News & Events
Much of our work involves measuring the difference others make. Getting involved and making our own difference is also an important part of who we are as individuals and as an organization.
The CCR team is excited to attend the fifth annual Live Well Advance: Stronger Together, Now More Than Ever this week on Thursday, December 3. The virtual event will feature a day of interactive breakout sessions to advance the LiveWellSD vision so all San Diegans can be healthy, safe, and thrive. There will be over 38 virtual breakout sessions on a variety of topics including Equity and Social Justice, Climate Change, Workplace Wellness, Personal Wellness, COVID-19 Topics, and many more.
Learn more about the event and access registration information here.
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MPI is proud to announce a new podcast from our Leadership team member Dr. Roneet Lev. Dr. Roneet Lev, an emergency and addiction doctor who has served as the first Chief Medical Officer of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, ONDCP and still practices on the front lines.
On High Truths, you will learn from experts, hear stories from the emergency department, and listen to people who have struggled from addiction. On each episode, our experts will answer a question from You, our listeners.
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A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge ruled on Friday that billboards advertising marijuana will no longer be allowed along California highways.
Judge Ginger Garrett ruled against the California Bureau of Cannabis Control striking down a 2019 regulation it had adopted that allowed for the advertising of cannabis on billboards on virtually all portions of California’s highways that cross its border.
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MPI will be hosting an informative presentation via zoom about Marijuana as Medicine Fact vs Fiction on December 15th at noon. There is much debate about the use of marijuana as a medicine. Dr. Roneet Lev is an Emergency/Addiction Physician at Scripps Mercy San Diego and the Former Chief Medical Officer, White Office of National Drug Control Policy, ONDCP will present current medical literature and information regarding its use. For questions or information about this event go to the contact us page.
Meeting information is below.
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88300903411?pwd=L1Y5eVRLZzZpbGJ3S1ZtejFFL28wZz09
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