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Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Volunteer teen chefs cater to cancer patients

March 23, 2012, 12:05 AM
Every Thursday evening during her harrowing treatments for leukemia, Eve Goldberg received Tupperware containers full of nourishment and hope.   The 58-year-old documentary filmmaker, who survived her ordeal, appreciated that the savory organic dishes like rosemary-roasted salmon and... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Drug use highest among American Indian teens, lower among blacks

November 8, 2011, 12:05 AM
A national analysis of drug abuse among teens released yesterday – among the most comprehensive to date – found that Native American, Latino and white adolescents have the highest rates of drug-related disorders. In culturally diverse California – where recent illicit... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

High school students help shape community plan for neglected greenway

June 10, 2011, 12:24 AM
Like many hard-pressed urban places, the city of Richmond is full of forlorn and neglected spaces. One of them is a 1-1/2-mile-long section of the Richmond Greenway in the Nystrom neighborhood, a former railroad spur turned into an underused bike path with far more tar than greenery. “It... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Despite state law, teens miss out on PE

June 1, 2011, 12:05 AM
More than a third of teens in California do not participate in physical education at school, even though state law requires educators to provide a minimum amount, according to a new report. A study released yesterday by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that about 1.3 million... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

New initiative aims to restrict teen access to abortion

February 14, 2011, 12:05 AM
In the past five years, three measures attempting to restrict abortions for minors have appeared on California ballots. Last week, another state initiative "entered circulation," which means organizers have until July 11 to gather enough signatures to get it on the ballot. In... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Declines in tobacco use among youth stall

August 30, 2010, 12:05 AM
Although tobacco use among teens has dropped over the past decade, the trend has slowed in recent years, suggesting a greater need for tobacco prevention efforts, a U.S. government study has found. In 2009, 8.2 percent of middle school students and 23.9 percent of high school students reported... + read more
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