Health
Sustainable Farming. Also, Fast Food Chains Beef and Drugs.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 PROGRAM # 8748 12:00 PM PT Sustainable Farming. On the holiday when families meet around the dinner table to have a meal and celebrate, this program features conversations celebrating healthy food and farming practices. First, and as small Latino farmers who own or rent land are growing in numbers and leading the […]
Homeless Sanctuary.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 PROGRAM # 8747 12:00 PM PT Homeless Sanctuary. San Francisco has the highest rents of any major US city and the evictions rates are on the rise. In response to the housing crisis and to care for the growing homeless population, a local organization reaches out to homeless residents to provide daytime […]
Affordable Mental Health Care? It’s Getting Even Tougher to Access
More than a decade after Congress passed a law mandating equal access for mental and physical health care, Americans struggle to find affordable, in-network mental health providers.
More Adolescents Seek Medical Care For Mental Health Issues
“The ED surge probably represents a failure of the system at large,” Maxwell said. “They’re ending up in the emergency department because they’re not getting the care they need, when they need it.”
With Assistance and Fines, California Seeks to Increase the Number of Insured
Beginning next year, California residents will be required to purchase health insurance. The state government will help more than one million new consumers buy insurance plans, however, those who fail to do so will be issued a fine the following year.
(Español) Una realidad sombría de los veteranos de guerra
(Español) Hasta el 80% de los veteranos sin hogar sufren de trastornos de salud mental y/o uso de sustancias. El camino de entrada y salida de la calle de las personas sin hogar a menudo se complica por trastornos de salud mental y de abuso de sustancias no tratados o mal tratados.
California’s New Protections for Young Immigrants. Also, Colorado Plans Public Health Care Option.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 PROGRAM # 8728 12:00 PM PT California’s New Protections for Young Immigrants. California’s Medicaid program will now cover young undocumented adults, first state in the nation to extend health care coverage to that population. The law will go into effect on 2020. Another new state law will give tax credits for middle-class […]
Farmworkers Face Daunting Health Risks In California’s Wildfires
“This is our second year of fires,” Romero said. “They’re sudden. You go to bed, and you wake up to this natural disaster.” In some ways, the lingering emotional trauma is the thing she worries about most for her community.
(Español) Fallo judicial suspende temporalmente prohibición del aborto en Alabama
(Español) El fallo judicial de hoy es “un primer paso en una confrontación legal que los críticos del aborto organizaron para empujar el caso hasta la Corte Suprema”. La ley no incluye excepción para los abortos aun en casos de violación o incesto, aunque sólo cuando la salud de una mujer está en grave riesgo.
Little Help for Immigrants who Suffer Trauma of Family Separation
The trauma and other mental problems of immigrant families who have had a loved one deported or threatened with deportation often go untreated.
Noticias
- "The Apprentice": New Film Opens Despite Trump's Attempts to Block Anyone from Seeing It October 11, 2024
- Atomic Bomb Survivors Win Nobel Peace Prize, Say Gaza Today Is Like Japan 80 Years Ago October 11, 2024
- "Death Is Everywhere": Doctor Who Volunteered in Gaza and Lebanon Condemns Israeli Attacks on Hospitals October 11, 2024
- Headlines for October 11, 2024 October 11, 2024
- Radio Conciencia: Florida Community Station Aims to Keep Immigrant Farmworkers Safe During Hurricanes October 10, 2024
