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Every day, hundreds of people fish for food in LA’s highly contaminated ocean waters.
In the last six years, five maternity units have closed down across rural Virginia, impacting access to prenatal care. However, with the closures have come new models of care.
Cathay Manor, a senior housing project with 270 housing units in LA's Chinatown, is home to low-income elderly residents. The two elevators in the building have never functioned smoothly, leaving residents trapped and isolated and, in some cases, causing injury and great harm.
Hazel Park Schools plan to reduce restraint and seclusion of students with disabilities, focusing on audits, personalized plans, and new training, following concerns over increased use at Edison School.
The “food as medicine” movement is growing in popularity as more people look to plant-based solutions for ills that continue to plague the Black community at disproportionate rates.
Service providers say the state’s programs need significant investment to make inroads on reduction.
Financial and structural inequities and challenges, including lack of affordable homes, discrimination in the mortgage lending process and limited access to credit, restrict Latinos’ housing options to less affluent neighborhoods.
The Inland Empire region of Southern California is experiencing record-breaking heat, which is particularly dangerous for the homeless population. The heat can exacerbate pre-existing health conditions and increase the risk of heat-related illnesses, which can lead to hospitalization or even death.
Low income seniors struggle with unaffordable rents in densely populated Koreatown, in Los Angeles. Amid the high concentration of residents, there is a severe shortage of low-income and senior apartments with long waiting lists for government-assisted public housing.
