Tag: Children’s Health

  • Thousands Of San Diego Kids Test Positive For Lead

    Thousands Of San Diego Kids Test Positive For Lead

    A State audit reveals thousands of San Diego children tested positive for lead poisoning and thousand more went untested despite at state mandate.

  • Voices: Identifying Barriers to Health Faced by City Heights Immigrants

    Overcoming Barriers to Health is a collaboration between The AjA Project and UCSD’s Center for Community Health. The young women that participated ranged from 12 to 17 years old and were first- and second-generation East African refugees and immigrants. Through photography, participants collectively identified health issues and then used their images to create a dialogue…

  • State Gets Failing Grade in Children’s Health

    By Kenny Goldberg The report card measures how well California children are faring in three major areas: education, health and the welfare of foster youth. There are 27 categories in all, ranging from K-12 funding to obesity. Children Now President Ted Lempert said California just doesn’t do enough to give kids a fair shot. “Despite…