Assemblymen Vince Fong and Rudy Salas of Bakersfield proposed a $7 million budget proposal that, if adopted, would be the most money ever allocated to study and awareness of the disease in California.
Community & Public Health
Despite promises to divert mentally ill individuals from jail, Los Angeles County sees a significant rise in incarcerated people with mental illnesses.
SweSwe Aye, the editor of the only Burmese language newspaper in the United States, wanted to combat rampant misinformation in her community. But with little experience in health reporting, she wasn’t sure where to start.
Transgender and non-binary people are often excluded from the conversation on "period poverty."
Also this week: Latino teens take the lead in vaccine education, and fresh signs the tripledemic is on the wane.
GOP-led House takes aim at COVID origins, U.S. response. Also, public health experts see value in monitoring wastewater to detect new viral threats.
Join us a new webinar that will give fresh insights into an epidemic that killed more than 107,000 people in the U.S. last year, with original story angles and practical tips for covering the rapidly shifting crisis.
Establishing a permanent Summer EBT program and adding a grab-and-go option for free summer meals in rural areas is “such a big win for kids,” one anti-hunger advocate said.
A form of addiction treatment called SMART Recovery uses cognitive behavioral therapy and positive thinking to help people beat their drug habit.
Like so many other American cities, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Woonsocket, Rhode Island has a growing population of unhoused residents.