Month: August 2014

Lake County Tribal Health Consortium tackles worst health outcomes in the state

By Ariana Reguzzoni

In a 2013 study conducted by the University of Wisconsin, Lake County in California was ranked the lowest in the state for “health outcomes.” This means that length of life and quality of life are lowest, at least according to a person’s physical health. The Lake County Tribal Health Consortium, a federally funded and tribally sanctioned organization that serves six Native American tribes and the community as a whole, wants to change this ranking. One way they’re doing this is through innovative programs that look at preventing the causes of illnesses and expand the definition of health beyond just the physical.

New York Outpaces California in Reducing Black/White Life Expectancy Gap

By Fran Kritz

A new study by researchers at McGill University finds that more needs to be done to reduce the wide variability among U.S. states in life expectancy between blacks and whites. While racial differences in longevity have dropped across the country, the study authors say there are still sharp differences in how long blacks and whites live in many of the states and the District of Columbia.

Fields of Fear

By Lily Dayton

When Maricruz Ladino started a job at a Salinas lettuce packing plant in 2005, her supervisor began making sexual advances, insinuating that if she didn’t succumb to his sexual demands he would fire her. Then, one day the supervisor drove her to an isolated field—supposedly to inspect the crops. Instead, Ladino says, he raped her.

East Oakland childcare program cares for children and parents

By Mary Flynn

Experts say that the first five years of a child’s life will greatly impact their educational, social and economic futures.
However, California’s children of color – particularly African American and Latino children – suffer significant gaps when it comes to those early opportunities such as access to preschool. This is the story of an Oakland-based program that works with parents and their children to close that gap.

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