Year: 2014
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Covered California Works to Insure More Youth, Latinos
Covered California spokesman Dana Howard and Gary Rotto, public policy director for the Council of Community Clinics, discuss open enrollment on KPBS Evening Edition. By Kenny Goldberg Click here to listen to a KPBS Midday Edition segment with more information on open enrollment. Open enrollment in Covered California begins this Saturday. Officials with the online…
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Effects of Prop. 47 Immediately Felt in San Diego County
By Megan Burke, Tom Fudge, Peggy Pico Under newly passed Proposition 47, certain non-violent crimes would be lowered from felonies to misdemeanors. Those crimes include drug possession, petty theft, shoplifting, receiving stolen property and forging and writing bad checks. Chief Deputy District Attorney Dave Greenberg said new misdemeanor cases would be handled by the San…
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Childhood Trauma Can Have Long-Lasting Health Effects
By Kenny Goldberg Exposure to trauma and chronic adversity in early childhood can have serious effects on health, behavioral and social outcomes. That’s according to a new report from the non-profit Center for Youth Wellness. The report is based on surveys of more than 27,000 adults by the California Department of Public Health. The report…
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Intensive Health Program Cuts Costs By 40 Percent
A program aims to teach the chronically ill in southeastern San Diego, City Heights and National City how to avoid the hospital and better manage their own health. | Video Credit: Nic McVicker, KPBS By Kenny Goldberg Federal officials say the sickest 5 percent of Americans rack up more than half of all healthcare costs.…
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San Diego Asian Film Festival Turns 15
San Diego Asian Film Festival trailer | Courtesy of the San Diego Asian Film Festival By Megan Burke and Maureen Cavanaugh Listen to the full KPBS Midday Edition interview with Brian Hu, artistic director of the Pacific Arts Movement, which puts on the festival, and Nahnatchka Khan, executive producer of Fresh Off The Boat. The…