Tag: Health Care

  • As Flu Epidemic Advances, Latinos More Vulnerable

    By Jill Replogle As this year’s flu epidemic moves west, a major sector of the population in the Southwest may be particularly vulnerable. Hispanics are 10 percent less likely to get vaccinated against the flu than non-Hispanic whites, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That could make them more susceptible to getting…

  • Weighing the Pros and Cons of Expanding Medi-Cal

    Gary Rotto, the director of health policy for Council of Community Clinics San Diego, and Jorge Riquelme, executive director of the Bayside Community Center in Linda Vista, talk to KPBS the pros and cons of expanding Medi-Cal in California. By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh and Claire Trageser Click here to listen to a KPBS Midday…

  • ‘Preventative Care Saved My Life’: Teen Producers Video

    Next year, the state will ramp up to expand health care coverage to millions under the Affordable Care Act. By 2014, it expects to have its new insurance exchange up and running and open access to Medi-Cal to about a million more residents. For the newly insured, the changes could mean fewer trips to the…

  • Local Hunger Groups Screen Documentary Challenging Stereotypes About the Poor

    Jennifer Tracy, executive director of the San Diego Hunger Coalition, and Hannah Gravette, lead organizer for The San Diego Organizing Project discuss their screening of “The Line” 6:30 tonight at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church at 4227 Fairmount Ave. The film, funded by MacArthur Foundation and produced by Linda Midgett, shares the stories of people living…