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By 07/21/2021
A healthy community is a healthy community. I know that sounds redundant, but it isn’t really, because when it comes to community, “health” has two completely different but equally vital meanings. The West Marin Fund, now celebrating its 10th year of life, understands that duality as well as or better than any private or community foundation in the world. My evidence? The astounding number of thriving and well-run nonprofit organizations in our watershed that are encouraged and supported financially by the fund, whose staff, directors and active advisors are fiercely intent on keeping them and the communities they serve in good health.
06/30/2021
It is with great pleasure that I announce my intention to pass West Marin Physical Therapy to a Bolinas-born and -raised physical therapist, Freda Weitzer. My journey as a health care practitioner in West Marin is winding down, and with it, a transition to a competent successor is on the rise.
I started West Marin Physical Therapy in 1989. I had worked for 10 years as a physical therapist and occupational therapist, for part of that time on an Israeli kibbutz with a population of 1,000. There, I was busy! It was all the market analysis I needed to start a practice in a small community.
Jump to navigation David Briggs Homeless people in West Marin may be passing through town, or escaping harsher realities over the hill. While there are just a few support services, the coast offers quiet that can’t be found in cities.
By 04/28/2021
The number of people living in their vehicles in Marin nearly doubled in the past two years, reflecting a chronic issue that is complex and expensive to address. Homelessness on the coast continues to be a grueling ordeal, especially for mentally ill people struggling to maintain their stability. Marin is pursuing more rental units to house the most vulnerable individuals.
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Jeenah Moon | Reuters
Marin County health officials are partnering with the Ritter Center to ensure that the most vulnerable people not yet vaccinated benefit from a boost in vaccines provided by the federal government.
The county has relied in weeks past on the state for its vaccine supply, but Marin officials said, that changed this week as significantly more doses were made available directly to local community clinics by the federal government. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
The partnership with Ritter, a health center in San Rafael, will target several groups considered underserved: residents of public or low-income housing; those experiencing homelessness; migratory or agricultural workers; those with limited English proficiency; people who receive medical care from a local community clinic such as Marin Community Clinics, Ritter Center, Marin City Health and Wellness, or Coastal Healt
Most Vulnerable To Be Focus Of Federal Boost In Covid Vaccine Supply
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Marin County health officials are partnering with the Ritter Center to ensure that the most vulnerable people not yet vaccinated benefit from a boost in vaccines provided by the federal government.
The county has relied in weeks past on the state for its vaccine supply, but Marin officials said, That changed this week as significantly more doses were made available directly to local community clinics by the federal government.
The partnership with Ritter, a health center in San Rafael, will target several groups considered underserved: