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Southern Humboldt Family Resource Center Receives 2026 Children First Award
The Southern Humboldt Family Resource Center (SHFRC) has been awarded the 2026 Children First Award by the Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council (CAPCC) of Humboldt County.
Spitting Distance
Photo by Kampus Production. Pop quiz: What substance of the human body fights infection, maintains a steady pH in its environment, helps with digestion, reveals the presence of disease or drugs in the body, repairs tissue, and rhymes with a…
Dream On
Photo by cottonbro studio. Up to twelve percent of Americans suffer from chronic insomnia disorder, and as many as thirty percent of us report short-term difficulties getting enough zzz’s, classified as acute insomnia. Chronic vs. acute insomnia To be considered…
Mold 2.0
Photo by Eric Prouzet on Unsplash. Last time we learned that mold is a type of fungus and that its presence in your house can cause health issues from mild to severe in sensitive individuals who breathe in the spores…
Breaking the Mold: Part 1
Photo by Rodion Kutsaiev. Two guys walk into a bar. One suddenly breaks out into a sneezing fit, followed by coughing, watery eyes, and a general feeling of being unwell. The other looks at his friend as if he were…
The Nose Knows
Photo by Kampus Production. The term “mouth breather” has unfortunately been an insulting slur since early in the 20th century, when medical science was just beginning to figure out that chronic breathing through the mouth, technically labeled “chronic oral ventilation,”…
Snacking for Cardio-respiratory Fitness
Image by freepik Chances are you snacked your way through December, indulging in the sweet and savory tastes of the season. During a time when the weather outside is frightful, the scale may have ticked up a bit and your…
Southern Humboldt Family Resource Center’s Annual Holiday Distribution Expands to Bring Extra Support to Local Families
The Southern Humboldt Family Resource Center (FRC) hosted an exceptionally robust Winter Supply Distribution on Friday, December 19th at Redway Elementary School.
California Wellness Foundation awards $150,000 grant to Southern Humboldt Community Clinic
The California Wellness Foundation has awarded a $150,000 grant to the Southern Humboldt Community Clinic in Garberville. The grant will fund core operating support to provide primary health care services to low-income and uninsured residents of Southern Humboldt, Northern Mendocino,…
Leaky Gut
Photo by astrosystem. Remember learning about the “alimentary canal” in grade school? Starting at the mouth, food comes in, and finishing at the anus, waste goes out. Between those two portals, food goes through many changes as it is broken down…
Riding Toward Mental Health
Photo by Riccardo. According to studies carried out by US research and analytics company Gallup, rates of depression have been rising steadily and steeply since 2015. As of September 2025, 47.5 million Americans are reported to be suffering from depression. That…
What’s Trending in Health News
Photo by Gül Işık. With the tsunami of political news we are exposed to every day, sometimes recent healthcare scoops evade our awareness. Here are a few nuggets of info that may be relevant to you and yours. Focusing on…
Benbow Wine Auction Raises $152,000 for New Garberville Hospital
Record-Breaking Support for Southern Humboldt’s New Hospital at 2025 Benbow Wine Auction Community members, vintners, and supporters from across Humboldt County and Northern California came together for a night to remember. The 2025 Benbow Wine Auction raised a record-breaking $152,000…
Sharpening the Tools on Your Cognitive Workbench
Photo by cottonbro studio. According to a study released in January of this year, co-authored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), New York University Langone, and Johns Hopkins University researchers, the risk of dementia in the US is estimated to…