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When Vista Community Clinic first opened in 1972, they set out to provide quality health care to anyone who walked through our doors. Today, over 50 years later, they have helped redefine the community clinic model by pioneering innovative models of primary care delivery. With twelve state-of-the-art clinics treating more than 70,000 patients every year, VCC is a key health provider for the Southern California region. Join Rachel and she sits down with Dr. Diana Ponsford and NP Joanne Goode to discuss their areas of specialty at VCC. These two compassionate providers are defining what it means to be medical practitioners in today's world. Dr. Diana Ponsford NP Joanne Goode Vista Community Clinic Book: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara A Piece of Mine by J. California Cooper Song: Purple Rain by Prince Free Fallin' by Tom Petty Business: Milk Organics Curbside Cafe Follow us at @velocityvistapod on IG and Facebook. Advertising inquiries can be sent to ceo@vistachamber.org. Velocity is produced by A Different Day Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/velocityvistapod/message
This week on the KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes Destini Amaris Perkins, who is a multicultural woman consisting of Black, Mexican, Japanese, and Greek roots. Destini is currently serving as Miss Black Global 2022-2023 and through this title her mission is to inspire young women to identify their purpose. She is 20 years old working as a Community Health Specialist for Vista Community Clinic. Within that position, she works with North San Diego's NAACP Youth Council and local Black student unions. She also interns as an Advocacy Corps Organizer for Friends Committee on National Legislation working on The Truth and Healing Commission. Through this internship, she is connecting constituents to their members of congress throughout California's 49th District. Her career goal is to create a business within the beauty industry and education field. You can follow and connect with Destini at: Instagram: @girlthatsdess LinkedIn: Destini Amaris Perkins Thank you for taking the time to listen to the KORE Women podcast and being a part of the KORE Women experience. You can listen to The KORE Women podcast on your favorite podcast directory - Pandora, iHeartRadio, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, YouTube, Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean, JioSaavn, Amazon and at: www.KOREWomen.com/podcast. Please leave your comments and reviews about the podcast and check out KORE Women on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. You can also learn more about the host, Dr. Summer Watson and KORE Women at: www.korewomen.com
Susun Weed answers herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview. Kelley Grimes, MSW, is a counselor, speaker, best-selling author, and self-nurturing expert. She is the founder of Cultivating Peace and Joy inspiring individuals to nurture peace in the world from the inside out. Kelley is passionate about empowering overwhelmed and exhausted individuals to live with more peace, joy, and meaning through the practice of self-nurturing. In addition, she provides professional and leadership development to organizations dedicated to making the world a better place. She leads workshops and provides keynote speeches for organizations like the Alliance For Regional Solutions, Carlsbad Village Yoga, the Epilepsy Foundation, Exodus Recovery Inc., Girls Rising, Hands of Peace, MAAC, Regional Center, ResCare, Vista Community Clinic, and school districts, community colleges, and universities throughout San Diego County on a variety of topics including self-nurturing, stress management, mindfulness, anti-racism, trauma informed care, cultivating resilience, motivational interviewing, avoiding burnout, and staying grounded in uncertain times. She also teaches self-nurturing to women overcoming domestic violence, homelessness, and other major life challenges for Leap to Success where she serves as the Director of Community Engagement, instructor, and leadership coach. Kelley is a field instructor for local universities and loves mentoring Master of Social Work interns. She is married to an artist and board game maker, has two empowered and inspiring daughters, and loves singing with a small women's group. Her book The Art of Self-Nurturing: A Field Guide For Living With More Peace, Joy and Meaning was released in September 2020. Learn more at www.cultivatingpeaceandjoy.com.
In this episode of the Advancing Oceanside Podcast, our host, Scott Ashton, sat down with two influential individuals from the North Coastal Prevention Coaltion, Aaron Byzak, NCPC President and John Byrom, Vista Community Clinic's Prevention Specialist. Aaron Byzak, who also serves as the Chief External Affairs Officer for Tri-City Medical Center, has been a part of the North Coastal Prevention Coalition since 2003 and has served as the President of the organization for the past eight years. John Byrom has worked closely with the NCPC and explains that NCPC supports San Diego County's four main prevention initiatives including Binge and Underage Drinking prevention, Marijuana Prevention, the Meth Strike Force and the Rx Drug Task Force. Recently, NCPC held the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and collected 741lbs of medications. The County continues to work towards deterring individuals from abusing drugs and helping those addicted receive proper treatment and have access to medical resources. Thank you to our sponsor, Tri-City Medical Center.
This story is part of "Every 30 Seconds," a collaborative public media reporting project tracing the young Latino electorate leading up to the 2020 presidential election and beyond.By her first day of college last week, Marlene Herrera had moved several times since the coronavirus pandemic hit. First, her mother, three aunts and cousins all moved into one house to save money. Now, Herrera, who is 18, splits her time between that house, her father's house and another house with an aunt. She's helping take care of three younger cousins while also taking classes on Zoom. Amid the shuffle, Herrera didn't know whether she'd been counted in this year's census. Her mother said she had been — as one of 13 people in her aunt's household. Though Herrera will vote in her first presidential election this November, not all of her family members will be eligible to do so, given their varying immigration statuses. But being counted in the census ensures they'll play a small part in the US political process.Herrera's housing situation is typical for US families whose finances have fluctuated during the pandemic. Like hundreds of thousands of workers across the country, her mother was briefly laid off and faced delays before her unemployment insurance kicked in. Those income gaps have led families to double and triple up to keep a roof over their heads. Marlene Herrera, 18, will vote in her first presidential election this November. Credit: Adriana Heldiz/The World The instability is one reason census organizers are worried about a possible undercount among Latino communities. A Brookings survey from late July found that 29% of Latino families have had someone in their household lose their job during COVID-19, and that 49% of Latino renters are having trouble paying their rent. Latinos, especially young Latinos, have already been undercounted in previous censuses. Past undercounts have led to less federal funding for predominantly Latino neighborhoods and less representation in Congress. Another worry for Latino advocates and census workers is that they're running out of time to find and count everyone. Related: 'COVID-19 is in charge of the census,' says former US Census Bureau directorAfter initially extending the census deadline to the end of October, the Trump administration announced last month that in-person counting efforts would end Sept. 30. The Census Bureau said it will end door-knocking operations in the San Diego area and other parts of the country on Sept. 18. Some Latino organizers say getting Latinos counted in the census can bring about even more change than casting a single vote. While elections take place once or twice a year, getting counted in the census means one person's existence will be used again and again to provide funding to their community for the next decade. The census counts people regardless of their immigration status. The CARES Act, the pandemic relief funding bill Congress passed in March — was allocated in part based on the 2010 census. Paola Aracely Ilescas, a community health specialist, organizes agricultural workers from Mexico and Central America who work in avocado fields in northeast San Diego County. Most of them can't vote because they are not US citizens: They're either legal permanent residents, undocumented or work on temporary visas. Their children, many of whom are US citizens, are still too young to vote. So for the workers to participate politically, Ilescas wants them to get counted in the census.“We tell them, 'You count yourself this year, you're making sure you count for the next ten years'.”Paola Aracely Ilescas, community health specialist in San Diego County“We tell them, 'You count yourself this year, you're making sure you count for the next ten years',” said Aracely Ilescas, who works for Vista Community Clinic, a nonprofit health center. “You don't count yourself this year, you basically are not receiving or don't exist for the next ten years. And guess what? We're going to lose $2,000 each year for each person that doesn't count for the next ten years.”But Aracely Ilescas says it's hard to get a community that's been relentlessly targeted by immigration enforcement to answer questions from government workers who are now knocking on doors tracking down people who haven't yet answered the census. “Many of them have said other people have expressed distrust,” she said. “Are they really employees or are they faking to be employees in order to get them? Because for years we've been saying, ‘Don't open the door to ICE officials. This is your right.' Now we're saying, ‘Open the door!'”That transition, she explains, requires trust between organizers pushing for an accurate census count and local communities. But in California, where 27% of the population is immigrants, other issues — such as wildfires and the pandemic — are taking priority.Related: Pandemic, privacy rules add to worries over 2020 census accuracyOn a recent sweltering day in San Marcos, an inland city in southern California, wildfires threatened rural communities. Arcela Nunez-Alvarez, a community organizer, had planned to lead volunteers to pass out census literature. Instead, they helped with relief efforts when the fires reached area farmworkers.Nunez-Alvarez trains workers to become community leaders. “We work with a lot of adults, many have very limited formal education. They've had to work their entire lives, but care about their community,” Nunez-Alvarez said, standing outside of a low-income housing development beside a box of signs reminding people to fill out the census. She grew up in the area and understands the importance of messaging: it needs to come from someone they trust.“These leaders live in apartment complexes like this one here, around us,” she said. “They're members of the community, they speak the language of the community, they look like the community that we're trying to reach.”While many community members can't vote, she says, that doesn't mean they don't play a role in getting resources to their areas. “We think that being counted in the 2020 census is a foundational part of participating in democracy, and that's what we've been sharing with families.”Arcela Nunez-Alvarez, community organizer“These are communities that have been politically disengaged or disenfranchised and undercounted in the census,” she said. “We think that being counted in the 2020 census is a foundational part of participating in democracy, and that's what we've been sharing with families. We're talking about millions of people nationally that risk being left out of the census.”The efforts by groups like hers have been paying off. As it stands, the cities of Vista and San Marcos are ahead of their final self-response rate from 2010 by 5%. That means government census takers have less ground to cover. But concerted efforts by organizers with deep connections to the community aren't always so successful. In City Heights, a dense, immigrant-heavy neighborhood of San Diego, the census response rate is still lagging behind that of 2010. Related: Census 2020 ads don't do enough to dispel immigrant fears, advocates sayAn undercount would narrow the political power of Latinos in their own communities, says Rosa Olascoaga, a 24-year-old community organizer in City Heights, California.“If our undocumented communities or our immigrant communities are scared to get counted, then we lose thousands and thousands of dollars every time we get counted, because the government doesn't see us living here,” she said. “And that leaves us fighting for crumbs when we know we deserve more.” She works for Mid-City Community Action Network and focuses on the transportation needs of local immigrants. In a car-centric city like San Diego, the census is one of the few ways to get funding for buses, trolleys and safer streets. Ultimately, she knows the census — and this year's election — must take a backseat to people's immediate needs during the pandemic. Disillusionment with the government among Latino communities is high. And organizers like her can't go door-to-door allaying people's fears the way they did before the pandemic. Olascoaga hears those sentiments but hopes the community still prioritizes voting."I understand the government already made you feel that it doesn't matter. These systems don't work," she added, wishing that impactful, in-person activism were still possible in 2020. "It hurts that we can't have those face-to-face interactions." Time is running out for Latino communities — encompassing people who are undocumented, immigrants and US citizens — that have just a few weeks to make themselves count. And a decade to live with the results.
The presentation by Haley Grafita from the Vista Community Clinic to parents and students.
Veteran labor activist Dolores Huerta joins food journalist Rose Hayden-Smith and others for an animated discussion on why food insecurity still exists in many communities and what is being done to increase access to healthy, organic food. Farmers, healthcare providers and urban planners bring their insights to this conversation as they share stories of connecting people with the food they need to thrive. This program is the fifth in a Future Thought Leaders series on food sustainability presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation. Convened by BGFF Founder Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, speakers include Daron “Farmer D” Joffe of Coastal Roots Farm, Dave Murphy of Food Democracy Now!, Paul Watson of the Global Action Research Center, Fernando Sañudo of the Vista Community Clinic and Jillian Barber of Sharp HealthCare. Series: "Wellbeing " [Public Affairs] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 31996]
Veteran labor activist Dolores Huerta joins food journalist Rose Hayden-Smith and others for an animated discussion on why food insecurity still exists in many communities and what is being done to increase access to healthy, organic food. Farmers, healthcare providers and urban planners bring their insights to this conversation as they share stories of connecting people with the food they need to thrive. This program is the fifth in a Future Thought Leaders series on food sustainability presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation. Convened by BGFF Founder Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, speakers include Daron “Farmer D” Joffe of Coastal Roots Farm, Dave Murphy of Food Democracy Now!, Paul Watson of the Global Action Research Center, Fernando Sañudo of the Vista Community Clinic and Jillian Barber of Sharp HealthCare. Series: "Wellbeing " [Public Affairs] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 31996]
Veteran labor activist Dolores Huerta joins food journalist Rose Hayden-Smith and others for an animated discussion on why food insecurity still exists in many communities and what is being done to increase access to healthy, organic food. Farmers, healthcare providers and urban planners bring their insights to this conversation as they share stories of connecting people with the food they need to thrive. This program is the fifth in a Future Thought Leaders series on food sustainability presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation. Convened by BGFF Founder Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, speakers include Daron “Farmer D” Joffe of Coastal Roots Farm, Dave Murphy of Food Democracy Now!, Paul Watson of the Global Action Research Center, Fernando Sañudo of the Vista Community Clinic and Jillian Barber of Sharp HealthCare. Series: "Wellbeing " [Public Affairs] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 31996]
Veteran labor activist Dolores Huerta joins food journalist Rose Hayden-Smith and others for an animated discussion on why food insecurity still exists in many communities and what is being done to increase access to healthy, organic food. Farmers, healthcare providers and urban planners bring their insights to this conversation as they share stories of connecting people with the food they need to thrive. This program is the fifth in a Future Thought Leaders series on food sustainability presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation. Convened by BGFF Founder Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, speakers include Daron “Farmer D” Joffe of Coastal Roots Farm, Dave Murphy of Food Democracy Now!, Paul Watson of the Global Action Research Center, Fernando Sañudo of the Vista Community Clinic and Jillian Barber of Sharp HealthCare. Series: "Wellbeing " [Public Affairs] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 31996]
Veteran labor activist Dolores Huerta joins food journalist Rose Hayden-Smith and others for an animated discussion on why food insecurity still exists in many communities and what is being done to increase access to healthy, organic food. Farmers, healthcare providers and urban planners bring their insights to this conversation as they share stories of connecting people with the food they need to thrive. This program is the fifth in a Future Thought Leaders series on food sustainability presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation. Convened by BGFF Founder Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, speakers include Daron “Farmer D” Joffe of Coastal Roots Farm, Dave Murphy of Food Democracy Now!, Paul Watson of the Global Action Research Center, Fernando Sañudo of the Vista Community Clinic and Jillian Barber of Sharp HealthCare. Series: "Wellbeing " [Public Affairs] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 31996]
Veteran labor activist Dolores Huerta joins food journalist Rose Hayden-Smith and others for an animated discussion on why food insecurity still exists in many communities and what is being done to increase access to healthy, organic food. Farmers, healthcare providers and urban planners bring their insights to this conversation as they share stories of connecting people with the food they need to thrive. This program is the fifth in a Future Thought Leaders series on food sustainability presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation. Convened by BGFF Founder Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, speakers include Daron “Farmer D” Joffe of Coastal Roots Farm, Dave Murphy of Food Democracy Now!, Paul Watson of the Global Action Research Center, Fernando Sañudo of the Vista Community Clinic and Jillian Barber of Sharp HealthCare. Series: "Wellbeing " [Public Affairs] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 31996]
Veteran labor activist Dolores Huerta joins food journalist Rose Hayden-Smith and others for an animated discussion on why food insecurity still exists in many communities and what is being done to increase access to healthy, organic food. Farmers, healthcare providers and urban planners bring their insights to this conversation as they share stories of connecting people with the food they need to thrive. This program is the fifth in a Future Thought Leaders series on food sustainability presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation. Convened by BGFF Founder Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, speakers include Daron “Farmer D” Joffe of Coastal Roots Farm, Dave Murphy of Food Democracy Now!, Paul Watson of the Global Action Research Center, Fernando Sañudo of the Vista Community Clinic and Jillian Barber of Sharp HealthCare. Series: "Wellbeing " [Public Affairs] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 31996]
Veteran labor activist Dolores Huerta joins food journalist Rose Hayden-Smith and others for an animated discussion on why food insecurity still exists in many communities and what is being done to increase access to healthy, organic food. Farmers, healthcare providers and urban planners bring their insights to this conversation as they share stories of connecting people with the food they need to thrive. This program is the fifth in a Future Thought Leaders series on food sustainability presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation. Convened by BGFF Founder Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, speakers include Daron “Farmer D” Joffe of Coastal Roots Farm, Dave Murphy of Food Democracy Now!, Paul Watson of the Global Action Research Center, Fernando Sañudo of the Vista Community Clinic and Jillian Barber of Sharp HealthCare. Series: "Wellbeing " [Public Affairs] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 31996]
Veteran labor activist Dolores Huerta joins food journalist Rose Hayden-Smith and others for an animated discussion on why food insecurity still exists in many communities and what is being done to increase access to healthy, organic food. Farmers, healthcare providers and urban planners bring their insights to this conversation as they share stories of connecting people with the food they need to thrive. This program is the fifth in a Future Thought Leaders series on food sustainability presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation. Convened by BGFF Founder Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, speakers include Daron “Farmer D” Joffe of Coastal Roots Farm, Dave Murphy of Food Democracy Now!, Paul Watson of the Global Action Research Center, Fernando Sañudo of the Vista Community Clinic and Jillian Barber of Sharp HealthCare. Series: "Wellbeing " [Public Affairs] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 31996]
Veteran labor activist Dolores Huerta joins food journalist Rose Hayden-Smith and others for an animated discussion on why food insecurity still exists in many communities and what is being done to increase access to healthy, organic food. Farmers, healthcare providers and urban planners bring their insights to this conversation as they share stories of connecting people with the food they need to thrive. This program is the fifth in a Future Thought Leaders series on food sustainability presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation. Convened by BGFF Founder Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, speakers include Daron “Farmer D” Joffe of Coastal Roots Farm, Dave Murphy of Food Democracy Now!, Paul Watson of the Global Action Research Center, Fernando Sañudo of the Vista Community Clinic and Jillian Barber of Sharp HealthCare. Series: "Wellbeing " [Public Affairs] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 31996]
Veteran labor activist Dolores Huerta joins food journalist Rose Hayden-Smith and others for an animated discussion on why food insecurity still exists in many communities and what is being done to increase access to healthy, organic food. Farmers, healthcare providers and urban planners bring their insights to this conversation as they share stories of connecting people with the food they need to thrive. This program is the fifth in a Future Thought Leaders series on food sustainability presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation. Convened by BGFF Founder Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, speakers include Daron “Farmer D” Joffe of Coastal Roots Farm, Dave Murphy of Food Democracy Now!, Paul Watson of the Global Action Research Center, Fernando Sañudo of the Vista Community Clinic and Jillian Barber of Sharp HealthCare. Series: "Wellbeing " [Public Affairs] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 31996]
Veteran labor activist Dolores Huerta joins food journalist Rose Hayden-Smith and others for an animated discussion on why food insecurity still exists in many communities and what is being done to increase access to healthy, organic food. Farmers, healthcare providers and urban planners bring their insights to this conversation as they share stories of connecting people with the food they need to thrive. This program is the fifth in a Future Thought Leaders series on food sustainability presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation. Convened by BGFF Founder Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, speakers include Daron “Farmer D” Joffe of Coastal Roots Farm, Dave Murphy of Food Democracy Now!, Paul Watson of the Global Action Research Center, Fernando Sañudo of the Vista Community Clinic and Jillian Barber of Sharp HealthCare. Series: "Wellbeing " [Public Affairs] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 31996]
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