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More Than 23.6 Million Adults and Children are Living with Diabetes
Scents of all the delicious fixings, desserts and familiar sights and sounds surround us. As generosity, appreciation and love sweep in, let's take these emotions and carry them over to all areas of our lives, including our health. Say thanks for the gift of good health this November, National Diabetes Awareness Month, and join Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield and the 850 people around the country in their pledge to help Downsize Diabetes....   Read the full story
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Healthy Kern County is a new web site that can be used by the community as a single internet source dedicated to hosting current Kern County health information. Local health leaders have combined resources to ensure health information is readily available to the whole community. It was recognized that uniformed messages were important for the public to understand and/or take action on the health issues affecting Kern County.

This site is designed to provide a o­ne stop source of non-biased data and information about community health in Kern County. It is intended to help planners, policy makers, and community members identify issues and devise solutions. Healthy Kern County includes comprehensive local data, Healthy People 2020 Progress Tracker, news, informative articles, and a community activities calendar.

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