Wildfire smoke is a mixture of small particles, gases and water vapor. It can cause burning eyes, runny nose, scratchy throat, headaches and illness like bronchitis. It can also cause difficulty breathing, wheezing, coughing, fatigue and chest pain...
School staff and students will use web-based symptom assessment tool to gain access to campus
With daily health screenings now required for students attending school in-person in Los Angeles County, Beach Cities Health District (BCHD)...
By William Kim, MD, Chief Medical Advisor, Beach Cities Health District
Six months after our Beach Cities schools closed their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have become accustomed to wearing face coverings to prevent the...
By Ali Steward, MPH, Director of Youth Services Beach Cities Health District
The anticipation of the first day of school – on par with the first crack of a bat on Opening Day, and the final minutes of the year before the ball drops into the...
Dr. William Kim has been a physician in the South Bay for 35 years and serves as Chief Medical Advisor for Beach Cities Health District. Here, he provides tips for businesses and individuals dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
With...
Beach Cities Health District, in partnership with our Student Mental Health Provider Task Force, hosts the virtual “ Talk About It” Small-Group Parent Workshop series. This series supports families at home as they navigate distance learning and help...
Dr. William Kim has a private practice in Redondo Beach and serves as Chief Medical Advisor for Beach Cities Health District. We asked him a few questions about COVID-19:
Q: My friend just...
Beach Cities Health District, in partnership with our Student Mental Health Provider Task Force, hosts the virtual "Talk About It" Small-Group Parent Workshop Series. This series supports families at home as they navigate distance learning and help...
By Lauren Nakano, Director, Blue Zones Project, BCHD
If you think about the paradigm of our lives right now, it’s confusing. As humans we are innately wired for social connection; science has proved our health and well-being depend on it. At...
By Dr. William Kim, Chief Medical Advisor, Beach Cities Health District
As our restaurants, barbershops, salons and other businesses were preparing to re-open, COVID-19 took a back seat to the civil unrest taking place nationwide following the...
