Kaiser Permanente announced Saturday it has signed a commitment with the Partnership for a Healthier America to improve food offerings in its 37 hospitals, including facilities in Stockton, Modesto, Tracy and Manteca.

STOCKTON – Students from 14 high schools today start the second week of a two-week program to help them decide whether to pursue medicine as a career.

STOCKTON – A Stockton high school that focuses on health care careers recently received a $10,000 to pay for books for the school’s library and classroom, and for other material.

STOCKTON – An advocate for special needs patients will speak at the July 11 Stockton Women’s Network luncheon at the Stockton Golf and Country Club.

LODI – An experiential children’s museum in Lodi is hosting an event celebrating families and children with special needs.

STOCKTON – Organizers are gearing up for an event to raise money for an innovative treatment in the fight against muscular dystrophy.

LODI – Lodi Memorial Hospital is offering a variety of classes. Call 339-7520 to register – unless otherwise noted below – and visit the hospital’s website at www.lodihealth.org for more information on these and other classes.

STOCKTON – A local hospital foundation executive has been honored for her professionalism, knowledge, fundraising ability, and more.

The health care industry has seen and continues to see monumental changes.

SAN FRANCISCO – A Lodi commercial bakery will pay nearly $1.4 million in penalties and installation costs after it failed to obtain permits and install proper air pollution controls.