August 30, 2022 / by HPSJ / 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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January is National Thyroid Awareness Month
January 26, 2023 / by HPSJ / Press Releases
January is National Thyroid Awareness Month (French Camp, CA)—Health Plan of San Joaquin asks: “Did you know, more than half of the people in the U.S. that suffer from a thyroid disorder are undiagnosed?” According to the American Thyroid Association: 1 in 10 people suffer from a thyroid disorder 1 in 8 women will develop [...]Read more
Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention – A Call to Action
January 26, 2023 / by HPSJ / Press Releases
Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention – A Call to Action (French Camp, CA)—Health Plan of San Joaquin (HPSJ) is raising the alarm that the National Institute of Health projects cervical cancer will have been diagnosed in an estimated 14,100 women living in the United States and an estimated 4,280 women will have died from cervical [...]Read more
Healthy Holiday Season
December 9, 2022 / by HPSJ / Press Releases
Healthy Holiday Season (French Camp, CA) – Health Plan of San Joaquin (HPSJ) asks that we find joy in health this holiday season saying: "It’s easy to start to feel overwhelmed when cold outside and there is too much to do. You are not alone. Try some of these tips to keep your health on [...]Read more
Community Medical Centers and Health Plan of San Joaquin Team Up for Breast Cancer Screening Pilot
November 14, 2022 / by HPSJ / Press Releases
(French Camp, CA) — Health Plan of San Joaquin (HPSJ) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) staff work together through HPSJ’s Provider Partnership Program (PPP) to develop best practices that remove members’ barriers to care and improve their health outcomes. In a recent meeting, HPSJ’s Community Medical Centers (CMC) partner mentioned they wanted help with [...]Read more
Health Plan of San Joaquin Announces $15 Million Investment to Locally Address Homelessness
September 30, 2022 / by HPSJ / 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 HPSJ / 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 HPSJ / 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 HPSJ / 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 HPSJ / 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 HPSJ / 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