For many residents of City Heights, the 15 freeway that runs through the neighborhood isn't a harmless piece of infrastructure, it's a nuisance, creating noise and air pollution. The freeway was built with several amenities that were meant to mitigate its harmful impacts, but decades later, the promise of reconnecting City Heights remains unfulfilled. In other news, the San Diego Foundation recently awarded millions of dollars in scholarships to local college students. Plus, while two Hollywood strikes mean actors and writers can't promote their projects at this week's San Diego Comic-Con, the show must go on, and the Gaslamp Quarter is beginning to transform.
Lead exposure is especially harmful to children, who can absorb more lead than adults and have brains and nervous systems that are more sensitive to the damaging and sometimes irreversible effects.
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Forsyth County Public Health Nurse Celisha Daniels became the first North Carolina Credentialed Public Health Nurse (NCCPHN) last week. Daniels was recognized for completing the pilot program for the new course by NC DHHS Chief Public Health Nurse Dr. Susan Little and Public Health Nursing Institute for Continuing Excellence Director Kristin Briggs on May 18