Week-Long KPCC Series Examines Health Disparities
KPCC on Monday began "The Health Gap," a week-long series of broadcast features and discussions examining health disparities in California. Summaries of Monday's segments appear below.
- KPCC's "AirTalk": The segment examines research exploring why residents of some areas are healthier than residents of other areas, including factors such as environment, education and lifestyle (Mantle, "AirTalk," KPCC, 3/6). The complete segment is available online in RealPlayer.
- KPCC's "KPCC News": The segment examines the first phase of a study at Loma Linda University exploring how the lifestyle of Seventh Day Adventists -- who do not consume alcohol, meat or tobacco -- affects health (Cuevas, "KPCC News," KPCC, 3/6). The complete segment is available online in RealPlayer.
- KPCC's "KPCC News": The segment examines the lack of health insurance among residents in their 20s and the reasons for this disparity, including the cost of coverage (Posey, "KPCC News," KPCC, 3/6). The complete segment is available online in RealPlayer.
- KPCC's "KPCC News": The segment reports on a collaboration between the Los Angeles Unified School District and Los Angeles County to build a large community health clinic on the grounds of Sun Valley Middle School in eastern San Fernando Valley (Rabe, "KPCC News," KPCC, 3/6). The complete segment is available online in RealPlayer.
- KPCC's "Talk of the City": The segment addresses Los Angeles County's receipt of $70 million in Proposition 63 funds for mental health care and services (Rabe, "Talk of the City," KPCC, 3/6). The complete segment is available online in RealPlayer.
- KPCC's "Talk of the City": The segment discusses the lack of health insurance among residents in their 20s. Guests on the program included Jerry Flanagan, health care policy director at the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights; Jean Fraser, CEO of San Francisco Health Plan; and Shana Alex Lavarreda, senior research associate at the University of California-Los Angeles Center for Health Policy Research (Rabe, "Talk of the City," KPCC, 3/6). The complete segment is available online in RealPlayer.