Tag Archives: Health
Migrant Health. Also, My Health LA.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5. PROGRAM # 7623 12:00 PM PT Migrant Health. About half of non-citizen immigrants from Latin America are left out of the US health care system, with most living in poverty and many suffering from diabetes. A detailed report on this issue is being issued at a bi-national forum on migrant health today […]
Parks for All.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. PROGRAM # 7611 12:00 PM PT Parks for All. Latino residents in rural areas around the nation live in neighborhoods that are poor in parks and green space, and urban greenery is associated with health benefits. In Fresno, CA, a city among the lowest-ranking in a national study on access to parks, […]
California Legislative Review.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. PROGRAM # 7606 12:00 PM PT California Legislative Review. A landmark bill to fight climate change by reducing gas consumption was gutted, leaving vulnerable communities and children at greater risk of asthma attacks and other ills from toxic smog. Also, a bill named SB 4 or Health for All Children, which would […]
Buffer Zones for Pesticides.
MONDAY, AUGUST 24. PROGRAM # 7593 12:00 PM PT Buffer Zones for Pesticides. Hazardous agricultural pesticides are sprayed near hundreds of public schools in California. Exposure to pesticide vapors and dust can have serious risks of cancer, autism, asthma and learning disorders in kids. Latino schoolchildren are most at risk of exposure to fumigants and […]
Health For All.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19. PROGRAM # 7590 12:00 PM PT Health For All. Health care analysts discuss the prospects for SB 4, a progressive initiative seeking to expand health coverage to the undocumented. The bill puts final touches on the expansion of publicly funded health coverage to all children and youth and would also allow undocumented […]
Dreamer Moms. Also, Arpaio Suit Rejected. Also, presidential candidate Donald Trump unveiled his immigration plan.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18. PROGRAM # 7589 12:00 PM PT Dreamer Moms. A conversation with the leader of a group of deported moms, who represents families separated by deportation. Living in Mexico and separated from her children, she speaks about her children plight and her efforts to pass a bill in the U.S. House to allow […]
Puerto Rico Defaults on Debt. Also, Diverse Mexican Genetics.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13. PROGRAM # 7586 12:00 PM PT Puerto Rico Defaults on Debt. Puerto Rico missed a payment on its massive debt for the first time in history. The governor of the island has called the debt unpayable and is calling for a debt moratorium. Some compare Puerto Rico’s debt crisis to the ones […]
Medicare, Medicaid at 50.
MONDAY, AUGUST 3. PROGRAM # 7578 12:00 PM PT Medicare, Medicaid at 50. 50 years ago last week, President Johnson signed into law landmark legislation that created Medicare for seniors and Medicaid for the poor, the U.S. core public health insurance and anti-poverty programs. While the programs are very popular with the people, they are […]
Heath Illness
Elizabeth Mazno, Associate Cal/OSHA Engineer provides information about the California Heat Illness Prevention Standards. Water. Rest. Shade.
Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke
Health effects of secondhand smoke and laws that protect tenants that live in apartment blocks.
