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June is Brain Awareness Month
This month, the California Legislature has recognized June as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. Leaders across the state are coming together to emphasize the public health emergency facing 670,000 Californians who are living with Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative brain disorder...
South County makes strides against growing health challenges
Our nation’s health is in crisis: chronic disease is on the rise, health care costs are soaring, and health inequities are growing. Today’s children are facing illness historically associated with adults, and their life expectancy may be shorter than their parents. These negative health trends are magnified in South County where the prevalence of chronic diseases is disproportionately higher and life expectancy is lower than Santa Clara County overall.Â
High court betrays individual rights
The Supreme Court's decision to give local governments virtually unchecked eminent domain powers is a devastating setback for individual and property rights.
Letter: Congress must act, increase funding for Alzheimer’sÂ
Today, nearly 7 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s, including 720,000 in California. That’s roughly 36,000 in Santa Clara County and potentially 1,440 in Gilroy.
Without medical breakthroughs, this number is projected to nearly double in the next 15 years. These numbers can be...










