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Calling All Community Correspondents!
Are you interested in being our eyes and ears on the ground, filling us in on the health lives of your community? ouRXperience, a blog chronicling life in neighborhoods across California, needs correspondents from the communities listed below. We're looking for local residents concerned with community health and driven to blog about it on a weekly basis. If this sounds like you, download an application and follow the directions for submission. We look forward to hearing from you!
Recent Posts from State of Health
California faces health care challenges seen across the country: soaring costs, increasing chronic illness and a high rate of uninsured. At a time of intense focus on reform, State of Health explores these issues and more, bringing you stories of challenge and change in the Golden State. The blog is edited by Lisa Aliferis.
You're the Boss | May 18, 2012
A Heart Patient’s Quest for Full Access to His Medical Data
Posted by State of Health Correspondent
Hugo Campos was apologetic about postponing a scheduled interview with me two weeks ago. In a midday email he wrote, “Just
had the biggest arrhythmia ever. I'm trying to recover from the scare. I might go into the ER. I'll keep you posted.”
Arrhythmia is when a heart unpredictably beats in an irregular rhythm. For Campos it’s a symptom of an inherited heart condition.
If the arrhythmia goes untreated his heart could stop beating, putting him at risk of sudden cardiac arrest. Continue
reading
Policy | May 17, 2012
Candy is Bad for Kids ... Because It Might Be Laced with Lead
Posted by State of Health Correspondent
Just like that, the number of children at risk for lead poisoning jumped five-fold yesterday as the Centers for Disease Control
announced that it cut its threshold for lead poisoning diagnosis in half. The new diagnosis will occur at five micrograms
per deciliter of blood. The former threshold was 10.
Health advocates have worked to alert the public to the risks of lead in paint, toys and even jewelry. But lead can also be
found in – of all things tempting to children – candy. Candy with high levels of lead may not taste unusual. In fact, some
kinds of lead even taste sweet. Continue
reading
Recent Posts from ouRXperience
ouRXperience is a blog chronicling health in neighborhoods and communities across California. Our citizen correspondents are our eyes and ears on the ground, so we can form a more complete understanding of just what state our health is in.
Wilmington | May 18, 2012
Trying to Help Students Swap Hot Cheetos for Healthier Fare at Banning High
Posted by Anabell Romero
Edamame, couscous, asparagus and more fruits are among some of the foods that will be served during lunch by Los Angeles Unified
School District in the fall.
The federal government recently adopted new rules to make school lunches healthier, and at Phineas Banning High School in
Wilmington vegetables, more servings of fruits and grains have been served since the beginning of the school year.
Foods like vegetarian calzones and even Mexican inspired dishes like the popular stew pozole have been incorporated into the
menu, but it has been a challenge for high school students to replace Flamin' Hot Cheetos with apples.
San Bernardino | May 07, 2012
San Bernardino School Lunch Changes Coming Soon
Posted by Bobbi Albano
Dark green, red and orange. These are colors you may be seeing more often on kids’ school lunch trays starting this fall.
The new school lunch standards unveiled by first lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in January “will
result in healthier meals for kids across the nation,” according to a press release from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Even though french fries are still considered a vegetable, new requirements state that kids must be offered at least one serving
of a dark green vegetable, one serving of a red or orange vegetable and one serving of beans or peas each week.
Health Dialogues Archive
Medical Mistakes
Are California hospitals reporting medical mistakes and infections accurately - or at all? Learn about efforts to reduce these risks, and find out what officials and consumers can do to safeguard against medical mistakes.
Disordered Eating
This month, Health Dialogues explores what experts call "disordered eating." We look at the causes and effects of abnormal eating patterns, from the less severe to classic eating disorders including anorexia, bulimia and binge eating.
Baby Boomers and Medicare
In January 2011, a demographic tsunami will hit Medicare as Baby Boomers start turning 65 and become eligible for federal health care benefits. Are there enough doctors to meet the demand for care? Is Medicare ready for the Boomers?
Mental Health
Health Dialogues takes a look at successes and unmet needs in treating mental illness - from adolescents to veterans, in rural and urban areas. We also check in on the effects of Proposition 63, the state's mental health services act.
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