Take Three Zucchinis and Call Me in the Morning: The Power of Produce Prescriptions
http://modernfarmer.com/2017/01/fvrv-wholesome-wave-target-produce-program/ An FVRx participant picks out produce at LA’s Central Avenue Farmer’s Market. Mpu Dinani Wholesome Wave, a nonprofit founded by chef Michel Nischan, is renowned in social justice circles for its success in bringing healthy food to those who need it most. The organization pioneered the idea of doubling the value of SNAP benefits […]
California’s undocumented kids could be first to lose medical care under Trump
https://calmatters.org/articles/californias-undocumented-kidswhy-they-could-be-first-to-lose-medical-care-under-trump/ On a recent rainy morning in Los Angeles, Maria Bernal’s stove clicks to life with a bright blue flame to toast bread on a griddle for her 9-year-old son Edwin to smear with peanut butter. As she scoops papaya chunks into the blender for a smoothie, she recalls her worry during all the years […]
Our Partnership with Target and Wholesome Wave
Just what the Doctor ordered: fresh produce! Through our partnership with Target and Wholesome Wave, we’re helping families become healthier through our FVRx program by giving them prescriptions for fresh fruits and vegetables.
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A Mother’s Brave First Step
http://www.first5la.org/index.php?r=site/article&id=3813 A Mother’s Brave First Step When her 2-year-old twins, Lisa and Monica, scored low on their Ages and Stages Questionnaire during a pediatric visit in South Los Angeles, Angela at first felt overwhelmed. She feared the stigma that came with the developmental delay diagnosis for her children. At first, she was unwilling to enroll […]
Covered California Urging Enrollment Amid Fears of Obamacare Rollback
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Changes to the Affordable Care Act are expected in the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, but for now officials with Covered California are urging people to sign up for the program in its current state before the enrollment deadline. Covered California, the state’s version of the federal program also dubbed […]
California Moves to Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Buy Insurance
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/16/us/california-moves-to-allow-undocumented-immigrants-to-buy-insurance.html?_r=1 LOS ANGELES — In a move that is sure to draw the ire of Republicans, California officials are asking the Obama administration this week to approve a plan that would allow undocumented immigrants to buy health insurance on the state’s public exchange. Officials say that up to 30 percent of the state’s two million […]
As Undocumented Children Enroll in Medi-Cal, Some Clinics See Uptick in Patients
http://www.calhealthreport.org/2016/07/14/as-undocumented-children-enroll-in-medi-cal-some-clinics-see-uptick-in-patients/ By Claudia Boyd-Barrett For the past eight years, Sonia Melo of Santa Clarita lived in a constant state of worry about her oldest daughter’s health. Due to her immigration status, 11-year-old Mariana didn’t qualify for Medi-Cal, the state’s health insurance plan for the poor. Whenever the usually healthy child came down with an illness […]
Undocumented children in Calif. now eligible for health care
http://asianjournal.com/news/undocumented-children-in-calif-now-eligible-for-health-care/#sthash.VGXCG740.dpuf LOS ANGELES — Thousands of low-income children in California, regardless of their immigration status, are now eligible for full-scope Medi-Cal coverage beginning this week. The health care expansion, known as “Health for All Kids,” was rolled out on Monday, May 16, and will benefit approximately 250,000 children under 19 years old. An estimated 185,000 […]
Niños indocumentados tendrán más cobertura de salud en California
Alrededor de 250,000 niños indocumentados en California gozarán de cobertura de salud a través del seguro estatal Medi-Cal con la entrada en vigor de la ley Salud para Todos este lunes 16 de mayo Para Lizeth Gallegos, una adolescente indocumentada que llegó a este país a la edad de tres años, se acabaron los remedios […]