Recent data shows 40 percent of 11th graders in the Beach Cities report current drug and/or alcohol use
A higher-than-average rate of drug and alcohol use among teens in the Beach Cities has been a lingering health...
Learn healthy tips and strategies to help guard against the seasonal flu – which generally peaks during the winter months
Flu season is beginning to peak in California, and early surveillance...
By Ryan McDonald, Easy Reader News
A beautiful afternoon provided almost as good a backdrop as the paintings and photos that dotted South Park Saturday, as art fans young and old poured in for a fundraiser to support the Community Garden....
By Jeanne Fratello, DigMB
Want to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress? Start by learning how to practice "mindfulness" at a free mindfulness workshop on Saturday.
The...
by David Mendez
Last month, at the Beach Cities Health District’s volunteer gardening day, CEO Susan Burden got back to what she does best: getting her hands dirty.
Clad in a bright blue shirt, sunglasses, calf-length...
Dozens of BCHD volunteers went door-to-door all along Prospect Avenue to pass out educational materials and lawn signs in support of safer streets this past Saturday.
Call it a safety blitz on a college football Saturday. This past weekend,...
It’s rare that a simple purchase has a long-lasting impact on your life. But for Hermosa Beach resident Julian Katz, purchasing a bicycle 27 years ago sent him pedaling down a path that eventually landed him the well-earned nickname of “Cycling King...
Toshi Takehara has been gardening his entire life. From trimming bonsai trees with his stepfather in Japan to helping with his grandfather's gardening business during college, Toshi has developed a strong love for nurturing healthy plants. After...
By Alexander Nguyen (Patch Staff)
REDONDO BEACH, CA — Residents in Redondo Beach are healthier now since implementing the Blue Zones Project in 2010,...
"That's a moai!" has become a common phrase to acknowledge a healthy group activity in our Blue Zones community. The significance of being identified as a "moai" implies that an activity shared with others benefits your well-being. Some moais form...
