CA: Health
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Advocates promote bill to improve survival after cardiac arrest in schools
The California State Assembly is considering a bill to require schools to have a cardiac arrest response plan. Assembly Bill 2887 would make sure …
Groups plead with CA legislators to save Market Match program
California's program helping low-income families buy fresh fruit and vegetables is on the chopping block and health care advocates are asking legislat…
En el Día Nacional de las Decisiones de Atención Médica, defensores destacan la planificación del final de la vida
Hoy es el Día Nacional de las Decisiones de Atención Médica, un día en el que se anima a todos a revisar su planificación …
On National Healthcare Decisions Day, advocates spotlight end-of-life planning
Today is National Healthcare Decisions Day, a day when everyone is encouraged to review their end-of-life planning. The 2024 Alzheimer's Association …
Coalition presses to open health exchange to undocumented Californians
This week, groups fighting for health equity known as the Health4All campaign are asking the California Legislature to remove barriers to the …
Bill would fund National Parent & Youth Helpline
The new National Parent & Youth Helpline has already taken 6,700 calls, texts and live chats since its inception in January, and now the U.S…
Environmental advocates cheer new EPA clean-car rules
Clean-air groups are calling the Biden administration's new rules on vehicle pollution the single biggest action the Environmental Protection Agency h…
CA healthcare advocates unveil package of bills to lower costs
On Tuesday, Care4All California, a coalition fighting for affordable health care, unveiled a package of bills its members say they would like state …
Public comment sought on proposal to limit growth in health-care costs
Health plan premiums and deductibles have risen sharply in recent years - so the state Office of Health Care Affordability is proposing to limit growt…
California leads way in low-carbon school meals
By Naoki Nitta for Civil Eats.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public Ne…
For Children's Dental Health Month, expert tips on avoiding cavities
February is Children's Dental Health Month - and experts advise parents to start with the basics right away, even with newborns. Parents should …
Community health leaders press Congress for more stable funding
Community Health Center leaders are pleading with Congress to pass a budget deal by March 8 to avoid a partial government shutdown - arguing that the …