Migrant Children Thwarted by the 50-Mile Rule
Since the 1970s, a state rule has required farmworkers to move at least 50 miles away from a migrant camp at the end of the season in order to continue to qualify for the housing. Now, advocates are...
View ArticleInsurance Program for Low-Income Elders Confuses Consumers
Cal MediConnect was intended to help seniors who qualify for MediCal and Medicare. The California Department of Health Care Services expected the program to be a hit. It wasn’t. As of last July, only...
View ArticleCalifornia Prepares for Open Enrollment Amidst Health Care Turmoil
Despite repeated Republican-led Congressional efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and President Donald Trump declaring on Tuesday that Obamacare is “virtually dead,” California’s health insurance...
View ArticleIn California’s Rural Communities, Primary Care Remains Hard to Find
As the complicated drama of federal health care reform continues, some patients in California face a far more basic problem: getting timely access to to a primary care doctor. Outside of the Golden...
View ArticleCalifornia Offers In-Home Support, and Homeless Older Adults Should Have...
In-Home Supportive Services is California’s major in-home care program for people with disabilities. But what happens when the person who needs the care doesn’t have a home where services can be...
View ArticleRetired Docs Come to the Aid of Rural Health Clinics
Volunteer retired physicians use telemedicine to offer specialty consults to patients, and guidance and support to community health providers, especially new physicians, physician assistants and nurse...
View ArticleLead Poisoning Has Decreased, But Disparities Remain
The number of children with lead poisoning in California declined steadily between 2007 and 2013, a sign that state reforms and prevention efforts may be working. The post Lead Poisoning Has Decreased,...
View ArticleCalifornia STD Rates Continue to Rise, with Blacks and Latinos Often Hardest Hit
"Budgets for STD prevention campaigns, as well as STD clinics that can test and treat if needed, have been slashed throughout the state in the last few years, so it’s no surprise that rates are...
View ArticleFor Los Angeles Students who are Homeless, a School Provides Hope
In Los Angeles County, 63,000 students are considered homeless this year. Los Angeles Communities Advocating for Unity, Social Justice and Action YouthBuild, or LA CAUSA, is a project based learning...
View ArticleReport: Women Doctors of Color Face Prejudice, Lack of Support
A new report from Artemis Medical Society and the Greenlining Institute concludes that discrimination and lack of support plague minority women entering the medical field. The post Report: Women...
View ArticleTransgender Californians Face Health Disparities, Particularly in Mental Health
California’s transgender population is small, but much more vulnerable to poor mental health and other chronic health conditions than residents as a whole, according to a new study. The post...
View ArticleInside the first affordable LGBT-welcoming senior housing in the Bay Area
LGBT Seniors in San Francisco find an affordable home and unique space to build community with others thanks to a partnership with Openhouse and Mercy Housing. The post Inside the first affordable...
View ArticleSmallest Minority Groups Face Outsized Health Disparities, Report Finds
New findings paint a startling picture of ill health among small and historically neglected populations, including native Hawaiians, American Indians and native Alaskans. Not only do their rates of...
View ArticleChildren Pay for Our Lack of Gun Safety and Research on Gun Violence
As a pediatrician in South L.A., I have cared for many children who were victims of gun violence. Most have recovered, some have lingering psychological trauma and a few have died. When I stop to...
View ArticleData Shows Historical Disparities in STD Rates
Since at least 2009, disparities have existed in rates of sexually transmitted diseases across the California. African American young people ages 10 to 19 had the highest rates of chlamydia between...
View ArticleDomestic Abusers with Guns Threaten Wider Community, but Laws Not Always...
"If you have someone that is willing to harm a spouse, a partner or their own children, to assume that they would isolate that violence only to their family is really naïve." The post Domestic Abusers...
View ArticleAsian Americans Reluctant to Seek Treatment for Mental Health Problems
Asian Americans are the least likely racial and ethnic group to seek out mental health services in the United States. Just 4.9 percent of Asian American adults seek out mental health services. “Some of...
View ArticleSpecialized Preschools Help Toddlers Counter the Trauma of Homelessness
Children who have been homeless frequently have trouble falling asleep because they've moved around a lot, often sleeping in different beds each night and in environments they don't feel safe in. This...
View ArticleHow to Help Latino Seniors? Ask Them
Recent federal budget conversations are putting these programs that California seniors rely on at risk. There’s still debate over which programs work best in California, and how to help the most amount...
View ArticleNew Pesticide Rule a Step Forward but Still Inadequate, Advocates Say
New state rules about the application of pesticides on farms near rural schools and daycare facilities will take effect Jan 1., following years of campaigning by groups advocating for teachers, the...
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