Brandie Banks-Bey, communications specialist with the Fresno-based Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program, provided this statement on the retirement of San Joaquin Valley healthy food pioneer Edie Jessup: Edie Jessup has witnessed and worked in just about every angle of food justice in California’s San Joaquin Valley. In 1969, she graduated from Pomona College with [...]
The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Hispanic Institute issued the following statement today: Regulation of big sugary drinks and processed foods can help reduce alarmingly high rates of obesity among Hispanics, but changes in individual behavior and support from community organizations are also crucial, according to a new report released today by The Hispanic Institute. The report, [...]
Covered California has announced that by the end of the year it will open a state-of-the-art call center in Rancho Cordova. Representatives at the call center will guide Californians through their health coverage options and help determine if they qualify for federal financial assistance to cover some of the costs. The center will be located [...]
California Assembly Speaker John Pérez, D-Los Angeles, is pushing legislation – AB 163 – that provides funding to Medi-Cal for interpreter services to patients whose English is limited. “More than 40 percent of Californians speak a language other than English at home, and almost 7 million Californians have a limited English proficiency. At some point [...]
Covered California has announced that Fresno will be the location for one of three state-of-the-art call centers that will handle questions from Californians, and help them understand the new health benefits available through the Affordable Care Act. Almost 500 staff will be hired and trained at the Fresno call center to assist consumers with online [...]
