Fla. Maintains Five-year Wait on Health Care for Immigrant Children
New America Media, News Report, Anthony Advincula Image: Florida resident Irina Flores-Montalban is on a five-year waitlist to receive subsidized medical care for her ailing son. MIAMI — About seven...
View ArticleGov. Brown, Healthcare Advocates At Odds Over Medi-Cal Expansion
New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram SACRAMENTO – Health care advocates warn that time is running out on drawing down federal dollars to expand Medi-Cal, a move that would prevent nearly 1.4...
View ArticleHealth Happens With All Our Sons & Brothers
A core part of The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities 10-year initiative is a commitment to improve the health and well-being of boys and men of color. Too many young people of...
View ArticleMedicaid Expanded for Former Foster Youth – If They Don’t Leave the State
New America Media, News Report, Anna Challet SAN FRANCISCO — Under Obamacare, most former foster youth will now remain eligible for Medicaid until age 26 – if they remain in the states they lived in...
View ArticleCDC Says 1 in 4 U.S. Families Faced Medical Debt Crisis in 2012
AFRO, News Report, Alexis Taylor One out of every four American families in 2012 dealt with a medical bill debt burden, according to a data report released by the Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleCalifornia Program Improves Healthcare For State’s Most Vulnerable
New America Media, Video, Jonah Most Ed. Note: Cal MediConnect, a pilot program initially set to launch in eight California counties this year, aims to improve health care to some of the state’s most...
View ArticleKhmer Girls in Action Hosts Health Fair and Wellness Week at Four Long Beach...
Khmer Girls In Action will host a week-long event across four different high schools to educate, excite and engage students in being healthy and well. It is an opportunity to connect students to...
View ArticleLong Beach Mental Health Resources
This is not intended to be a complete list of resources in Long Beach. The agencies listed should not be interpreted as a recommendation or an endorsement by the City of Long Beach. Go to Long Beach...
View ArticleLatino Health Equity Conference: April 10
Conference Details Thursday, April 10, 2014 / 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM California State University, Long Beach – USU Ballrooms 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90840 Overview The third annual Latino...
View ArticleHighway to Health Fair at Cabrillo High, May 3
Event: Long Beach Cabrillo Highway to Health Festival Location: Admiral Kidd Park, 2125 Santa Fe Avenue, Long Beach CA Date: Saturday, May 03, 2014 Time: 9 AM to 12 PM (PST) Join HealthCorps, Active...
View ArticleOpportunities Continue Throughout the Year for Families to Enroll in ACA
California continues to report news about the first ACA open enrollment period, and the ALL IN campaign is working to enroll families in affordable health coverage. Building upon the momentum created...
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