The regular meeting of California’s Strategic Growth Council (SGC) took an interesting turn this week when Governor Jerry Brown decided to stop in for a visit. “What’s on the agenda?” Brown quipped when he stepped in the conference room. Created in September 2008, the SGC works on improving the health of California by protecting our [...]
The United States Department of Health and Human Services unveiled its Health and Sustainability Guidelines for Federal Concessions and Vending Operations. This strategy of prevention coincides with First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign to create a generation of healthier children in America. By aligning the food available at its facilities with the USDA’s Dietary [...]
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has already had a huge impact on the health of millions of Americans. While most of the attention has been paid on the ACA’s provisions that expand access to health care, the law also opens doors for many more Americans in underserved communities to pursue careers in [...]
On January 10th, Governor Jerry Brown released an 18-month proposed budget plan aimed at closing a $25.4 billion shortfall for fiscal years 2010-11 and 2011-12. The plan calls for a 5-year extension of tax increases previously approved under the Schwarzenegger Administration as well as $12.5 billion in painful cuts, including $1.7 billion from Medi-Cal and [...]
New America Media, Q&A with Ellen Wu, Aaron Glantz, Posted: Mar 24, 2010 // Editor’s Note: The health reform legislation signed yesterday by President Obama is a “really big win for communities of color,” according to Ellen Wu, MPH, executive director of the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network. She was interviewed by NAM editor Aaron Glantz. [...]
On February 24, I attended California Governor Schwarzenegger’s Summit on Health, Nutrition, and Obesity: Actions for a Healthy Living, with special guest President Bill Clinton. At the Summit the Governor described his platform for fighting obesity and promoting a healthier California: Restricting the sale of sports drinks in schools Requiring water to be available in [...]
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