The healthcare crisis and shortage that we face in Humboldt are in many ways reflective of broader social and economic struggles in the area, and it will be difficult to effectively solve the issues affecting health care without addressing those broader issues as a community. Doctors who work here want to fee...

In rural communities like ours, challenges compounded by low population density, isolated terrain and long distances to urban areas create barriers to attracting and retaining physicians and other healthcare professionals. At the same time, our community is faced with barriers to facilitating robust economic ...

One sure way to elicit a grimace and weary nod from others, both here in Humboldt and, frankly, anywhere in the U.S., is to complain about health care. Everyone has a story — trouble getting appointments, lack of specialists and, around here, the long trek to the Bay Area for care.

The design phase for the Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) new state-of-the-art $28 million public health laboratory is complete and groundbreaking for the new facility at Wood and I streets in Eureka is expected as early as January 2028. Public Health’s current laboratory is in a n...

One myth about healthy eating that I wish I could quash for all time is that healthy eating is expensive. Of course, it can be, and if you can afford to buy the best, by all means do so. But it’s perfectly possible to eat delicious, healthy meals every day without breaking the bank. If you have these basic pa...