Health CareCalifornia Hospitals Confront Growing Wildfire Danger At Disaster Planning EventSeptember 25, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaAs California wildfire seasons get longer, hotter and more dangerous, hospitals are finding preparing for disasters is crucial. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezArt From The Heart Raises Funds For AIDS ResearchSeptember 25, 2018The Art From The Heart fundraiser to help young HIV-positive students attend college will take place on Sept. 29 at the Apothic Heart Tattoo Collective. We preview the event with Capital City AIDS Fund President Joyce Mitchell. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezNews Network: Rural Suicide Project Gets People TalkingSeptember 25, 2018CapRadio Health Care Reporter Sammy Caiola and Amador County Mental Health Programs Coordinator Stephanie Hess recap our project on rural suicide and tell us how the county is moving forward. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareHealth Care Package Gets Gov. Brown’s Signature, ‘Public Option’ Still In The CardsSeptember 24, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaNew laws regarding Medi-Cal work requirements, barebones health plans, insurance company spending and universal health care got Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature over the weekend. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareAs Concussion Concerns Grow, CDC Issues New Guidelines For Treating Student Athletes With Head InjuriesSeptember 24, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaAs California schools change youth sports protocols to prevent concussions, doctors are also taking a closer look at how to treat these injuries in kids. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareMaternal Mental Health Issues Affect One In Five New Moms. These California Bills Could Point Them To TreatmentSeptember 21, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaCalifornia could soon require doctors to screen moms for postpartum depression and other disorders. If left untreated, maternal mental health challenges can lead to poor birth outcomes and childhood behavioral issues. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Rural SuicideHow Suicide Trainings, Community Connections Could Patch Holes In Amador’s Mental Health Safety NetSeptember 13, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaAmador County residents and social service providers say there’s a serious lack of services and awareness around mental illness in the community. They’re planning to use a special cache of leftover state funding to solve the problem. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareCalifornia Has One Of The Nation's Highest Poverty Rates, AgainSeptember 12, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaExperts say a combination of increasing government assistance programs and policies to lower housing costs would be necessary to bring California’s poverty rate down. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCapRadio Healthcare Reporter Examines Rural Suicide In Amador CountySeptember 11, 2018CapRadio Healthcare Reporter Sammy Caiola is spending six months reporting on the high rate of suicide in Amador County and how residents are trying to tackle it. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Rural SuicideThe ‘S’ Word: How Suicide Is Devastating Amador County And Rural CommunitiesSeptember 10, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaAmador has the third-highest suicide rate of any county in California — about three times the state average and the top 20 counties on the list are some of the most remote and least populous places in the state. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
