Health Archives • Long Beach Post

Long Beach moves WIC office to health center at Houghton Park

by John Donegan January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

The food benefits program for Women, Infants and Children serves 13,400 Long Beach residents.

7 Long Beach students set out to find new ways to warn their peers about opioids

by Kate Raphael October 21, 2025October 21, 2025

Newsom unveils $11 state insulin for Californians: ‘We took matters into our own hands’

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters October 16, 2025October 16, 2025

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More severe strain of mpox reported in Long Beach — the 7th ever case in the U.S.

by John Donegan October 15, 2025October 15, 2025

California’s health insurance marketplace braces for chaos as shutdown persists

by Bernard J. Wolfson, KFF Health News October 15, 2025October 15, 2025

Long Beach caregivers say early childhood stress is rising; a city program aims to address that

by Kate Raphael October 13, 2025October 13, 2025

California releases its own vaccine recommendations as RFK shifts federal policy

by Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters and Kristen Hwang, CalMatters September 18, 2025September 18, 2025

Long Beach launches early childhood mental health program

by Elly Yu, LAist September 17, 2025September 17, 2025

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Amid budget crunch, Long Beach Health Department ends programs, cuts jobs

by John Donegan September 16, 2025September 16, 2025

Newsom promised real progress on mental health with CARE Court. Here’s what the numbers show

by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters, Jocelyn Wiener, CalMatters and Erica Yee, CalMatters September 3, 2025