Health
Pioneer in the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation
The World Day Against Human Trafficking was held this week. Human trafficking affects millions of victims around the world, many of them immigrants from poor countries.
Out-Of-Pocket Costs Put HIV Prevention Drug Out Of Reach For Many At Risk
Beyond these state-based programs, some public health departments and HIV service organizations are hiring PrEP navigators to help patients navigate the maze of copays and deductibles, and to improve recruitment and retention of new PrEP users.
Health Care and the Midterms.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 PROGRAM # 8393 12:00 PM PT Health Care and the Midterms. Health care issues are becoming a hot debate topic for the upcoming midterm elections. Opinion polls show that health care has risen to the top as an issue, especially among women voters, in the midterm elections. Analysts examine the current impact […]
From Crib To Court: Trump Administration Summons Immigrant Infants
At least 70 infants have been ordered to appear in immigration court after being separated from their parents.
If High Court Reverses Roe V. Wade, 22 States Poised To Ban Abortion
As of now, four states — Louisiana, Mississippi and North and South Dakota — have what are known as abortion “trigger laws.” Those laws — passed long after Roe was handed down — would make abortion illegal if and when the Supreme Court were to say Roe is no more.
“Guía para la Salud de las Mujeres.”
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 PROGRAM # 8378 12:00 PM PT “Guía para la Salud de las Mujeres.” At a critical moment for women’s health care and when women’s rights in the US and Latin America are under attack, a group of health care experts releases a book in Spanish to guide women and community health promoters […]
(Español) Suman ya 32 estados que expanden el Medicaid, la evidencia es positiva
(Español) Estas ganancias se obtuvieron sólo en los centros rurales de salud ubicados “en esas áreas del país que tienden a ser desatendidas y difíciles de afectar. Las visitas también podrían aumentarse sustancialmente si los estados reacios expandieran el Medicaid”.
Tax on Drinking Water Proposed in California
Up to half a million people in hundreds of poor communities throughout California are forced to drink unhealthy contaminated water or buy bottled water despite low income. In response, activists and residents in affected areas are backing a bill that would impose a state tax on the use of water.
Of Pesticides and Safe Drinking Water.
THURSDAY, JUNE 28 PROGRAM # 8369 12:00 PM PT Of Pesticides and Safe Drinking Water. Community leaders from California’s Central Valley discuss efforts to limit pesticide spraying around schools, daycare centers, and homes, and comment on recent news on the debate surrounding the widely used and highly toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos, including Hawaii’s recent ban, becoming […]
Defendants In Diapers? Immigrant Toddlers Ordered To Appear In Court Alone
(Español) “A veces es difícil hasta para los adultos. Van a la corte y se ponen nerviosos ante un juez”, dijo Milian. “¿Puedes imaginar a un niño teniendo que comparecer ante un juez y explicarle por qué tienen que huir de su país?”