In this story we go to Sacramento where bike advocates are promoting a healthy lifestyle and bike-friendly public policy.
Month: October 2015
Jane Chu, chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts, says music and art are essential forms of expression at any age, but offer unique new opportunities for older adults: to celebrate life, express grief or — for those like her mother suffering from dementia — communicate non-verbally in powerful ways.
A pioneering program from Indiana University has spawned a handful of similar efforts across the country — including one at UCLA — that address the unique concerns of dementia patients using a two-tiered approach: most help is provided not by a physician but a “care coordinator assistant”; and equal support is provided to the patient’s overburdened caregiver.
Alameda County law enforcement officials are fighting crime in a novel way, by targeting high-risk, recently released jail inmates with job training, mental health counseling, healthy food and opportunities for recreation.
In light of investigations that found that foster children are sometimes drugged with too many psychiatric medications, Gov. Jerry Brown signed three bills Tuesday that provide better oversight of medical care for youths in the state’s charge. The new laws require those who care for foster children to be trained on the risks of medications and give them additional tools to curb over-prescription. The bills,
By Daniel Weintraub Residents of poor, inner-city neighborhoods have a notoriously difficult time getting access to health care. Gloria McNeal has a simple solution to that problem: bring health care to them. McNeal, dean of National University’s school of Public Health and Human Services, is director of a new, nurse-managed health clinic the university is setting up in the Watts community of South-Central Los
Training the next geriatric workforce to provide wraparound care. Doctors are trying to end the cycle of toxic stress, which hurts children. The disturbing link between pet abuse and domestic violence. There’s a dire need for medical interpreters for indigenous immigrants. A new law aims to help limited English speakers get better care at hospitals. Medical expenses tend to be higher in Northern California.
When one of the millions of people enrolled in California’s low-income health program has a complaint or needs help, there’s a number they can call. But for more than a year, that phone line was unreliable — tens of thousands of calls went unanswered.
The Central Valley sees some of the highest asthma rates in California. Air pollution, agriculture, and heavy dependence on driving has created a situation has caused many to breathe uneasily. In this story we got to Stockton, California and the San Joaquin County Asthma Coalition.