Lately, we’ve been talking a lot about what our neighborhoods need to be more healthy. We’ve discussed four major areas that experts have recommended for healthy communities, which include health homes for children, increased school attendance, reducing youth violence, and reversing the childhood obesity epidemic.
Category: Community Health
New America Media held a briefing to update journalists in the Central Valley on who can benefit from the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The briefing covered barriers keeping kids and Central Valley residents from receiving coverage from ACA, and how to overcome those obstacles.
When I was a sophomore in high school, the thing that mattered most to me was my education. That is, until I went to a Black Friday sale and bought myself a PS3 gaming console. It quickly became an addiction. I just couldn’t lay off the video games.
Angelo Fernandez was on the verge of turning his life around for the better, but this changed when he decided to go to a Fresno discount store with his brother. As soon as Fernandez stepped into his brother’s car, four undercover police cars suddenly boxed them in, leaving nowhere to go. Frantically, Fernandez dashed out of the car and ran across the parking lot in an effort to escape. He heard no orders to stop.
In recent news, the Obama administration has gone against the FDA’s suggestion to lift age restrictions on purchasing and using the Plan B pill. This new decision will affect young girls everywhere.