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Back to Health Dashboard- Harold Willson, an employee, and an advocate for accessible transportation, helped make public transportation usable for the physically disabled.
- In the 1960s, Harold Willson successfully advocated for the historically overlooked needs of people with disabilities on public transportation.
- Learn about how to find resources that can help with transportation needs.
- Guides through decision to stop driving because of age. Discusses how aging affects the ability to drive and when it is time to stop driving. Offers other transportation options. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.
- Some teens and young adults with disabilities such as cerebral palsy or Down syndrome need extra help preparing for independent living. Major independent living skills include preparing meals, managing money, knowing when and where to seek medical care, and using public transportation. Some adults with disabilities live...
- We have many opportunities for volunteers, including work in our clinics, with hospice patients, Living Well classes, our transportation program, and Resource Line.
- Many people are affected by mental health problems such as depression or panic disorders. These problems can make it harder to think clearly, manage how you feel, and work with other people. Sometimes you may feel helpless and hopeless. But you're not alone. Talking with others who suffer from these problems may help...
- Health care leaders and policymakers should each play their part to help eliminate health disparities.
- Reduced vision can be caused by many things. These include macular degeneration and glaucoma. When you can't see as well, daily life can be more challenging. But you can do some things to stay as independent as you can and keep doing the activities you enjoy. Use lighting Point lighting at what you want to see. Don't...
- With the right strategies and public policies, we can strengthen our nation’s health system by focusing on this critical part of the workforce.
- Kaiser Permanente offers a variety of bill pay options and resources to help you manage your medical costs.
- Many things can cause low vision, including macular degeneration and glaucoma. When you can't see as well, daily life may feel more challenging. But you can do some things to stay as independent as you can and keep doing the activities you enjoy. You can start by making some changes to your home, like adding extra...
- To meaningfully improve health equity, we must shift our focus to outcomes and integrate social health into quality measurement.
- How can you stay healthy on your trip? The best way to stay healthy on your trip is to plan before you go. If you are planning to travel to another country, see a doctor several months before you leave so you will have time for vaccines (immunizations) that you may need to get ahead of time. Also ask your doctor if...
- Our researchers are leading the way to more effective, affordable, and equitable care.
- What is healthy aging? Healthy aging means different things to different people. For many people it is being healthy enough to keep doing what they enjoy. How healthy you are as you get older depends on many things. These include your relationships and your family health history. If members of your family have health...
- Virtual care connects cancer patients like Rob Tufel to a wide range of resources from the comfort of home.
- Briefly discusses substance use behaviors. Covers alcohol use, recreational and illegal drug use, and prescription and nonprescription medicine use. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers tips on how to get help.
- After a long period of loneliness and isolation, Roberta Maguire gets the support she needs from Kaiser Permanente and her community.
- What is domestic violence? If you want to save this information but don't think it is safe to take it home, see if a trusted friend can keep it for you. Plan ahead. Know who you can call for help, and memorize the phone number. Be careful online too. Your online activity may be seen by others. Do not use your personal...
- Kaiser Permanente employee Carrie Zaragoza volunteers for Special Olympics Southern California. She hopes you’ll get involved, too — as a volunteer or fan.
- Focuses on palliative care as a holistic—body, mind, spirit—approach to dealing with serious illness. Explains that palliative care team guides talks about treatment, pain management, hospice care, family needs, and legal issues.
- From war-era labor-management committees to today’s unit-based teams, cooperation between labor and management brings innovation and progress to Kaiser Permanente.
- Reducing Medicaid funding will lead to worse health outcomes, overburden emergency rooms, and cause many rural hospitals to close.
- Guides through decision whether to start kidney dialysis for kidney failure. Covers key factors in decision. Covers benefits and risks. Offers interactive tool to help you make your decision.
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