Month: January 2013

Lack of interpreters hampers farmworkers’ health

California has some of the nation’s toughest laws meant to ensure equal health care services for people who aren’t fluent in English. But many limited English-speaking patients still lack the translators necessary to have meaningful communication with medical providers, particularly in emergency scenarios.

California Focus: 2013 preview

As the New Year dawns, California politicians find themselves in a strange position. The economy is improving, the public is growing more optimistic, and the Democrats’ control of super-majorities in the Legislature should reduce gridlock –the one thing that’s always guaranteed to sour voters on government. But that also means that this is the year for the Democrats to produce — or stop blaming the Republicans for blocking all the great things they would otherwise be doing for California. Their to-do list is not a short one. From the state budget to tax reform, financing the schools, overhauling water policy and implementing federal health reform, the Legislature is going to be busy this year. Lawmakers will also need to keep close watch on two risky, only-in-California projects: the construction of a bullet train and the start of the state’s market-based program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Daniel Weintraub’s essay.

Fresh & Easy’s Demise: What Does it Mean for Food Access in California?

When news broke last month that British supermarket giant Tesco is getting ready to drop its Fresh & Easy grocery store chain, the announcement came as a blow to many nutrition advocates here in California. The chain had built a reputation for bringing small-scale food stores to neighborhoods across the state that have little or no access to supermarkets, like South LA and San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point.

How the ACA will work for you

The Kaiser Family Foundation and the Journal of the American Medical Association have teamed up to provide a helpful flow chart that shows how people will obtain health coverage once the Affordable Care Act takes full effect next year.

Rico feeds Royalty

All Dads Matter

With the help of a program that draws on more experienced fathers, men in Merced County are making powerful changes in their lives and those of their children.

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