Health

LA County Food Equity Roundtable Releases Action Plan to Transform Region’s Disconnected Food System

Food insecurity also has a broad, debilitating social impact, from reduced productivity to diminished academic performance.

3 years ago

Biden Admin Responds to Monkeypox Outbreak

The public health emergency will allow HHS to explore additional strategies to get vaccines and treatments out to impacted communities.…

3 years ago

Rep. Barragán’s Community Projects Advance in House

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 21 Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44) voted to pass House of Representatives 8373, the Right…

3 years ago

Community Demands Shutdown of Warren Inc.

Residents and allies from across Los Angeles joined a press conference and protest on June 1 in Wilmington to demand…

3 years ago

First Presumptive Case of Monkeypox Reported in LA County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed the first presumptive case of monkeypox in the county on June…

3 years ago

Health Network Partners with Charles Drew University

Charles Drew University and Dignity Health St. Mary Hospital's parent company, CommonSpirit Health announced they are forming a partnership in…

3 years ago

LA County Public Health and First 5 LA launch Help Me Grow LA

Help Me Grow will also help families navigate what can be a fragmented and challenging network of existing services, working…

3 years ago

How Black Communities Become “Sacrifice Zones” for Industrial Air Pollution

One of the most dangerous chemical plants in America sits in one of West Virginia’s only majority-Black communities. For decades,…

3 years ago

A Pandemic Report — POLA Leadership versus Residents Exposed to Pollution

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, port leaders and community residents have been living in two parallel universes, described in a document…

4 years ago

It’s a Public Health Crisis Not a Crime Scene, Joe

Buscaino is back to square one — attempting to chase people off the public domain South Beacon Street in San…

4 years ago