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4 Priorities for a Pivotal Moment in California Health Care
4 Priorities for a Pivotal Moment in California Health Care CHCF April 17, 2026 By Kara Carter, MBA, MSc, California Health Care Foundation Every year, the California Health Care Foundation steps back to ask a fundamental question: Given everything happening in California’s health care system, where can we have the most impact? This year, that question felt more urgent than usual. The environment we’re operating in right now is unlike anything I’ve seen in my decade at the foundation.
Most Nursing Home Social Services Directors Express Interest in Training on Discrimination Based Upon Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Advanced search Journal of Gerontological Social Work Latest Articles Submit an article Journal homepage Full Article Figures & data References Citations Metrics Reprints & Permissions Read this article /doi/full/10.1080/01634372.2025.2522987?needAccess=true ABSTRACT This study explored nursing home social services directors’ interest in receiving training related to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
How to Amplify Your Crypto Holdings with Yield Guild Games
Are you ready to take your ygg assets to the next level and earn passive income through staking? Staking your ygg on the Yield Guild Games platform via DappRadar is a smart strategy to generate up to 25% APY while supporting the underlying blockchain network. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through everything you need to know to stake ygg on Yield Guild Games, from getting started to monitoring your rewards.
The Rise and Slow Descend of the Pillowface
Words by Kara Carter What began as a subtle, noninvasive beauty treatment to combat aging, turned to a cultural shift within the beauty community. Suddenly overly plumped lips, full cheeks, a smooth forehead, sharp chin and exaggerated jawline became the new norm. How did this aesthetic become irresistible, and what led to its eventual downfall? So what is a ‘pillowface’?
The Lost Art of Being Present
Words by Kara Carter In today’s world, everyone has their smartphone in their hand or pocket, and if not that, they have a smart watch keeping them connected but oftentimes miss seeing the people who are directly in front of them. When was the last time you made eye contact with a person and saw them? Marina Abramovic, a performance artist, explores the idea of being present within the body and surroundings through her work. In our fast-paced, technology-centered society, how can we be present?
Eat, Shop and Grow Local! - Folio 2.0 / EU Jacksonville
Words by Kara Carter With summer in full swing, the last thing you want after picking out fresh produce is an inedible piece of fruit like this woman has experienced at her local Walmart after picking up a watermelon that bends? A consumer is less likely to know where their produce comes from and the ethical trade behind their purchase when shopping at big conglomerates like Walmart and Publix. So this summer, why not try to shop food grown locally?
Pop Music is Back, Baby! - Folio 2.0 / EU Jacksonville
Words by Kara Carter Charli XCX released her electropop album titled “Brat” on June 7, and since then it has been a brat summer. The simple album cover with the word “brat”and a green background has taken over the internet with people dubbing anything with similar shades of green as “brat.” People have been making their own shirts with the similar shades of green, snapping pictures of green cars, ordering matcha lattes with the inclination of “brat behavior” the lists go on and on.
Asian Night Market in Jacksonville
Asian Night Market in Jacksonville Words by Kara Carter You may have seen lively videos of people roaming the streets of Thailand and Vietnam, specifically at night, eating traditional foods and delicacies like skewers, papaya salad and Vietnamese pancakes. Now this experience is coming to Jacksonville! The Asian Night Market is held the last weekend of each month on at Asian Square Supermarket on the Westside.
Racial/ethnic and nativity differences in adversity profiles among middle-aged and older adults
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors. Additional information The author(s) reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.
Racial/ethnic and nativity differences in adversity profiles among middle-aged and older adults
Abstract Focusing on the nexus of race/ethnicity and nativity, this study examined profiles of adversity and their mental health implications in five groups of middle-aged and older adults: native-born whites, native-born blacks, native-born Hispanics, foreign-born whites, and foreign-born Hispanics. Data were from the 2018 psychosocial assessment of the HRS (N = 5,223).
COVID-19: A Perfect Storm of Health Care Inequality
On the front lines of the pandemic, security professional Jeremie Bright-Egwuatu screens a man entering a Los Angeles emergency homeless shelter on April 2, 2020. Photo: Mario Tama / Getty Images Times like these remind us of the myriad ways in which our health and well-being are interconnected. The sacrifices Californians are making to prevent COVID-19 transmission and save the lives of people they may never know are simply extraordinary.
How COVID-19 Affects CHCF Grantmaking
Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting every aspect of life in California — how we live, whether and how we work, how we interact, and how we feel. That is certainly the case for CHCF. COVID-19 has not only demanded that we operate as a virtual organization, it has also challenged us to reassess how we deploy our philanthropic resources. Here is our current thinking about how the COVID-19 pandemic affects CHCF grantmaking.
The bugs are back in town so know how to avoid them
By Kara Carter, M.D., Kelsey-Seybold Clinic-Katy Clinic Updated 4:02 pm CDT, Monday, June 10, 2019 Spring has come and gone, and we’re just about ready to head into the hot, humid summer. The rapidly changing seasons have sprung unwelcome visitors - that’s right, the bugs are back in town. While there are a whole host of creepy crawlers we recommend you avoid, the most common ones known to transmit disease are ticks, mosquitoes, and fleas.
Welcome to the MyPlate New Year’s Challenge
Posted by Erica Gavey, RD; Nutritionist Consultant, Office of Nutrition Marketing and Communications, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, and Kara Carter, University of Maryland Dietetic Intern , on January 3, 2017 at 11:38 AM The MyPlate Team welcomes you to join us for a fun and competitive way to start the New Year—join our MyPlate New Year’s Challenge! The MyPlate Team is hosting a 5-week challenge, featuring a new food group each week along with physical activity.
Tackling a Food Thermometer Is Easy: How To Practice Food Safety While Tailgating
Football season is in full swing, which means we are in the midst of tailgates, viewing parties, fantasy football and endless amounts of scrumptious food. From our new recipes to your favorite classics, we want to make sure that our game day plan is full of energy and good memories—not a sick feeling in our stomachs. When tailgating or traveling with food to a different location, travel time and extended serving times can increase the risk of foodborne illness.
Improving healthcare for people with special or supportive-care needs
Certain individuals have especially complex medical and supportive-care needs. US state governments, private payors, providers, and technology companies are innovating to address them.
Improving healthcare for people with special or supportive-care needs
Certain individuals have especially complex medical and supportive-care needs. US state governments, private payors, providers, and technology companies are innovating to address them.
Try It Tuesday: Outsmarting Mindless Eating
It seems like everyday life is moving faster and faster. We need to do more, travel farther and sleep less. So in this hectic life we live, when can we eat? While we’re commuting? At our desk while doing work? While catching up on our favorite TV show? All of the above? It seems that the opportunity to sit down and just eat comes rarely in our daily lives, and this is influencing our health.
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