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Back to Health Dashboard- A doctor shortage in the late 1960s and an innovative partnership helped what was then a novel care profession grow and thrive.
- Health Article description.Yellow fever vaccine can prevent yellow fever. Yellow fever is a serious disease caused by the yellow fever virus. There is no medicine to treat or cure yellow fever. Yellow fever virus is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. It is found in parts of Africa and South America…
- Enhanced premium tax credits help millions of people afford health insurance. We urge Congress to extend them.
- Health Article description.Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine can prevent Japanese encephalitis. Japanese encephalitis occurs mainly in many parts of Asia and the Western Pacific, particularly in rural areas. It is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. It does not spread from person to person. Risk is very low for most travelers.
- A new approach to HPV testing reduces pelvic exams and helps more people get screened, a study finds.
- Health Article description.Typhoid vaccine can prevent typhoid fever. People who are actively ill with typhoid fever and people who are carriers of the bacteria that cause typhoid fever can both spread the bacteria to other people. When someone eats or drinks contaminated food or drink, the bacteria can multiply and spread into the bloodstream...
- Environmentalism was a common practice at the Kaiser shipyards long before Earth Day.
- In 1943, Henry J. Kaiser invited key figures in child development studies to his shipyards to set up facilities and programs so workers could build ships without worrying about their children.
- Explore Kaiser Permanente’s commitment to equitable, culturally responsive care from our heritage and today.
- Kaiser Permanente and other leading companies are mandating COVID-19 shots because ending this pandemic depends on it.
- Kaiser Permanente physicians and staff are now caring for patients at several recently added metro Denver CommonSpirit Health and HCA HealthONE hospitals.
- Hear Kaiser Permanente’s physician co-founder talk about what he learned about building a medical plan.
- The founder of the Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling and Learning Center dedicated 30 years to empowering Watts through service, education, and advocacy.
- With medical-legal partnerships, we’re helping prevent evictions. Patients with safe places to call home can more easily focus on their basic health needs.
- Kaiser Permanente’s co-founding physician spread prepaid care and the idea that doctors should help keep people healthy — not just treat them when they’re sick.
- Kaiser Permanente addresses the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action in higher education and reaffirms our commitment to equity.
- Local Atlanta physicians built community relationships to start Kaiser Permanente Georgia.
- Kaiser Broadcasting radio connected listeners, while TV stations brought together viewers.
- Kaiser was a major figure in the construction, engineering, and shipbuilding industries. In co-founding Kaiser Permanente, he helped transform American health care systems and care delivery.
- A new research study by Kaiser Permanente shows point-of-care A1C testing leads to better care, better outcomes, and fewer complications for patients with uncontrolled diabetes.
- Co-founder Dr. Sidney Garfield makes history by signing the first nurse contract with the Nurses' Guild.
- Medical Financial Assistance program supports access to health care.
- Kaiser Permanente Plus™ more affordably adds some out-of-network flexibility to Kaiser Permanente’s high-quality, integrated care.
- A social impact investment helped fund the development of 16 new transitional housing units for Maui health care professionals.
- Chef Ann Foundation will use $275,000 grant for Colorado program to convert kitchen operations from processed foods to fresh, scratch-based meals.
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