August 30, 2022 / by Health Plan / Press Releases
In partnership with Stanislaus Health Services Agency, Health Plan of San Joaquin has created the attached flyer for HPSJ members and our community. Please distribute as you think appropriate. Media Contacts: Jill Center, Health Plan of San Joaquin, jcenter@hpsj.com Kamlesh Khushvir Kaur, Stanislaus County Health Services Agency, kakaur@schsa.org Attached: PDFExcelWordZipPowerpointImageMP3CloseBy DateBy NameBy TypeCloseShow all [...]
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Health Plan of San Joaquin Announces $15 Million Investment to Locally Address Homelessness
September 30, 2022 / by Health Plan / Press Releases
(French Camp, CA) — Health Plan of San Joaquin (HPSJ), a local health plan that serves more than 400,000 Medi-Cal beneficiaries in San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties, announces a $15 million investment to reduce and prevent homelessness across the community. Through this investment, HPSJ will partner to help fund the construction of shelters and permanent [...]Read more
Thanks so much! 2022 Healthy Highway Participants
September 26, 2022 / by Health Plan / Press Releases
(French Camp, CA) – Health Plan of San Joaquin salutes the 17 provider, community and public health partners who joined in for the HPSJ-hosted HEALTHY HIGHWAY portion of The Record’s Literacy & Book Fair, the 25th Annual Family Day at the Park. Cruising along the in-person HEALTHY HIGHWAY on September 17, were hundreds of families [...]Read more
Escasez de leche de fórmula: ayudar es una prioridad local
August 30, 2022 / by Health Plan / Press Releases
Por Julie Vaishampayan, doctora y máster en salud pública (MPH), y Priti Golechha, doctora y miembro distinguida de la Academia Americana de Pediatría (FAAP). La falta de leche de fórmula es un problema para muchos padres del condado de Stanislaus. Esta falta afecta a familias de todo el país, pero hay medidas que podemos tomar a nivel local para mantener a [...]Read more
Monkeypox Information
August 30, 2022 / by Health Plan / Press Releases
In partnership with Stanislaus Health Services Agency, Health Plan of San Joaquin has created the attached flyer for HPSJ members and our community. Please distribute as you think appropriate. Media Contacts: Jill Center, Health Plan of San Joaquin, jcenter@hpsj.com Kamlesh Khushvir Kaur, Stanislaus County Health Services Agency, kakaur@schsa.org Attached: PDFExcelWordZipPowerpointImageMP3CloseBy DateBy NameBy TypeCloseShow all [...]Read more
Infant Formula Shortage, Providing Help is a Local Priority
July 25, 2022 / by Health Plan / Press Releases
By Julie Vaishampayan, MD, MPH and Priti Golechha, MD, FAAP The infant formula shortage has been difficult to navigate for many parents across Stanislaus County. Though the shortage is affecting families nationwide there are things we can do locally to keep kids fed and healthy. There are a lot of questions, and we want parents [...]Read more
HPSJ Wants Everyone to Stay Summer Safe
June 21, 2022 / by Health Plan / Press Releases
HPSJ Wants Everyone to Stay Summer Safe (French Camp, CA) – Health Plan of San Joaquin wants to help keep kids and families safe this summer. Safe Kids and Water “Fewer kids took swim lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic putting them at risk,” says the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). A Commission report found [...]Read more
Beat End-of-Summer Rush – Health Plan of San Joaquin & Partners Helping Kids Get Ready for Back to School!
June 21, 2022 / by Health Plan / Press Releases
(French Camp, CA) –Health Plan of San Joaquin is advising members to contact their family doctor or clinic and schedule well-visits for the regular childhood immunizations and checkups their children need to start the new school year and stay healthy. Well-visits can help parents: Track milestones – “Is your child growing at a good [...]Read more
Avoiding Deadly Heat Sicknesses – Safety advice from Health Plan of San Joaquin (HPSJ)
June 20, 2022 / by Health Plan / Press Releases
(French Camp, CA) – With summer heat comes heat-linked sicknesses and they can be deadly. High temperatures cause more than 600 deaths each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Causes include heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, and heat rash. But these deaths can be prevented. For starters, observe the […]
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Health Plan of San Joaquin, providers and community team up for healthier birth outcomes!
May 25, 2022 / by Health Plan / Press Releases
(French Camp, CA) – CDC’s most recent numbers paint a grim picture of rising U.S. maternity mortality rates. The total rate in 2020 was 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live births compared with 20.1 in 2019. However, risks for Black/African American mothers are even higher – each is nearly three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes [...]Read more
Well-Child Visits and Immunizations. Another way we take care of children.
March 17, 2022 / by Health Plan / Press Releases
(French Camp, CA) – Shelter in place caused many of us to put off appointments for regular health checkups for ourselves and our children. Unfortunately, this caused a steep decline in accessing preventative health services for children now. While this has Health Plan of San Joaquin and many doctors concerned, our community can change these [...]Read more