Students, Teachers Push to Halt Methyl Iodide Use in California Farms
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 28, 2011
Teachers and students in Watsonville, Calif., are going all out to put the word out that using methyl iodide as a fumigant on strawberry fields was endangering the health of children and adults, contrary to what the California Department of Pesticide Regulation may say.
Categories: Environment, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, food
Tags: alternatives, health impact, methyl iodide, school curriculum, toxic, Watsonville
Bad Teeth a Barrier to Health and Jobs
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 15, 2011
A dental clinic for low-income Californians gives hope to some, but exposes painful, costly state and federal policies.
Categories: Health, Intersections, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, food
Tags: americandentalassociation, californiadentalassociation, dentalcare, health, healthcarereform, nutrition, poverty, publichealth, ravenswoodclinic, unisured
2010 Census Shows 2 Million California Kids in Poverty
New America Media, Video, Posted: Sep 14, 2011
New data from the U.S. Census shows a rise is the number of California children in poverty leaving families caught between food banks and cheap fast-food meals.
Categories: Economy, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture, food
Tags: 2010census, californiahealth, childpoverty, hunger, macdonalds, obesity, uninsured