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Berkeley offers free bike helmets to all residents — really

The City of Berkeley is giving free bicycle/multi-use helmets to any Berkeley resident who wants one. No catch. All you need to do to claim a helmet is turn up at the City of Berkeley Public Health...

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Report highlights racial disparities in Berkeley health

The Black Infant Health Center has helped reduce the African-American infant mortality rate in Berkeley. Photo: Natalie Orenstein A new report on the health status of Berkeley residents reveals...

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Report: Berkeley spends $12.2M annually on children

A rousing game of capture the flag occupies city of Berkeley campers until their parents pick them up. Photo: Natalie Orenstein Last Thursday afternoon, 40-some kids sprinted around Willard Park,...

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Update: Measles exposure at Berkeley library is ruled out

Electron microscope image of the virus responsible for measles (paramyxoviridae). Photo: Alain Grillet/Copyright Sanofi Pasteur UPDATE, 3.9.15: The City of Berkeley’s public health department has ruled...

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Berkeley launches public meetings on health inequalities

Diabetes hospitalization rates by zip code show disparities in health outcomes around the city. Source: Berkeley’s 2013 Health Status Report Berkeley is gearing up for a series of town hall meetings...

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Alert: UC Berkeley student with measles rode public transportation

Electron microscope image of the virus responsible for measles (paramyxoviridae). Photo: Alain Grillet / Copyright Sanofi Pasteur Berkeley officials have put out an alert that a UC Berkeley student...

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Op-ed: Water we waiting for? Berkeley should respond to the crisis in Flint

Every single child in Flint, Michigan has been exposed to lead poisoning thanks to contaminated water. Lead poisoning is irreversible and has the largest health impact on children. Lead poisoning has...

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