Securing safe drinking water is difficult for farm workers who live in small settlements in the Central Valley.
Month: July 2012
Legislation pending in the state Senate seeks to strengthen the collection of data on the number of people homeless in California.
John Tracy Clinic brings hope to hearing impaired children – and their parents.
After years of strategizing, Highland Hospital departed from convention with the Pain Management and Functional Restoration Clinic. Both chronic pain and opiate addiction are endemic in the low-income communities that make up their patient base. They wanted to address the first problem adequately, without adding to the second – so they turned to an “addiction drug.”
A new program is training doctors, most of whom are from the San Joaquin Valley, who want to treat underserved populations in the area. Currently, the San Joaquin Valley has too few doctors, including both primary care physicians and specialists.
At Oakland Children’s Hospital, a dental clinic – and a dedicated dentist – help special needs kids keep their teeth healthy.
New York City is making headlines right now with its proposal to limit the sale of large sugary drinks in the city. But California leads the nation when it comes to statewide policies aimed at making restaurants healthier – and there’s plenty more we can do.
Low-income Californians want closer relationships with their doctors’ offices — but not only with their doctor, according to a new poll that plumbed the needs and desires of a population that will be at the heart of federal health reform.
As demand for free clinic services increases in Santa Ana, preventative programs are cut.
A San Diego YMCA offers special classes for women only to accommodate Muslim women whose religious beliefs prevent them from swimming in front of men.