Tag: Prevention
Insurance Commissioner Lara and state emergency agencies issue ‘Safer from Wildfires’ framework to protect...
SACRAMENTO – Drawing on the direct experience of first responders, fire safety experts and the latest research on wildfires, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and emergency...
Volunteers sought to help ease the pain for suicide survivors
When Jill Miller lost her sister Missy to suicide, she felt alone as people avoided talking to her about it. September is Suicide Prevention...
Protect dogs from Lyme disease
TEMECULA – Lyme disease is a potentially dangerous condition transmitted by the passing of bacteria from deer ticks to their unsuspecting hosts. The Centers...
Suicide 2nd leading cause of death for those ages 10-24 in California
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the new 2018 Fatal Injury Data. In California, suicide is the second leading overall cause of...
Reduce backcountry fire hazards
It’s easier to prevent wildfires than to control them once they’ve started. That’s why I introduced Assembly Bill 19, which will provide $25 million...
Winter prescribed burning projects announced
SAN BERNARDINO -- With the first significant winter storm of the season passing Wednesday, Nov. 20, officials with San Bernardino National Forest have prepared...
Handwashing fights infection
TEMECULA – There are many ways to avoid infection, but few might be as simultaneously simple and effective as handwashing.According to the Centers for...
The Jason Foundation partners with Crisis Text Line
HENDERSON, Tenn. – More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza and chronic...