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Teens: Coming of Age
Posted on February 19th, 2010 No commentsHealth Dialogues explores the health issues surrounding the transition from childhood to adulthood. How do parents and schools talk to teenagers about responsible sex and positive, loving relationships? How do teens interpret media images of health and sexuality? And, what are some of the most pressing health issues for teenagers on their journey to adulthood?
In Their Own Words
Producer Nick Vidinsky sits down with a group of students at the Phillip and Sala Burton High School in San Francisco, to talk about their hopes, their fears and their health. Teen voices include Christian Cobar, Fatima Parayno, Donte McGlothen, Jessica Phyo, Jo’Nisha Gallow and Andrea Mejia.
The Pediatricians’ Perspectives
Host Scott Shafer talks with two Bay Area pediatricians about what health issues they see teens grappling with in their practices. Guest: Dr. Barbara Staggers, head of adolescent medicine at the Oakland Children’s Hospital. Guest: Dr. Chuck Wibbelsman, chief of the Teenage Clinic at Kaiser Permanente, in San Francisco.
Photo: Sarah VarneyFresno’s “Healthy Decisions” Program
Health Dialogues visits an after-school program in Fresno, called “Healthy Decisions,” whose goal is to teach teens how to make better decisions in all aspects of their lives, from relationships to job choices to body image and self-esteem. Reporter: Sarah Varney
School Bullying
February marks the second anniversary of the murder of Lawrence King, a 15-year-old gay student, at his school in Oxnard, California. Host Scott Shafer goes to Lake County to see how a school district there handles bullying, in an effort to avoid such a tragedy.
College Stress Starts Long Before College
It’s nail biting time for many teenagers (and their parents), as they wait to hear if they have been accepted to their top Cal State or UC choices. Applications are way up this year, even as enrollments are cut back and tuitions are rising. Health Dialogues checks in with two high school seniors to see how they are coping with the stress. Reporter: Mina Kim
Parental Guidance
How does a single mother in the Bay Area raise three healthy teenage girls? (Hint: with a lot of patience.) Reporter: Erika Kelly
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Interviews with Sam Farr on the health care bills and their importance in the Monterey Bay area
Posted on February 8th, 2010 No commentsSam Far on hopes for a fix to low Medicare reimbursement in Monterey Bay area
Sam Farr discusses tradeoffs in the health care bills
Sam Farr reviews the State of the Union address and hopes for a health care overhaul
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Farr – still hope for health overhaul
Posted on January 30th, 2010 No commentsThe Monterey Bay area’s representative to Congress says he thinks a good health bill will still make it into law, though he didn’t lay out a specific political path. And Sam Farr says that hope includes hope for his fix for the Medicare reimbursement designations for Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties. These three counties bear a rural designation for Medicare rates since the system was established in the 1960s. So despite costs for operating that are at parity, doctors get about 2/3 the reimbursement per patient visit that doctors get in neighboring Santa Clara County.
On the politics of the health care overhaul, Farr acknowledged the path would be difficult. But he noted that difficulty is the norm with significant legislation. Speaking after the President’s State of the Union Address, Farr alluded to Obama’s chastising of Congressional Republicans. Farr suggested that advocates for the health overhaul may find the traction they need by campaigning for the bill among the constituents of legislators that hold it up.
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Immigration Reform and Public Health
Posted on October 29th, 2009 No commentsImmigration reform is in the air once again – with President Obama saying the issue will be tackled next year. Join Health Dialogues as we look at what it’s like for undocumented and seasonal workers to get health care under the current system, and how immigration reform could change things.
The Latest on Legislation
Host Scott Shafer gets an overview of upcoming legislation in Washington that relates to immigration reform. Guest: Dena Bunis, Washington bureau chief, Orange County Register.
Swine Flu Vaccination
Health Dialogues pays a visit to Napa’s Clinic Ole, a community clinic serving the valley’s large farming population, where an early H1N1 flu vaccination is available to people without health insurance.
Music Bridge 2: “Hotel Aurora” by Tin Hat Trio, from the CD “Book of Silk” (Artemis)Undocumented and Afraid
A first-person account from a woman who hesitated to seek health care because of her immigration status. [Note: due to the personal nature of this story, the subject asked that we protect her identity.]
Can We Really Offer Health Care to Everyone?
Host Scott Shafer explores the practical and perceived hurdles in providing health care to everyone, including undocumented immigrants. Guest: David Hayes-Bautista, professor of medicine, and director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA. Guest: Gail Wilensky, senior fellow at Project HOPE, an international health education foundation.
Health Care for Farm Workers
Host Scott Shafer digs deeper into the issue of providing health care for California’s farm workers. Guest: Joel Diringer, health policy expert and author of a new report, “Health Care For California’s Farm Workers”.
Ventanillas de Salud
Take a trip to the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, where a health outreach program run by the Mexican government serves Spanish-speaking immigrants in this country. Reporter: Zaidee Stavely
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The Health Effects of State Budget Cuts
Posted on September 30th, 2009 No commentsSeptember 2009 Health Dialogues
As Congress considers a major overhaul of the U.S. health care system, Health Dialogues examines how the new state budget will affect health care closer to home. Will kids in low income families be able to get basic services? What about drug treatment programs mandated by Proposition 36? And how may where you live affect the care you’ll get?
Healthy Families Long-Term Stability in Question
Find out what it’s like to be a 15 year-old girl without health insurance, as Health Dialogues hears from one of nearly 80,000 children on the Healthy Families waiting list backlog. Reporter: Sarah Varney
The Value of Community Health Clinics
Many unemployed Californians and the working poor often turn to the nearly 800 community health centers throughout the state when they need medical attention. Host Scott Shafer visits the Russian River Health Center in Guerneville, in rural Sonoma County, to see how the state budget cuts have affected staff and patients.
Proposition 36 Coping With Significant Cuts
California’s landmark Proposition 36 was intended to send drug users into treatment, rather than prison. The current budget slashed Prop. 36 funding almost in half. That complicates things for the Superior Court in Santa Clara County, where Judge Stephen Manley oversees Proposition 36 cases. Guest: Honorable Judge Stephen Manley, Santa Clara County Superior Court judge.
A Conversation with the Director of Medi-Cal
Scott Shafer speaks with California’s Medi-Cal director about the cuts that have been made to this safety net. The director had to work with the Governor and the Legislature to first identify cuts and then implement them, an uncomfortable job at best. Guest: Toby Douglas, director of California’s Medi-Cal program.
The Future of California’s Safety Net
Health Dialogues takes a final look at the effects of state budget cuts on public health, by looking at where health care reform is headed, and what it all means for California’s safety net. Guest: Marian Mulkey, senior program officer for the California HealthCare Foundation’s Market and Policy Monitor program.
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