Tag: Community Health

  • Study Aims to Locate How San Diego Neighborhoods Affect Health

    These three wearable devices will track study participants’ motion and location for two weeks, Nov. 4, 2015. | Photo Credit: David Wagner, KPBS By David Wagner When it comes to where San Diegans live, do wealthier neighborhoods produce healthier people? Or is it more about walkability, proximity to parks, or access to good food? Researchers…

  • Mid-City Grinds on Community Health in Urban Planning

    City Heights skateboarders helped author a report that looks at the health benefits and implications of the skate park coming to their neighborhood. Mid-City CAN youth leader Leslie Renteria and senior researcher on the project Marnie Purciel-Hill talk with KPBS Evening Edition about their findings. | Video Credit: KPBS By Megan Burks Listen to the…

  • Hulu Drama Targets Latino Teen Audience

    The writers of “East Los High” draw on a common coming-of-age theme – sex – during their first episode, which centers on a high school dance. But they also explore dialogues common in the predominantly Latino neighborhoods of East Los Angeles for programming that’s more reflective of the growing Latino television audience. | Photo Courtesy…

  • Tweet City Heights: Some Deportations Will Be Dropped

    By Megan Burks White House Says It Will Halt Some Deportations The White House announced yesterday it will sift through a backlog of 300,000 deportation cases to weed out “low-priority” deportations. The cases will be dropped, clearing and awarding work visas to those brought to the U.S. as children or netted for minor offenses. The…