Farmworkers in Sonoma County Face Health Disparities, Study Finds
By Hannah Guzik Farmworkers in Sonoma County are more likely to have diabetes, be in poor health and not have health insurance compared to the general population, a new study reports. Researchers in...
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Inspiration Over Fear: Where Health Really Happens
By Matt Perry Your physician hands you the surprising prescription. It’s not for an antidepressant. It’s not for a statin drug. Instead, it’s something completely different. “Get connected with your...
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Reclaiming Death: California’s End of Life Option Act
By Matt Perry “When we talk about death what we’re really talking about is life.” – Dr. Dawn Gross, host of the radio show “Dying to Talk” “What happens when you die? That to me is the only thing...
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When Air Quality Dips, P.E. Moves Indoors in the Central Valley
Boris Elementary School opens in August, when it and other Central Valley schools must grapple with poor air quality. By Derek Walter The Central Valley has long been plagued with some of the dirtiest...
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Invasive Mosquitoes a Concern as California Grapples With Zika Risk
A map from the California Department of Public Health shows where invasive mosquitoes have been found in California. These mosquitoes could theoretically transmit Zika. By Claudia Boyd-Barrett There’s...
View ArticleWhen autism ages out of the school system
By Pam Raymond California’s day programs for adults with autism are underfunded and overcrowded. But with thousands of young people with developmental delays or disabilities about to reach the age at...
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Confronted with Evidence on Teenage Sleep, Some California Schools Move to...
The Davis Joint Unified School District is switching its middle schools, including Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High, to an 8:30 a.m. start time at the start of the 2016-17 school year. Photo courtesy...
View ArticleMany Californians Have Lower Insurance Costs Thanks to Health Reform
By Hannah Guzik Californians who purchase their own health insurance spent less on health care in the first year of the Affordable Care Act’s full implementation, showing that the federal law has had...
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Rising Rate of STD Infection in California Troubles Public Health Officials
Ventura County made an extensive effort to bring down the rates of the most common STDs beginning in 2012. The public health officer of the county’s Health Care Agency, Robert Levin, M.D. (pictured)...
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Fighting the Swell of Latino Dementia
By Matt Perry With Latinos now the largest ethnic population in California, the spotlight on Latino aging is shining ever brighter, and with it exposure to a topic rarely discussed: worsening rates of...
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California Funds Nation’s First Firearm Research Center
“The arc of this story has become: tragedy strikes again, Congress dithers and, as it happens, California steps up,” says gun researcher Garen Wintemute. On June 15, the state legislature voted to...
View ArticleChildren’s Health Access Improving in California, Researchers Say
By Hannah Guzik California has improved access to health care for children in recent years, but still lags behind many other states in terms of the overall well-being of kids, a new report finds. A...
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California Cities Respond to Climate Change Crisis
Photo: Kevin Cortopassi/Flickr. By Robin Urevich Climate change is global, but local governments are the first line of defense against carbon emissions and their effects. The United Nations Environment...
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Chronic Funding Shortfalls Frustrate County Coroners
Boxes of human blood await toxicological examination in a laboratory at the Los Angeles County Coroner-Medical Examiner’s office. According to former coroner Mark Fajardo, inadequate funding and...
View ArticleMaternal Mortality Has Declined in California, But Disparities Persist
By Hannah Guzik California women are significantly less likely to die from childbirth complications than mothers nationwide, but racial disparities persist, according to a new report. There were...
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California Cities Struggle With Water Quality, and Poor Areas Suffer Most
Residents in northeast Fresno gathered at a community meeting in June to try to get answers about why polluted-looking water keeps spewing from their taps. Mark Standriff, Fresno’s communications...
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Useful Design, Useful Aging: Exploring the Tech Galaxy With Longevity Explorer
By Matt Perry Richard Caro is a tightrope walker. A successful entrepreneur with decades of experience in bringing high-tech products to market, he’s most recently turned his attention to aging and...
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The debate over marijuana legalization and kids
By Lisa Renner The pending ballot battle over a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in California raises a crucial question: would the change expose more children to pot or protect youth from...
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Transgender Patients Find Medical Home in L.A.
Diana Feliz Oliva, the Transgender Health Program’s Coordinator. Photo: Jessica Portner By Jessica Portner When Mikki del Monico, a 49-year-old filmmaker, walked into the just-opened Transgender Health...
View ArticleState Budget Includes $5 Million to Allow Those with Food Stamps to Buy More...
By Hannah Guzik More Californians who receive food stamps will be able to buy double the fruits and vegetables at farmers’ markets after Gov. Jerry Brown approved $5 million in funding for the program...
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