Editor’s note: This was taken from RUHS information.Riverside University Health System (RUHS) has a program called Take My Hand™ to offer help and recovery for Riverside County residents. The program was started in April 2020 in response to the global pandemic.A live certified peer support specialist (PSS), a person who has lived the experience in…
Editor’s note: This is taken from a Riverside County press release.Volunteers are encouraged to sign up now for the 2022 Point-in-Time Count, an annual survey of homeless adults and youth in cities and unincorporated communities across Riverside County.More than 700 volunteers are needed for the 2022 count scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 26. Volunteers from nonprofits,…
By Jim KreidlerConsumer Education Specialist, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) As 2021 winds down, lots of us are making resolutions for a fresh start in the New Year — maybe to exercise regularly, get our finances in order or spend more time with friends. But your list isn’t complete until you add “update my security software”…
Michelle DeArmond, chief of staff for Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington, will be leaving his office for a major policy position with the Riverside University Health System (RUHS).DeArmond has not been a life-long Washington staff person. “My team is very important to me — like family — and Michelle took care of my…
Beginning with the June 2022 primary elections, hundreds of local polling sites within Riverside County may be gone. While there may be fewer sites on the Hill, the county confirms there will still be a voting center in Idyllwild.The decision to modify the county election process began a year ago with a review of the…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors’ approval of new supervisorial boundaries based on the 2020 federal census may not be the final decision on where the lines are drawn.Prior to the Dec. 7 vote, the Southern California American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sent the Riverside County supervisors and redistricting staff a letter arguing that only…
Editor’s note: This story is taken from a Louisiana State University (LSU) press release.Skymount Medical has partnered with Riverside University Health System (RUHS) Medical Center to hold the first U.S. clinical trial on the efficacy of COVID-19 oral therapeutics LSU researchers discovered using artificial intelligence (AI). The testing will be conducted through RUHS Medical Center’s…
Last week, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a La Niña advisory for the U.S. from December 2021 through February 2022. NWS estimates chances of a La Niña weather pattern are greater than 85 percent and it is likely to be moderate in strength.As a result of the advisory, NWS currently projects both a warmer…
With the recently released U.S. Census data for 2020, the Riverside County Executive Office Technical Redistricting Committee has released four maps of possible revised supervisorial boundaries. In all four maps, Idyllwild and its neighboring Hill communities will be shifted to District 4, which is essentially the desert cities — Palm Desert and Palm Springs east…
Riverside County residents ages 65 and older, and those at-risk of a severe COVID-19 case, can get the Pfizer vaccine booster at one of various vaccine clinics operated by Public Health and community partners beginning Saturday.It is available for those who received their second vaccine dose at least six months ago. Federal and state health…
