All Entries Tagged With: "Healthcare Access"
Oct. 31 – What Is Going On With Healthcare Reform?
Are you confused or frustrated by the healthcare reform debate? Do you want to do something, but don’t know what to do? Would you like to get information and talk with friends and colleagues? Therapists for Social Responsibility invites you to a conversation with Jackie Goldberg Former Assemblymember, LAUSD Board Member, lifelong activist.
Aug. 24 – Gerald Kominski – “Whither Health Care: The Debate Over Reform” Global Security Seminar
WHEN: Monday, August 24, 6pm WHERE: UCLA Faculty Center RSVP: By August 21, 11:00 AM, bennettramberg@aol.com Topic: “The U.S. spends more than any other nation on health care, but has the highest rate of uninsurance of any industrial nation and lags in performance on a variety of health indicators. To address the ongoing issues of [...]
PSR Statement on Healthcare Reform in the United States
For physicians, and indeed for all health workers, promoting health for all is a clear social responsibility. The United States devotes enormous resources to medical care, well over 50% more per person than any other nation — yet it ranks 45th in the world in life expectancy and 33rd in infant mortality.
PSR-LA Co-Convenes the First South Los Angeles Health & Human Rights Conference
There is a fundamental crisis of health and human rights in south Los Angeles. South L.A. has the poorest health outcomes and indicators in the County of Los Angeles‚ mirroring the health status in some developing nations. Homelessness, slum housing, violence, food disparity and lack of resources reflect the underlying epidemic in the social determinants of poor health.
The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2007
On August 19, 2008 California took a big step towards preventing future harm in children when it passed The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act out of the California legislature. Senate Bill (SB) 775 seeks to increase the number of children tested for lead poisoning by utilizing the highly successful California immunization program. Lead poisoning remains [...]
2006 California Legislative Wrap-Up
PSR-LA was at the forefront of a number of legislative battles in Sacramento this year. There were many victories and a few defeats. To follow is a snapshot of how our busy year in Sacramento went. Signed AB 32: A landmark global warming initiative that imposes the nation’s first cap on greenhouse gas emissions. AB [...]