California Moves to Ban ‘Toxic’ Pesticide, But Farmworkers May Still Be...
Community organizers in the Salinas Valley have long begged for a ban on chlorpyrifos, as study after study has tied the widely-used pesticide to brain damage in children. So when California's...
View ArticleBill Would Allow Some Parents Charged with Crimes to Stay With Their Kids
A bill making its way through the state legislature aims to make it easier for parents convicted of certain crimes to stay with their kids. If passed, SB 394 would allow courts to establish a diversion...
View ArticleInland Empire Legislators Decry Trump Administration’s Plans for Migrant...
A federal proposal to open a shelter for up to 430 unaccompanied migrant children in the Inland Empire is drawing condemnation from local immigrant advocates and elected officials.
View ArticleIn a Statewide Disparity, More Latino Children Lack Health Insurance
Almost 140,000 Latino children in California aren't covered by health insurance, even though they're eligible to enroll in Medi-Cal, the state's safety-net health care program. Three quarters of the...
View ArticleKids Could Lose Food Stamps, School Meals Under Proposed Federal Change
A Trump administration proposal to change how states determine who qualifies for food stamps could lead to thousands of California children going hungry at home and at school, analysts say. The policy...
View ArticleHow Does Racism Affect Health? California Doctors Speak Out
Medical providers in California and nationwide are increasingly recognizing that racism and discrimination affect children's health, and they're seeking to tackle the problem. Last month, the American...
View ArticleMillions Gone Unclaimed: Behind California’s Troubled Mental Health Care...
At a time when a third of the state’s population relies on government-funded health care, most California counties are failing to apply for millions of dollars that could be used to broaden access to...
View ArticleOpinion: The ‘Public Charge’ Rule Creates a Chilling Effect that Threatens Us...
The new "public charge" rule is a cruel policy, and it threatens to harm the broader community. Health care costs will certainly rise for everyone if people drop off Medicaid rolls. Some will forgo...
View ArticleTo Help Children Get Mental Health Care, Researchers Call for Overhaul of...
Should health plans do more to support parents in raising stable families? That’s the recommendation from a coalition of child health researchers who are calling for an overhaul of part of the state’s...
View ArticleOver 1 Million Children Live in Low-Income Neighborhoods in California
Nearly 1.2 million California children live in low-income neighborhoods, a number that has decreased in the decade since the Great Recession, but remains troubling, researchers said in a new report.
View ArticleNew on Student ID Cards: a Hotline to Address Teen Dating Violence
Starting in January, a new California law will require all ID badges for students in seventh through 12th grades and in higher education institutions to carry the National Domestic Violence Hotline...
View ArticleAs California Bans Chlorpyrifos, Activists Turn Attention to Other Pesticides
The California Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Pesticide Regulation announced a deal with pesticide manufacturers to end sales of the pesticide chlorpyrifos statewide by early next...
View ArticleReport Finds Many Californians Experience Discrimination at Health Care Offices
Going to see a health care provider is often a frustrating and demeaning experience for people of color, as well as those who are LGBTQ or have disabilities, according to a preliminary report by the...
View ArticleOpinion: Women of Color Can Write the Next Chapter of Breast Cancer Research
When women of color are involved in medical studies, it gives us opportunities for advanced health care initiatives and makes us a part of the research conversation. Without the inclusion of...
View ArticleOver a Quarter of Foster Children Don’t Receive Timely Medical Exams
Newly released data reveals that more than a quarter of California children in foster care don't receive timely medical or dental exams, increasing their risk of having health problems that go...
View ArticleOpinion: To End Intimate Partner Violence, We Must Focus on Racial Justice...
In communities of color, too often the options we have to address violence rely on punishment, police and incarceration. For too many, these options cause additional cycles of trauma and harm, and are...
View ArticleDACA Repeal Efforts Threaten Health of Thousands of California Children,...
More than 72,000 children in California could suffer long-lasting health consequences if a federal program that shields their parents from deportation is repealed, experts warn. Alejandro Campos...
View ArticleOpinion: All Doctors Should Practice Trauma-Informed Care
What medical professionals don't realize is that their medical setting is full of potential “triggers” for people with traumatic experiences. It should be standard practice for medical professionals to...
View ArticleFew Home Nurses Available to Care for Children With Complex Medical Needs
Across California and the country, families with children with complex medical needs struggle to find qualified nurses to care for them. Historically low pay rates for home health nurses, a lack of...
View Article‘Human-Centered Design’ Team Aims to Help Transgender Teens Recover from...
A statewide research initiative called Reimagine Lab is deploying strategies from the product design world to identify the root causes of family violence and find new ways to prevent it.
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