Press Coverage Los Angeles Times. August 19, 2010.
Backers of new tax on oil production will hold public forum in Baldwin Hills.
Los Angeles Sentinel. August 19, 2010.
Councilmember Parks Addresses Lack of Dining Options in South L.A.
Los Angeles Wave. August 18, 2010.
Culver City extends moratorium on oil drilling. Citing an "immediate threat to public health, safety and welfare," city officials prohibit new drilling.
Multi-American Southern California Public Radio. August 13, 2010.
Fast food moratorium in South L.A. to end; permanent solutions still in the works.
Los Angeles Times. July 22, 2010.
Quest for new LA County health chief is slow going. The department's huge budget gap and the difficulty of pleasing the county's five supervisors make it unlikely that an attractive candidate will soon appear, observers say.
KNBC Los Angeles. July 21, 2010.
Lack of Quality Food Choices Harming the Health of South L.A. A new study says people living in the area suffer higher rates of heart disease.
Daily Breeze. July 21, 2010.
Advocate group blames lack of fresh food for high inner city disease rates.
LA Times. April 3, 2010.
Culver City challenges new oil drilling. A Texas company wants new wells in the Inglewood Oil Field, which lies along the city's border and already has 1,463 active, idle and abandoned wells.
LA Times. March 6, 2010.
L.A. County report finds higher mortality rate among black women, less access to care among Latinas and lower rates of preventive care among Asians. Obesity rates went up countywide since 2005.
California Healthline. December 11, 2009.
Blue Shield Foundation awards $5 million for health care, other programs.
Business Times. December 10, 2009.
The Blue Shield of California said Thursday it's making $5 million in 4th quarter grants, bringing its 2009 grant total to $28.9 million.
Huffington Post. December 5, 2009.
The proposed partnership between the University of California and Los Angeles County to open a new hospital in South Los Angeles moved closer to reality with the recent unanimous approval of the UC Board of Regents.
LA Times. November 23, 2009.
Success of new Martin Luther King Jr. hospital could hinge on board's makeup. Seven yet-to-be-named appointees would decide how to run the hospital and whom to hire.
LA Times Editorial. November 19, 2009.
UC regents should embrace plan to revive former King-Drew hospital.
Since the hospital's closure, the South L.A. area has been hurting for medical services. The regents could change that.
LA Times. October 12. 2009.
Obesity concerns spur calls to limit new convenience stores in South L.A.
LA Times. October 8, 2009.
A study of Los Angeles food markets has found high numbers of products with expired freshness dates.
Centers for Disease Control. September 25, 2009.
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH U.S.).
The Wave. September 23, 2009.
As farmers markets in South Los Angeles struggle to connect with the African-American community, city officials are developing a food policy task force that could make them more viable.
The Wave. September 2, 2009.
Health focus on South Figueroa area with the launch of South Los Angeles Building Healthy Communities.
Air Talk. August 19, 2009.
Lark Galloway-Gilliam, along with Larry Mantle, discuss the plan to reopen inpatient services at Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital.
Daily Breeze. August 18, 2009.
County approves deal with UC to reopen Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital.
Los Angeles Times. March 13, 2009.
Plan to reopen King hospital near Watts by 2012 faces big hurdles. LA County is promising to find funds, complete construction, form a nonprofit with the University of California, hire staff and pass reviews—all in three years.
Daily Breeze. December 12, 2008.
Study: An address doesn't guarantee wellness, but some place add to risks.
La Opinion. December 12, 2008.
Sur de LA padece desigualdad de servicios
Estudio de organizaciones muestra que en salud, educación y seguridad esa zona de la ciudad está menos atendida, en comparación con el oeste.
Wave Newspaper. December 11, 2008.
Plan could lead to re-opening of hospital. Advisory Board says action plan on Inglewood's Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital should arrive by year's end.
Swedish Public Radio. August 25, 2008.
The Los Angeles City Council has adopted a moratorium for new fast food restaurants in South Los Angeles. Community Health Councils hopes instead to attract new sit-down restaurants and grocery stores to this inner-city neighborhood.
MacLean's Canada. August 13, 2008.
LA's fast-food drive-by. A city council's ban on fast-food chains is a provocative social experiment.
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