As an Oxnard High School Student, I’ve Seen the Cost of Gun Violence
My school has its own on campus police that continues to criminalize young black and brown students. We are being over-policed, and our schools are slowing becoming prisons. We cannot arm our teachers...
View ArticleUCSF Researchers: Homeless Pregnant Women Need Priority Housing Support
Preterm birth is a public health issue, contributing to infant death rates and also long-term physical and mental health problems in children born prematurely. The post UCSF Researchers: Homeless...
View ArticleMy Generation Won’t Accept Empty Promises on Gun Violence Legislation
As a youth advocate, it’s my personal responsibility to help fix forms of injustice where I see them. I will be using my voice, along with other youth to stop gun violence, whether by participating in...
View ArticleSpecial Needs Children Often Left Waiting for Medical Equipment, Report Says
Children with special needs often languish for months waiting to get needed medical equipment and supplies through a state health care program designed to help them, according to a new report. The post...
View ArticleDoctor’s Notes: How LA Kitchen is Empowering Foster Youth, Former Convicts...
I visited LA Kitchen, in part as a pediatrician, to learn about a career resource for my older foster-care patients. Transitional age youths are 16 to 24 years old and often age out of the system with...
View ArticleAlarmed by Disparities, Lawmakers Order Audit on Children’s Access to...
A joint committee of lawmakers unanimously ordered an audit Wednesday on children's access to primary-care doctors in the Medi-Cal program, the state's low-income heath program that is overseen by the...
View ArticleThe ACA Left Behind One Low-Income Group: Latinos, Report Finds
The expansion of the federal low-income health program to cover more people hasn't benefited Latinos as much as other racial and ethnic groups, according to a recent report by UCLA researchers. The...
View ArticleBill Would Require Childcare Centers to Test Drinking Water for Lead
Public schools and childcare centers within public schools must already test their drinking water for lead under a state law that took effect this year. The new bill would extend this requirement to...
View ArticleWe Need to Stop Normalizing Gun Violence
As my generation has grown up, we have had to bear witness to more and more reports of gun violence—like the school shooting Friday in Santa Fe, Texas. This is an issue so many people stand for,...
View ArticleCDC Data Shows Children’s Dental Health is Improving, But Barriers To Access...
New data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show’s children’s oral health has improved across the nation, but race-based gaps in the prevalence of dental cavities and their...
View ArticleChildren in Child Care Need Environments that Encourage Active Play
With 434,000 children in subsidized child care and preschool in California, improving early-care environments across the state is crucial for our future. As a child-care provider in South Los Angeles,...
View ArticleBills Seek to Bolster Children’s Mental Health
As California struggles to meet children’s mental health needs, lawmakers are pressing for two bills that would take steps to address the problem. The bills seek to strengthen mental health services...
View ArticleWho Becomes Homeless? Data Paints a Startling Picture
“The vast majority of homeless people, what we see in every study—especially here, more than anywhere else—are low-income workers, people who have jobs who don’t make enough to meet the cost of...
View ArticleHealth Care for Low-Income Californians, Homeless Patients a Focus in...
The legislature is expected to vote this month on three bills that seek to safeguard and improve the health of Californian residents. The bills take aim at health disparities among people covered by...
View ArticleWomen’s Need for Medical Care Spikes Following Sexual Assault, Study Finds
Women who experience sexual assault are more likely to need medical care for mental health and stress-related problems in the year following the attack, new research suggests. The post Women’s Need for...
View ArticleCalifornia Advocates Outraged by Health Proposals Cut From Budget at 11th Hour
Health advocates are decrying the budget deal reached between Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders last week, calling it a missed opportunity to improve health care access for struggling...
View ArticleAfter Ending Veteran Homelessness, Riverside Looks to Help the Rest
Riverside County effectively ended veteran homelessness last year. Now, the city of Riverside is hoping to use the same successful model to help non-veterans secure housing. The city has about 400...
View ArticleAsylum Ruling Could Spark Deportations and Have ‘Chilling Effect’ on...
Immigrant women in California who are pursuing asylum after fleeing domestic violence in their homelands could face deportation in the wake of a ruling Monday by the Trump administration. Attorney...
View ArticleProposed SNAP Changes Could Devastate the Food Insecure and Our Ability to...
If adopted as written, the Farm Bill would result in devastating repercussions for those who are already food insecure in our country. And exactly who would be affected? Your neighbors. Your children’s...
View ArticleCalifornians with Unsafe Tap Water may See Relief with Budget Trailer Bill
Every month, Bartolo Chavez goes to the Arvin Community Services District building to pay his water bill for the home he and his wife live in. But he doesn’t use that water for drinking or cooking. To...
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