordable housing unit broke ground in the @….
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RT @aboutKP: Good health requires more than health care. That’s why we help connect our members to support services & work to improve the h….
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RT @aboutKP: Concerns are growing about IV tubing that contains the chemical DEHP. Kaiser Permanente eliminated DEHP from our IV tubing and….
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Credit and health are critically connected. Interested in learning how? Register today to join @aboutKP and @Credit_Is_Asset on March 4 in Atlanta for some incredible conversations about #financialhealth:
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RT @cmtysolutions: For generations, people of color have faced barriers to fundamental rights, including secure housing. @BuiltforZero comm….
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RT @KPSCALnews: With unhealthy air in our area, it's important to pay attention to your health. Pediatrician Dr. Vi Nguyen explains how #wi….
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RT @KPSCALnews: We are closely monitoring the fires and high winds throughout the Southern California area. Our top priority is the safety….
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Kyle Mouery, MD, a family medicine physician at @aboutKP on Maui, was in need of long-term housing since the Maui wildfires claimed his home in 2023. Learn how this investment helped Mouery and his family of 6:.
We're partnering with Maui Health Foundation's Housing for Healthcare Initiative to help address the urgent need for affordable housing for health care workers. Our investment helped fund the development of 31 new transitional housing units.
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Millions of Americans struggle to access mental health care due to a shortage of trained professionals. Through @aboutkp's Mental Health Workforce Accelerator, we're working to reduce barriers that keep many people from entering the field. Learn more: .
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Actions policymakers can take to grow and diversify the mental health care workforce.
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RT @city_health: TOMORROW, 2pm ET: Join us for our annual Policy Assessment Release webinar! . We'll be hosting an exciting discussion abou….
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Join us for a webinar celebrating our 2024 Policy Assessment release and the health policy achievements made by U.S. cities! CityHealth annually assesses America’s 75 largest cities based on its...
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RT @TheHAVI: Executive Director @fatimah_loren and the team from @TheHAVI and @KPCommHealth Center for Gun Violence Research and Education….
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