By Megan Barnes, Daily Breeze
With the dust settling from one of the most heated local election seasons in years, the Beach Cities Health District wants to help residents move on and mellow out.
On April 6, the public health agency —...
by Jackie Balestra, South Bay by Jackie
The contentious local election cycle has come to a close, making it the perfect time for residents from all sides of the debate to come together and share a collective – and mindful – sigh of relief....
By Alexander Nguyen, Patch Staff
REDONDO BEACH, CA – The contentious local election cycle has come to a close, making it the perfect time for residents from all sides of the debate to come together and share a collective – and mindful – sigh of...
By The Beach Reporter Staff
Just as it did after the Hermosa Beach 2015 Measure O oil drilling vote, Beach Cities Health District is hosting a mindfulness workshop to help residents stressed out over the recent March election.
According...
Every year, Beach Cities Health District works with students, mostly from local universities, on projects which impact the work we do in the community while helping the students gain valuable skills and experience.
Chris Wheeler has interned in...
All members of the public are encouraged to attend monthly mindfulness drop-in sessions at Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) on the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. The 30-minute sessions are free and are facilitated by BCHD’s trained...
by Eric Garner, BCHD Senior Communications Specialist
Carol Schiewe refuses to let anything strip away her joy for life. And by anything the 57-year-old member of BCHD’s Center for Health & Fitness (CHF) means anything.
A...
by Kelcie Pegher, The Beach Reporter
Mary Stepenhorst has a lot of used to's, she said.
“I used to this, I used to do that.”
She loved gardening until she couldn't lean over to pull the weeds. She loved to head to the senior...
by Kelcie Pegher, The Beach Reporter
You'll have to forgive the Beach Cities Health District new CEO if he misspeaks—sometimes he mistakenly refers to his new bosses, the board of directors, as the council. After 28 years in city government,...
Finding the 'right tribe' can support healthy behaviors
Blue Zones Project communities see measurable impact on well-being
FRANKLIN, Tenn., Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Connections matter. Expanding your social...
