Tag Archives: Health
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
THURSDAY, APRIL 30 PROGRAM # 8870 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. Surveys show that Covid-19 is disproportionally affecting Black and Latino college students, who suffer of increased food and housing insecurity. Tenant advocates talk about this and, anticipating a wave of evictions, discuss efforts to fight for rent and mortgage relief. Photo: wpr.org For more […]
Latino Workers, Small Business: The Hardest Hit.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 PROGRAM # 8869 12:00 PM PT Latino Workers, Small Business: The Hardest Hit. Latinos are the hardest hit by job losses and pay cuts due to coronavirus. At the same time, those who continue working in essential jobs are most exposed to coronavirus and yet are twice as likely to be uninsured […]
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28 PROGRAM # 8867 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. Guest analysts comment on news developments around the Central Valley, including farmworkers who resist working under unsafe distancing after some tested positive for Covid-19; efforts to increase testing centers; efforts to release at-risk immigrants in detention; calls to provide protective equipment to health […]
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23 PROGRAM # 8863 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. The top leader for Sacramento public schools talks about the new, distant forms of learning his district has been forced to suddenly set in place due to the coronavirus emergency. He discusses the impact the crisis is having on the school community, the […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 21 PROGRAM # 8861 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Tens of thousands of doctors, nurses and paramedics who are on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic are immigrants protected by DACA or TPS, programs that the Trump administration wants to shut down. Pointing to the shortage of health care workers in the US, […]
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 21 PROGRAM # 8860 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. California and Oregon outlined steps to reopen the state and determined that a large-scale civilian mobilization and millions of tests will be needed to reopen the economy. Guest analysts discuss those guidelines as well as the new procedures for the presidential election due […]
Coronavirus: Latest Update.
MONDAY, APRIL 20 PROGRAM # 8859 12:00 PM PT Coronavirus: Latest Update. COVID-19 is hitting Latinos the hardest in New York City, the epicenter of the pandemic, and is taking a huge toll on Latinos in other regions of the country, and even so, they are the ones that receive the least emergency help. Correspondents […]
The Anti-Coronavirus Diet.
THURSDAY, APRIL 16 PROGRAM # 8857 12:00 PM PT The Anti-Coronavirus Diet. As coronavirus keeps spreading through the country and millions are staying home, people are looking for healthy diets that help ward off against obesity, diabetes and chronic disease, while at the same time boosting the body’s immune response. A champion of integrative medicine […]
COVID-19: Extra Edition.
THURSDAY, APRIL 16 PROGRAM # 8856 11:00 AM PT COVID-19: Extra Edition. In this extended edition, a California state legislator who is part of a high-level committee on the COVID-19 pandemic talks about her plans to dispel fear and confusion through tele-town halls in Spanish and indigenous languages, the fast-track project proposed to help protect […]
COVID-19: A Special Report.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 PROGRAM # 8854 11:00 AM PT COVID-19: A Special Report. Reporters join this extended edition to give an update on the spread of COVID-19, the measures by local governments to contain it, and issues such as a rise in mental health issues and domestic violence. Experts also share tips on how to […]
