Public Health

Butte County Behavioral Health gets funding from Proposition 1 to expand mental health and addiction services in Chico by renovating a former Enloe Health facility.

A new survey works to learn more about the needs of residents after the county found widespread tooth decay in local children.

Blood donations tend to drop in the summer, but the need doesn’t. With fewer school drives and more outdoor injuries, North State blood banks are urging more people to roll up their sleeves.

Potholes are an issue for people in Chico. Residents and city leaders identified some of the worst ones around town. Also, North State doctors offer their experience and advice on avoiding this season’s ick, and the Mechoopda Indian Tribe says its recently-opened casino will be suspending operations.

The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been detected in birds in Butte County. This is amid growing concerns from health officials of the rapid spread of the virus in poultry and cattle across California.

The U.S. faces a shortfall of about 450,000 nurses and 120,000 doctors in the coming years. The Senate's top health committee, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, is considering bipartisan solutions.

A fourth-grade camping trip led to one outbreak, a high school prom to another. But even with covid cases rising as schools head into the final stretch of the academic year, most California districts have not moved toward reinstating mask mandates.