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One in four young people currently don’t have healthcare, according to a study by the Young Invincibles, a national organization committed to mobilizing and expanding opportunities for young people age 18 to 34...
Since the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School last November, there has been a continued national discussion prioritizing mental healthcare as a means to end violence in communities...
As of New Year’s Day, healthcare in America will never be the same.
Beginning Jan. 1, insurers will finally be required to cover medical health on par with mental health...
Perla Flores, 27, knows first-hand what barriers exist for low-income, uninsured immigrants seeking healthcare.
Flores has experienced chronic acid reflux since she was 14-years-old, a condition that causes pain in the esophagus...
[ Ed Note: Communities of color are less physically active than the general population, putting them at greater risk of developing diabetes, heart disease and other chronic illnesses, according to the Department of Health & Human Services...
The Children’s Clinic has been offering healthcare to many under-served families in Long Beach since 1933...
The city of Long Beach is expected to greatly benefit from the Affordable Care Act when the law goes into full effect next year...
For two months last year, 17-year-old Polytechnic High School Senior Amanda Em was sick and didn’t seek treatment...
Coming back from war is hard, here are some stories.
By VoiceWaves Youth Reporter Alyson Bryant
Last year the Veterans Administration treated almost 100,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to Democracy Now...
L.A. Watts Times/New America Media, News Analysis, Thandisizwe Chimurenga, Posted: Jan 12, 2013
LOS ANGELES–The dreaded “fiscal cliff” of government spending cuts and tax raises that was to take effect on January 1 has been averted for now, thanks to an agreement by the White House and Congress reached last week...
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