Insights

President Obama could use his executive powers to promote rehabilitation instead of prison, and stop the record numbers of arrests and deportations of undocumented immigrants.

As with much of the science around valley fever, the evidence base is still being built -- studies are scarce; data collection was erratic for years and continues to be spotty; and understanding the health effects of weather is a big, complicated task.

Union City’s lead, and the Youth Commission now provides a solid example of the vital role teens can play in mobilizing communities.

The looming March 31 deadline gives ongoing urgency to the efforts of Covered California to refine and improve strategies for reaching groups, such as Latinos and African Americans, whose enrollment numbers have so far lagged.

Pretending that people only should consume cookie-cutter content is detrimental for our audience, our profession and our democracy.

The binge drinking rate of Korean Americans is the highest among all Asian Americans, according to a study. What are the reasons?

Sonoma County is often portrayed as an agricultural mecca - a wine country playground where stunning natural beauty meets economic opportunity. This portrait leaves out troubling socioeconomic, educational and health disparities between affluent white residents and a grow Latino population.

Just minutes from Palm Springs and Indian Wells, the Eastern Coachella Valley is a community of farm workers with a high incidence of domestic violence. What are the underlying reasons that make farm worker men more susceptible to becoming abusers?

Is the new world of expanded Medi-Cal realistic without significant adjustments?

When a Jamaican woman who had been held at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center died last week, it was just the latest in a series of troubling events at U.S detention centers.