Category: Health
Embarcadero YMCA – Helping Youths to Lead Fulfilling Lives
| November 13, 2011 | Posted by jamie under Health, Non-Profits |
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We are very luck in the Rincon Hill neighborhood to have the good people of the Embarcadero YMCA there to help young, old, and everyone in between to live fulfilling, healthy lives and to feel like a part of our community. In order to continue doing this beneficial work for us all, they need to… Keep reading
CDC Sets Up Shop in Rincon Hill
| November 12, 2011 | Posted by jamie under Health |
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If you’ve walked over to the Rincon Center post office or the Embarcadero YMCA lately, you may have noticed a few white trailers parked on the Port’s seawall on the corner of Steuart and Howard Streets. Victoria Colliver informs us what they’re up to and why in a San Francisco Chronicle article today. Keep reading
San Francisco Walk for Hope on June 4th
| May 11, 2011 | Posted by jamie under Events, Health, Non-Profits |
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From our friends at City of Hope: Participate in City of Hope’s San Francisco Walk for Hope Nationally Presented by Staples and help discover new treatments and ultimately a cure for women suffering from breast and gynecological cancers. In 2010, there were more than 290,000 new cases of women’s cancers in the U.S. City of… Keep reading
Healthy Kids Day Event on Saturday!
| April 15, 2011 | Posted by jamie under Health, Kids |
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From our neighbors at the Embarcadero Y: Tomorrow (April 16th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) is the Y’s Healthy Kids Day promotion at Justin Hermann Plaza. This is a day when across the country, YMCAs go out into the community to encourage healthy behaviors for kids. It will go from 10 am – 2pm. We’ll… Keep reading
Reminder to Be Prepared for Disasters
| March 11, 2011 | Posted by jamie under Health |
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The 8.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan and tsunami that followed should serve as a sharp reminder that each of us needs to be prepared for a disaster that may force us out of our homes or leave us without working utilities (electricity, water) for a long stretch of time. You will likely be… Keep reading
Air District issues first Spare the Air Smog Alert of 2010
| August 23, 2010 | Posted by jamie under Health, Transportation & Ped Safety |
This is why I am a cheerleader for implementing outbound, weekday evening congestion charges for private cars that use gasoline …. Update: Tuesday will also be a Spare the Air Smog Alert Day. Today the Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued the first Spare the Air Smog Alert for 2010. Air quality in the… Keep reading
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