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Back to Health Dashboard- Funding from Kaiser Permanente in Washington helps to promote mental health, provide access to healthy food, improve community conditions, and develop safe, thriving neighborhoods.
- Looks at illness that causes extreme mood swings, ranging from mania (feeling overly energetic) to depression. Also called manic-depressive disorder. Covers treatment with counseling and medicines like mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, and antidepressants.
- Connecting through a shared heritage gives one therapist a unique perspective when providing personalized care and building rapport.
- How do you know if your child is overweight? Doctors use the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts or the body mass index (BMI) to measure a child's weight compared to their height. If you are concerned that your child is—or could become—overweight, talk about this with your child's doctor. The...
- Kaiser Permanente awarded Elevate Your G.A.M.E. a grant to expand program capacity, improve its mentoring programs, and support student mental health.
- Discusses lupus, an autoimmune disorder. Focuses on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Covers symptoms and how it is diagnosed. Covers treatment with medicines like corticosteroids, NSAIDs, and antimalarials. Discusses the importance of good self-care.
- Behavioral health consultants can provide a better understanding of often confusing behaviors and emotions — for both kids and their parents.
- Chronic pain often requires both counseling and medical treatment, because it can have a wearing effect on both the body and the mind. At a pain management clinic, you can get multidisciplinary treatment from a team of specialists, including: Physiatrists. These medical doctors specialize in physical medicine and...
- Kaiser Permanente has been at the forefront of recognizing how trauma impacts total health.
- Discusses disorder of intestines that causes symptoms such as belly pain, cramping or bloating, and diarrhea or constipation. Covers treatment by avoiding foods that trigger symptoms, getting regular exercise, and managing stress. Includes medicines.
- A Ventura County community-based nonprofit provides counselors to help psychologically traumatized children.
- What is sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)? Sometimes a baby who seems healthy dies during sleep. If this happens to a healthy baby younger than 1 year old, it's called sudden infant death syndrome or SIDS. In most cases, a parent or caregiver places the baby down to sleep and returns later to find the baby has died...
- A lifelong educator seeks behavioral health care to manage repetitive worries, and masters mental wellness in the process.
- Discusses teen use of alcohol and other harmful or illegal substances. Covers the effects and consequences substance use has on a teen's life, including physical and emotional health. Includes info on how to recognize and deal with teen substance use.
- When news and online information become too stressful, Dr. Sammie LaMont Moss’s strategies can help you to balance mental well-being.
- What is myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)? Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disease that causes you to feel so ill that you can't do your normal activities. Sleeping problems occur along with extreme fatigue that doesn't get better with rest. Any kind of activity...
- After a long period of loneliness and isolation, Roberta Maguire gets the support she needs from Kaiser Permanente and her community.
- The investments we’ve made over the last several years have resulted in significant improvements in access for our members.
- Susan's depression started in college. "I was a kid, and I had really bad self-esteem issues. I was making dumb choices," she says. Now Susan is 43, married, and a mother of four. Over the years, her depression has changed. Sometimes, it's felt as if hard times have brought it on. At other points in her life, the...
- Policy changes are crucial for better opioid addiction treatment.
- What is schizoaffective disorder? Schizoaffective disorder is a condition in which people have the symptoms of schizophrenia and a mood disorder. Mood disorders, such as bipolar disorder or depression, are medical problems that affect how you feel. What causes it? Experts don't know what causes schizoaffective disorder...
- Kaiser Permanente increases access to mental health services in Southern California.
- Kaiser Permanente supports the ballot measure to expand and improve mental health care and addiction services statewide.
- One in 5 people experience depression, anxiety, or other mental health challenges during and after pregnancy.
- We offer housing-related legal help to prevent evictions and remove barriers to good health.
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