Fran Kritz, Author at California Health Report

Black Men in White Coats, a New Video Project, Urges Young Black Men Toward Careers in Medicine

Rock star was never Olawale Amubieya’s career goal. Nevertheless, a recent video about him has gotten thousands of views in just a few weeks and fans are seeking him out. Amubieya, a fellow in the department of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the UCLA Medical Center, filmed the video about his work as a doctor for a video series called Black Men in White Coats. “The weight of being one of the few male black doctors in a medical center is tangible. Every new black male doctor gets closer to us changing the norm.”

All Are Welcome: Health Clinics Work to Allay Fears of Immigrant Patients and their Families

By Fran Kritz

Just beyond the reception desks at the two Clinica Romero health center sites in Los Angeles are signs in English and Spanish that say: “All Are Welcome,” as do buttons worn by staff members. That message aims to counter fears that health facilities are prime arrest sites for undocumented immigrants.

A Lawmaker’s Crusade to Require Public Charter Schools to Provide Free Lunch

By Fran Kritz

More than 81,000 low-income students in California attend charter schools that do not offer free and reduced-price school meals.

Assemblyman Rob Bonta wants to remedy that.

New Study Aims to Improve HPV Vaccine Rates Among Latino Teens

By Fran Kritz

Latinos are the ethnic group most likely to develop cancers linked to the human papillomavirus and also among the least likely to be immunized against the infection.

New Report Finds Recent Immigration Actions and Proposals Affect the Health of Immigrant Families

By Fran Kritz

Recent policy decisions and heated political rhetoric directed at undocumented immigrants are both affecting the mental and physical health of families with at least one undocumented member, according to a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation that was released yesterday.

Initiative Aims to Disrupt High Rates of Preterm Births

By Fran Kritz

The United States has a dismal distinction in international health rankings: 9.6 percent of babies are born preterm, a higher rate than in Turkey, Afghanistan, Thailand and dozens of other third world countries.

UCLA Launches First Mobile Stroke Unit on the West Coast

By Fran Kritz

A new, souped-up ambulance cruising Santa Monica could improve the odds of recovery for stroke patients.

California STD Rates Continue to Rise, with Blacks and Latinos Often Hardest Hit

By Fran Kritz

“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 increasing.”

Proposed Ban on Flavored Tobacco in San Francisco Expected on Ballot Next Summer

By Fran Kritz

A new regulation that had been signed into law called for a ban, effective April 2018, on sales of flavored tobacco including menthol cigarettes, flavored liquid for e-cigarettes and flavored chewing tobacco. While a tobacco giant-backed group gathered enough signatures to require the ban be voted on during an upcoming election, they aren’t the only ones opposed to the ban. Lobbying is expected to be equally fierce among people opposed to the ban which includes owners of more than 900 corner stores in San Francisco.

California Legislature Considers—Again—Bill to Help Poor Families Afford their Babies’ Diapers

By Fran Kritz

Add diapers to the list of needs low-income families hope the state legislature and Governor Jerry Brown will fund this year. For the third time since 2014, the legislature is considering a bill that would cover some of the monthly cost.

Author: Fran Kritz

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