A traumatic childhood often results in an adulthood with health complications and a lowered life expectancy.  But even decades after the fact, there may be a way to diminish those harmful consequences.

   When asked, Dr. Filetti cites the full list of the 10 Adverse Childhood Experiences incorporated in his research.

While other experiences can certainly be traumatic, he adds, they don't cause the same kind of severity of life-long complications as the ten on his list. The table below shows their comparative frequency.

From a health reporting standpoint, the quality of life in Sonoma County is our greatest strength, but we score lowest in our collective behaviors around eating, drinking and smoking. More from that study, and local reaction to it, on today’s North Bay Report.

  Santa Rosa’s Community Media Center has undergone a transformation, and it is now the C-Media Center, which is holding a sort of coming out celebration tomorrow night. Today’s Exchange brings us details about both.

For additional details about their event, click here.

  ALSO: The number of California homes entering the foreclosure process in California between January and March went up by 10% compared with the same period last year.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Today's reports written by Pauline Bartolone and Steve Milne.