KFF Health News
JANUARY 21, 2025
. “I could see people standing on the roof, watering it, trying to protect it from the fire, and they just looked so hopeless,” said Ramirez, a community outreach worker with the Pasadena Public Health Department. However, with each extreme weather event, the county has improved its support for evacuees, she said.
Environmental Health News
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Pradnya Garud joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the role of unions in climate and environmental justice. The Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast is a biweekly podcast featuring the stories and big ideas from past and present fellows, as well as others in the field.
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Black Health Matters
JANUARY 10, 2025
Climate crises are ravaging the nation, causing and amplifying severe health challenges. Many others who are not in the public eye have also been displaced, including the residents of Altadena, a community that Black people have lived and loved since the Great Migration. These crises can affect the quality of ones mental health.
Environmental Health News
APRIL 4, 2025
director of Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help Why this matters: Factory farm air pollution is a serious but underregulated health threat, linked to asthma, respiratory illness, and mental health conditions.For communities buried in the stink of Big Ag, this little dust test could be a breath of fresh air and a shot at justice.
KFF Health News
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Goldman, who is also BMC’s medical director of climate and sustainability, said hospital screening questionnaires show thousands of patients like Polk struggle to pay their utility bills. ” This article is from a partnership that includes WBUR , NPR , and KFF Health News. Learn more about KFF.
HEALTHBEAT
AUGUST 19, 2024
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported the year’s first human cases of West Nile virus, in four city residents, on Monday. The four people with West Nile virus disease live in Manhattan and Queens.
Environmental Health News
APRIL 4, 2025
director of Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help Why this matters: Factory farm air pollution is a serious but underregulated health threat, linked to asthma, respiratory illness, and mental health conditions.For communities buried in the stink of Big Ag, this little dust test could be a breath of fresh air and a shot at justice.
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