by Monique Binkley Smith | Jun 9, 2025
School’s out and summer is here! When it’s hot, and even when it’s not, kids are naturally drawn to water. Whether it’s a pool, lake, Delta slough or the ocean, water is sparkly, refreshing and fun. Water can also be dangerous if kids aren’t properly supervised....
by Monique Binkley Smith | May 21, 2025
Affordable and flexible online degree programs supplemented with one-to-one personalized coaching and support Sutter Health and Rivet School are teaming up to provide non-clinical employees with a flexible and affordable online opportunity to earn an accredited...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Oct 28, 2024
East Bay resident Ronellyn Junius knew something wasn’t quite right –she felt a pain in her left beast. So she made an appointment to see her doctor who recommended she get a mammogram at the Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center. Her subsequent breast...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Aug 1, 2024
Health disparities are preventable differences in health and health care that stem from broader inequities, and for people of color in the United States, disparities are prevalent and persistent. Across the U.S., leading health systems are working to uncover,...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Jul 15, 2024
TeleCARE Program Improves Access to Care, Resources through Video Visits by Monique Binkley Smith and Catlin Valles, Vitals contributors The distraught woman arrived at an Antioch, Calif. hospital emergency department with nothing: Her car, wallet and cell phone were...