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KPCC - Public Health Week (March 6-13, 2006). (Real Audio is required to listen to all KPCC broadcasts.) Interview with Dr. Toni Yancey on neighborhood food options (Mar. 10, 2006).

The California Report, Health Dialogues: Immigrants and Health Care
Nearly one in three Californians is born in another country. By far, the largest number come from Mexico. As Congress grapples with ways to reform complex immigration rules, Health Dialogues considers the impact of legal and illegal immigration on health care. We also explore how legal status influences the kind of health care immigrants receive. Broadcast Thu, June 22, 2006 -- 8:00pm on KQED (San Francisco)

Talk of the City -- Fighting Black Infant Mortality
The Infant mortality rate among African-Americans in California is still twice that of whites. An exploration of efforts to address the problem. (3/07/2006)

Talk of the City -- The Diabetes Crisis in the Latino and African-American Communities
Diabetes is rampant in these communities, and many can't afford the expensive medications to manage the disease. What's being done to help people cope? (3/09/2006)

Morning Edition & All Things Considered -- Grocery Stories
Reporter: John Rabe
People in poor neighborhoods often have inferior food choices at their grocery stores, or live too far from a good store. We take an expert on a tour of grocery stores in different L.A. County neighborhoods. (3/10/2006)

AirTalk -- Medical School and Multiculturalism
In a remote broadcast from the UCLA Medical School, an exploration of efforts to train more diverse and culturally literate doctors. (3/10/2006)

Talk of the City -- Finding Healthy Food in the 'Hood
Poor and working class communities generally don't have the same quality of markets as in more affluent areas. How can we improve people's diets in the face of limited options and a glut of fast food? (3/10/2006)

AirTalk -- Disparities in Research
How do we decide where to focus medical research dollars, and why? (3/08/2006)

Morning Edition & All Things Considered -- No Place to Play
Reporter: Ilsa Setziol
In Los Angeles, more than half a million children don't live within easy walking distance of a park. We explore various communities' efforts to create new parks, and the health benefits that researchers say will follow. (3/08/2006)

OBESITY AND RACE - 2 min. video
Description: A study has found that among women and men who have larger amounts of body fat, African-Americans have more fat and adipose tissue located between the muscles than do Asians or Caucasians. Using MRI, researchers were able to detail racial differences in body fat distribution among three ethnic races. Quantifying this new data about obesity and race may indeed have important implications for better understanding risk factors.... individual susceptibility for developing heart disease also varies.

The Dirty Little Secret of LA’s Harbors
The combined Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are a massive economic engine, but they’re also the biggest single source of air pollution in Southern California. That’s no secret to people who live in San Pedro or Wilmington. For years, they've complained of respiratory illnesses and high rates of cancer. Now, the Natural Resources Defense Council has compared the local ports to others around the country, handed out letter grades for pollution mitigation, and demanded a clean-up for the worst offenders.