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LA County Launches Initiative to Reduce Screen Time and Increase Exercise for...
By Fran Kritz Los Angeles County has launched an ambitious initiative to reduce screen time and increase exercise among children five and under. The county’s Department of Public Health is placing ads...
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California set to take closer look at violence as public health issue
By Lisa Renner California officials are hoping to learn how to better prevent violent deaths by compiling and analyzing data. Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed into law SB 877, which requires the state...
View Article“You Don’t Think I’m Beautiful” – Dating Over 50
By Matt Perry Chuck Epstein suffered two personal crises that dramatically changed his life. After more than three decades writing about finance, he was laid off during the 2008 financial services...
View ArticleNearly 97% of California Children Have Insurance
By Hannah Guzik The vast majority of children in California now have health insurance, a result of state reforms that have expanded coverage, according to a new report. Nearly 97 percent of children...
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A Remedy for Today’s “Epidemic of Loneliness”
By Matt Perry Five years ago, the spacious lobby of the Hotel Oakland was an echo chamber. A century ago the hotel was one of the nation’s most illustrious. Then the Great Depression crippled the...
View ArticleHealthy communities mean healthier people
By Daniel Weintraub The recent announcement that insurance premiums will be going up for people who buy their health coverage through the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,” has put the program back...
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Undocumented Parents Face Extra Challenges When Caring For a Disabled Child
San Francisco immigration attorney Nadeem Makada, speaks at Congreso Familiar, a Bay Area conference Smith for Latino families with special needs. Photo courtesy of Rocio Smith. By Claudia Boyd-Barrett...
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Spurred by Accidental Child Gun Deaths, Medical Experts Press for Open Dialogue
Members of the Marin County Moms Demand Action group march against gun violence on the Golden Gate Bridge. Photo courtesy of Jen Reidy. By Derek Walter Parents usually like to make sure a few things...
View ArticleInfections, Not Antibiotics, May Cause Childhood Obesity, Study Says
By Hannah Guzik Infections during infancy — not antibiotic use — may lead to childhood obesity, a new study reports. The study, published Nov. 1 in the peer-reviewed journal The Lancet Diabetes...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Caregiver Crisis: African Americans Most at Risk
By Karen Lincoln California’s population is aging. By 2030, 18 percent of the state will be 65 or older. More significantly, this population will be increasingly racially and ethnically diverse....
View ArticleCaring For Advanced Illness Through Faith Communities
By Matt Perry Community health experts continue to connect with older adults through faith-based communities. The city of Fremont did this several years ago with its Community Ambassadors Program for...
View ArticleChildren of Color Face Educational Disparities in California, Report Shows
By Hannah Guzik Latino and African American children in California are about twice as a likely to be struggling with reading in third grade than their white counterparts. And by the time these children...
View ArticleCalifornians Rally to Oppose Trump’s Plans on Health Care, Immigration
By Hannah Guzik As President-Elect Donald Trump chooses his cabinet, California advocates and legislators are planning rallies to oppose his stance on health care and immigration. The first large-scale...
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David Lindeman Wants Technology to Be Your Friend
By Matt Perry When the older adult news agency Next Avenue released its 2016 list of top 50 Influencers in Aging last month, it was rife with Californians, yet none so deeply involved in a dizzying...
View ArticleCelebrations and Fears: The Annual Gerontology Conference
By Matt Perry The recent annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in New Orleans was one part aging celebration, one part madhouse as 450 sessions over five days celebrated...
View ArticleMore Than Half of Californians With Developmental Disabilities Are Excluded...
By Hannah Guzik More than half of Californians with developmental disabilities are excluded from state programs that provide extra services, such as mobility training, day care and vehicle...
View ArticleHigher Vitamin D Levels Linked to Better Breast Cancer Outcomes
By Hannah Guzik Vitamin D may help women fight breast cancer, new research suggests. Women who had higher vitamin D levels when they were diagnosed with breast cancer fared significantly better than...
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Man Out of Time: Ron Robinson and San Mateo’s Senior Care Center
By Matt Perry Ron Robinson was ahead of his time. As California struggles to implement the Coordinated Care Initiative to improve the health of some of its most expensive patients – “dual eligibles”...
View ArticleWhy transit advocates are optimistic about the Trump era
By Daniel Weintraub In the days following Donald Trump’s election as president, progressive activists on a number of issues – from health care to education and the environment – said they were...
View ArticleTeen Bullying Associated with Serious Psychological Distress, Study Finds
By Hannah Guzik Nearly a third of California teens who were bullied later report serious psychological distress, a new study has found. About 30 percent of California teens who were victims of bullying...
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