Poverty and Class

In May, ICE agents raided a precast concrete plant on Mount Pleasant’s west side. Thirty-two men, most from Guatemala, were detained. That one event has led to months of turmoil for the families of the men and the community.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Mental Health, Housing and Homeslessness

An apparent link between risky behavior and bias-related bullying tends to be stronger in California’s more segregated counties.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Mental Health, Community Safety

Climate change is fueling increasingly extreme weather events, and someone needs to defend communities against them and clean up after them. In California, that person is often a low-wage immigrant worker.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Community Safety

Last year, the University of Virginia marked its 1,000th telestroke consultation in its first three years. Thirty-five to 40 patients a month in rural hospitals benefit from specialty care that they wouldn’t otherwise have had.

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Patient Safety and Ethics