Susan Peakall, Author at Mendocino Coast Clinics

Vaxed and relaxed! We had a great time vaccinating our community at a pop up event at the Mendocino Cafe today! We brought the vaccines and the cafe staff and neighbors brought the arms. Thanks to Meredith Smith for hosting us at her beautiful cafe!

If you’d like us to come to your business to vaccinate your staff on site, give us a call at 964-1251 or email us at info@mccinc.org and we’ll get it set up on any day or time that works for you.

If you are homebound or have mobility issues, let us know and we will come to your home to vaccinate you. Have vaccine, will travel!

Monday in Mendo with Moderna!

On Monday, May 24, the Mendocino Cafe is hosting a pop up vaccine party! MCC will be there with both J & J and Moderna vaccines from 9:30-11:00 am. The Mendocino Cafe is at 10451 Lansing Street in the heart of Mendocino.

All are welcome, no appointment necessary. Just come on in and get your vaccine!

Want to have your own pop up vaccine event? Give us a call at 964-1251 or email us at info@mccinc.org and we’ll get it set up. Have Moderna, will travel!

Here at Mendocino Coast Clinics (MCC), we care about your health. In fact, your health is our mission!

Good nutrition is one of the most important building blocks of good health. But if you have lost income due to the pandemic or are on a fixed income, it may be difficult to stretch your budget to buy healthy, fresh food, like fruit and vegetables.

At the weekly Fort Bragg & Mendocino Certified Farmers Markets, so you can buy locally grown, fresh fruit and vegetables from your neighbors year-round. The Fort Bragg Market is at the corner of Laurel and Franklin every Wednesday from 2:00 to 5:30 pm.

The Farmers’ Market not only accepts EBT (food stamps), they also match your food stamps, up to $15. So, if you spend $15 in EBT, you receive an extra $15 in market tokens to spend on fresh fruit and vegetables at the Market!

Under new guidelines, you may be now be eligible for CalFresh even if you receive SSI. Not sure if you qualify for CalFresh, or other state and federal programs that may help you to stay healthier and happier? MCC has Patient Advocates on staff to help you find out if you qualify. This service is completely free and confidential. Just call us at (707) 964-1251 to make an appointment. MCC is here to help!

Our doors are open at Blue Door! Come on in and see us – Blue Door@MCC is here for you!

It’s a safe, welcoming space where teens and young adults up to age 25 can get free, confidential, and nonjudgmental sexual and reproductive health care – and real answers to those tough questions.

Blue Door offers sexual and reproductive health education, birth control information and supplies, emergency contraception, education, testing and treatment for STIs (sexually transmitted infections), pregnancy testing, relationship information and support, and more.

We are happy to see you in person, or by text, whichever you prefer.

Our walk-in hours – no appointment needed – are:

Monday: 3 – 5 pm

Thursday: 3 – 5:30 pm

Friday: 12 – 2 pm

Text us for information, appointments, or support at 707-513-7575.

Blue Door is located at 855 Sequoia Circle, with a confidential entrance at the southeast entrance to the building. We are here to listen and help!

Fort Bragg, CA – Mendocino Coast Clinics (MCC) is pleased to welcome the return of nurse practitioner Faith Simon to their pediatric team. Simon began her career as a pediatric provider more than 20 years ago, mentored by revered local pediatrician Dr. Bill Mahon. In 2011, Simon and the rest of the pediatric practice joined MCC. Now, after a few years away, Simon is pleased to return to Mendocino Coast Clinics where their philosophy of practices matches her own.

“I moved to the Mendocino Coast from Brooklyn. My young children went from riding the subway to receiving 4-H training on how to show a chicken at the county fair,” Simon explained. At that time, Simon was a new nurse practitioner, but she had already been a nurse for 20 years, working primarily in obstetrics and emergency care. Although she was ready for a change, she could not have known how deeply she would fall in love with her new community. She has been caring for patients here ever since.

“Now, I’m supporting new parents who were my patients when they were children. It’s fun to see how their lives have evolved and to help them as they transition into and through parenthood,” she said.

Simon fashioned her style of practice after Dr. Mahon’s, one in which the provider is totally present in the moment and who talks directly to patients, regardless of their age. She said, “I get down to eye level and ask kids how they’re doing. Kids are so cool, and they will tell you a lot if you listen.”

Simon defines health broadly, recognizing the interdependence of physical, social, and emotional factors. When invited, she participates in her patients’ Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings through the schools and remains available to parents to help them with their child’s developmental and behavioral issues.

This integrated approach to health and wellness is part of why Simon is returning to Mendocino Coast Clinics. “My heart has always been with community clinics. It’s the right model for health care, a model that blends medical, behavioral, and dental care,” she said. “I’m looking forward to having more support for my patients at MCC, where they provide lactation education, nutrition consultations, psychotherapy, and more. And I’m especially pleased to be working there under Lucresha Renteria. She is a thoughtful, effective executive director who has the community’s best interests at heart.”

Simon noted that MCC’s strong relationships with community partners will also benefit her patients. When families face housing or food insecurity, their physical and emotional well-being suffer. MCC not only provides medical treatment, but also encourages its providers to refer patients to community partners who can help address the social determinants of health when appropriate.

Simon is deeply embedded in the community. She served as a board member for Safe Passage for more than a decade and currently participates in committees that advocate for child safety and health, including the Child Action Committee, a subcommittee of the Mendocino County Policy Council on Children and Youth, and on the Child Death Review Committee that reviews the circumstances when children pass away to identify and address any worrisome trends.

Simon begins seeing patients at MCC on May 19. She says she would like to work for several more years, and in that time, to help the current pediatric team recruit and mentor the next generation of providers. “Working with children every day is such a joyful way to spend life. I would like to share what I’ve learned and to make sure my patients and eventually their children continue to have the care they need and deserve here on the coast.”

Renteria said, “We’re so happy to have Faith back as part of the MCC family.”

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We are happy to announce that 12 to 15 year old kids are now eligible for the Pfizer vaccine!

Please call us at 964-1251 to get your child on the list. We will call you as soon as we have a supply of the vaccine and a date for the vaccine clinic.

¡Nos complace anunciar que los niños de 12 a 15 años ahora son elegibles para la vacuna Pfizer!

Llámenos al 964-1251 para incluir a su hijo(a) en la lista. Lo llamaremos tan pronto como tengamos un suministro de la vacuna y una fecha para la clínica de vacunas.

What’s better than a party? A pop up Moderna party, of course!

Gather together 9 of your friends, family members, neighbors, or co-workers and we will vaccinate all of you on any day and at any time that works for you.

You can come to the clinic at 205 South Street in Fort Bragg, or we can meet you at the outdoor venue of your choice, whether it’s your front yard or the Coastal Trail. We might even bring some healthy snacks and sparkling water to help you celebrate!

So what are you waiting for? Let’s get this party started. Give us a call at 964 1251 and we will schedule your May is for Moderna pop up party wherever and whenever works for you. #MayIsForModerna #ShotofHope

National Nurses Week is a week-long celebration, starting on May 6 and ending on Nurse Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12. Nurse Nightingale was a pioneer in the field of nursing, and is considered to be the founder of modern nursing. She set an example of compassion and commitment to patient care.

Nurse Nightingale’s legacy lives on in our nurses today. She would be very proud of the amazing nurses at MCC, especially over the past year. Our nurses stepped up bravely to care for our patients in the face of a global pandemic with ever-changing priorities and challenges.

In addition to the countless tasks they perform every day to take the #bestcareanywhere of our patients, MCC’s nurses have spent the past year triaging, assessing, and testing people for COVID-19, and now they are doing a heroic job of vaccinating our community against this deadly disease. Now more than ever, we are deeply grateful to our nurses for all they do to keep us safe and well.

Happy National Nurses Week to the best nurses anywhere!

[Versión en español a continuación] MCC is resuming the usage of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for everyone except females under the age of 50.

If you are interested in receiving the vaccine, please call us at 964-1251.

We are excited to be able to vaccinate with J&J again. “One and Done”!

MCC está reanudando el uso de la vacuna Johnson & Johnson para todos, excepto para las mujeres menores de 50 años.

Si está interesado en recibir la vacuna, llámenos al 964-1251.

Estamos emocionados de poder vacunarnos con J&J nuevamente. ¡”Uno y listo”!

Are you tired of the pandemic? Tired of wearing masks and social distancing? So are we, so let’s get our whole community vaccinated!

At MCC, May is for Moderna. Every Friday in May from 5:30 – 7:30 pm, we’re hosting vaccine clinics for those aged 18 and up. Call Mendocino Coast Clinics at (707) 964-1251 and we’ll get you scheduled for your vaccine. Together, we can do this! #shotofhope

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Pop Up Moderna Parties

Happy National Nurses Week

One and Done/Uno y Listo

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