Katie Balderas works as a Policy Liaison for Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Tobacco Control and Prevention Program, Project TRUST and is active member of the Asthma Coalition of Los Angeles County. In this article, she discusses the economic and social obstacles to combating asthma, as well as the legal and other … [ Read full post ]
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s ALERT project (part of the Health DATA Program) is pleased to invite researchers and community partners to a free webinar on Monday, September 12 on funding opportunities available at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), an innovator in promoting partnerships between community groups and researchers. This … [ Read full post ]
Want to create a map, chart or table on health topics linked to environmental pollution? Try the new online tool created by the California Environmental Health Tracking Program (CEHTP) that walks you through a series of quick steps to get statewide (and, in some cases, county-specific) information on topics ranging from asthma, to birth defects, … [ Read full post ]
Yes, according to John Froines, a nationally known expert on fine particle pollution — the microscopic pieces of pollution that litter the air, especially around high traffic areas, and which are linked to cancer, heart disease and asthma.
In a recent story in the Riverside Press-Enterprise, Froines, a UCLA environmental health sciences professor, … [ Read full post ]
ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH DISPARITIES FORUM IN L.A.: Join Community Health Councils, together with other health advocates and some of the state’s most well-regarded leaders in public health, on April 6 for an educational forum about
‘PLACE MATTERS’: Why is your street address such a good predictor of your health? What can be done to create a neighborhood that promotes rather than destroys health. Watch this video “Living in disadvantaged neighborhoods is bad for your health” from the documentary, “Unnatural Causes.” This is a short segment from the full four-hour documentary … [ Read full post ]
