Laws intended to help our understanding of how drugs affect kids have improved our knowledge, but room for improvement remains, according to a recent Institute of Medicine report.
Author: Mary Flynn
California is rolling out healthcare reform in advance of 2014, when healthcare reform takes effect nationally. HIV/AIDS service providers want to make sure that the changes healthcare reform brings won’t further compromise care for any of California’s 190,000 people living with AIDS or HIV.
Chevron has a long history in Richmond – one that’s fraught with frustration and anger. The company recently announced they would flare at their Richmond refinery, a process that releases potential toxins into the air. The announcement is the latest development in an ongoing battle that involves residents of a city both blessed with natural beauty and strained by high poverty and crime rates, local politicians that fall either on the side of the environment of business, local and national environmental groups, and the multinational corporate giant.
Playworks is an innovative program that giving low-income kids in Richmond and elsewhere the opportunity to engage in structured games – and learn how to manage conflicts – during recess. Teachers report that more peaceful recesses give them a better chance to devote class time to instruction.