Latest California Healthline Stories
Report Foresees Dramatic Rise in Alzheimer’s Disease Over Next Two Decades in California
Debra Cherry of the Alzheimer’s Association, Linda Hewett of UCSF’s Alzheimer’s and Memory Center, Patrick Fox of the Institute for Health & Aging at UCSF’s School of Nursing and Linda Rudolph of the state’s Center for Chronic Disease Prevention discussed the trend.
New Laws in California Set Sights on Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections
State Sen. Elaine Alquist and Kathleen Billingsley, deputy director of the state Department of Public Health’s Center for Health Care Quality, talked with California Healthline about two new laws aimed at curbing hospital-acquired infections.
Report: Disease Prevention Efforts Save Money, Boost Health
Investing $10 per person per year in community-based disease prevention programs could save California $1.7 billion over five years, according to a new report. Beyond the cost savings, advocates trumpet the health improvements as reason enough for the spending.
Prop. 4: Third Try for Parental Notification of Abortion
Proposition 4 includes revisions in reporting details, fines and timeframes, but it has much in common with ballot initiatives that California voters rejected in 2005 and 2006.
California Lobbies CMS Over Changes in Family Planning Program
Family planning advocates say federally ordered changes in California’s Family Planning, Access, Care and Treatment program will harm patients and cost the state and federal governments more money in the process.
Campaigns Launched To Move Californians From Fat to Fit
Even before a statewide survey confirmed this month that Californians are overweight, out of shape and getting that way earlier in life, health and government officials were responding with an array of programs and legislation to combat obesity.
California Researchers Find Health Effects of Air Pollution Higher Than Previously Thought
Dmitri Stanich of the California Air Resources Board, cardiologist Gerald Pohost and USC epidemiologist Jim Gauderman discussed the health care implications of small particle air pollution in California.
Tobacco Foes in California Think Globally, Act Locally
At a smoking cessation forum last week in San Francisco, tobacco foes argued for stronger anti-smoking policies, and two large California employers announced new programs to help their workers quit the habit.
San Diego Opts for Fluoridation in Water Supply, But California Still Lags in National Rankings
Don Lyman of the Department of Public Health, Jon Roth of the California Dental Association Foundation and Brad Sherwood of the Sonoma County Water Agency discussed efforts to add fluoride to the water supply.
Abortion Notification, Kids’ Hospitals Return to Ballot
Of the eight propositions so far to qualify for California’s November ballot, two deal with health care — a measure seeking to prohibit abortions for minors without family notification and a bond measure for children’s hospitals. Both might look familiar to Californians who voted in recent elections.