BY MONICA VELEZ | January 21, 2018 A new skate park is going to be built in Merced, and officials working on the project hope it can serve as an outlet for local youth. The skate park will be built at McNamara Park and is designed for skateboards, inline skates, scooters, and bikes, according to a…
We can’t wait for Congress, Merced County must help its own uninsured
BY TSIA XIONG | NOVEMBER 02, 2017 6:09 PM It is often said that death and taxes are life’s only certainties, but this isn’t true. A corollary is that we will all get sick in our lifetime. And while we’ll never be able to predict when we’ll be sick or how sick we’ll be, it can…
(Hiring) Building Healthy Communities (BHC): Hub Project Assistant
Job Advertisement BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES (BHC): HUB PROJECT ASSISTANT Merced Building Healthy Communities (BHC) is a 10-year, place-based community health initiative launched by The California Endowment (TCE) that transforms policies and systems to create healthy communities and advance health equity. POSITION: BHC is recruiting for the Merced BHC Hub Project Assistant position. The BHC Hub Project…
BHC Merced, Community Partners Celebrate Wins While Preparing for Challenges Ahead
By Hannah Esqueda | We’Ced Media MERCED, Calif. — As the clock winds down on 2016, Building Healthy Communities (BHC) Merced and local partner groups recently gathered to take stock of their achievements and the work left to be done in 2017. Funded by The California Endowment, BHC Merced — a coalition of residents, agencies…