Local Health Archives

Hospital District Board property tax approved

August 21, 2023 6:49 PM Samantha Byrd

On Monday, the District board spoke out against the Goldwater Institute, who sent a letter to the Yuma County Board of Supervisors, challenging a…

Federal grant ensures Arizona parents get access to diapers for their children

August 16, 2023 6:24 PM Chennell Ramos

Locally, the Western Arizona Council of Governments (WACOG) is able to provide free diapers to parents in…

Portable toilets placed near agriculture fields in Yuma

August 15, 2023 2:30 PM CBS News, Dillon Fuhrman

The portable toilets were placed by the county to keep people from trespassing and urinating in the fields nearby. Fields that often have crops…

COVID cases are on the rise again in Imperial County as new sub-variant spreads

August 14, 2023 12:23 PM Jailene Aguilera

Over the last seven days, positive COVID tests have increased by over 10% in Imperial…

City of El Centro issues injunction against LAFCO

August 13, 2023 12:27 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Karina Bazarte, Zackary Moran-Norris

The injunction would mean that a judge would order LAFCO to “stop any proceedings on a proposed healthcare district expansion project until LAFCO…

Mishmash of how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms

August 13, 2023 9:49 AM AP News

Experts say a mishmash of ways more than 3,000 counties calculate heat deaths means we don’t really know how many people die in the U.S. each year…

Upcoming blood drives in Yuma

August 11, 2023 1:34 PM Abraham Retana, Vanessa Gongora

As the blood shortage continues in Yuma, a nonprofit organization hopes you can make a difference and save…

YUHSD student-athletes receive no-cost physical exams at event

August 10, 2023 2:57 PM Faith Rodriquez

More than 160 Yuma Union High School District student-athletes received no-cost physical examinations at an annual sports physical…

How to protect yourself from the sun to avoid skin cancer

August 10, 2023 10:34 AM Valeria Rodriguez

Yuma is known as the sunniest city in the world, which means its citizens should be extra careful when stepping out in the sun to avoid getting skin…

Abortion rights advocates push for 2024 ballot initiative in Arizona

August 9, 2023 5:50 AM AP News

Abortion rights advocates on Tuesday began a push to ask Arizona voters to create a constitutional right to abortion, injecting the issue into the…

New radiation equipment to help fight cancer could soon be in Yuma

August 8, 2023 8:41 PM Chennell Ramos

New radiation equipment to help fight cancer could soon be in Yuma.
Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Krysten Sinema both support a bill that would…

Vaping on the rise in Yuma schools

August 8, 2023 6:06 PM Samantha Byrd

Vaping is a growing problem among teenagers, threatening students’ health and academic…

Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center transfers patients to hospital after fire

August 7, 2023 11:34 AM Jailene Aguilera

An electrical fire at the Pioneers Skilled Nursing Center caused around 90 patients and staff to evacuate for safety…

FDA makes new blood donation guidlines, goes in effect Monday

August 7, 2023 11:24 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

Under the new policy, all potential donors will answer the same eligibility questions regardless of gender or sexual orientation in order to assess…

Woman found dead on Phoenix-area hike, authorities say it may be heat related

August 7, 2023 5:30 AM AP News

Phoenix Fire Department officials said Jessica Christine Lindstrom, 34, went hiking around 8:30 a.m. Friday and was declared missing about nine hours…

California spa under investigation for possible Legionnaires’ disease

August 6, 2023 10:24 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

Contra Costa County health leaders say two people who recently visited the spa died from Legionnaires’ disease. Now, they are investigating to see if…