Outreach program works to connect Mixtec community with essential social services
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      A countywide agency charged with ensuring children enter school healthy and ready to learn, is reaching out to the linguistically isolated Mixtec community.
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Local hospitals easily handle St. John's closure
Healthcare professionals, facilities are not overwhelmed by extra patients
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      Oxnard resident Carlos Anaya waited with a handful of people in the quiet emergency room at Camarillo's St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital last week. Anaya's wife needed an outpatient procedure performed there because St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard had been close...
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Push a button for medical help
Lifeline program connects those in need with hospital
      For seniors and other medically vulnerable adults who live alone, a telephone connection can be a literal lifeline. The Simi Valley Hospital's Lifeline Program is a combination of technology and social service that comes to the aid of subscribers in times of need.
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Health fair for seniors coming to Simi Valley
      The Council on Aging will host its second annual Health and Wellness Fair from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wed., Sept. 12 at the Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi, Simi Valley. The fair features services, programs and resources that benefit seniors. Free bone scans and hearing screenings...
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