About Health Dialogues
Health Dialogues is a special series from KQED's "The California Report" that facilitates an ongoing discussion of California health care issues that are important to the underserved: children, low-income residents, minorities, and people with disabilities to name just a few.
Underwritten by a grant from
The California Endowment
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Recent Health Dialogues Multimedia
Special Series and Projects
Healthy Ideas: Californians
Weigh In on Health Care Reform
Should we be required to buy health insurance? What are California's health care needs? Get involved by joining California's leading thinkers in a conversation about health care reform. The Obama Administration asked for America's ideas on how to fix our broken system, and we want them to hear from Californians like you.
Swine Flu
KQED's swine flu coverage includes a special broadcast of Health Dialogues, links to further resources and in-depth reporting that you expect from KQED.
Chemicals at Home:
Searching for Safe Alternatives
A special multimedia series exploring the regulation of chemicals in consumer products. Learn about new bans on chemicals commonly found in children's toys; see how certain additives are regulated quite differently, depending upon where you live; and find out about California's new Green Chemistry movement.
Audio/Photo Interactives
Health and Risk
Web promo for the March 2009 edition of Health Dialogues. Hear clips from interviews about how we weigh everyday risks, how the government regulates community risks and the dilemma of genetic predisposition.
Men's Health
Web promo for the February 2009 edition of Health Dialogues. Hear clips from interviews about a variety of men's health issues - from prostate cancer to heart disease - and the challenges of reaching diverse populations.
Health Clinics' Perspectives
If we provide health care for millions of underserved Californians, where do we start? Physicians from health clinics across California explain who uses their services, and what kind of care they need.
Slideshows
Tuesday Tea Dance
See photos and a short video of Oakland area seniors cutting the rug at their weekly Tea Dance.
Preschool for At-Risk Youth
Take a trip to Children's Village Child Development Center, a non-profit day center in San Francisco. Children's Village gives preference to children from low-income and homeless families, and children in the care of Child Protective Services.
Eliminating E-waste
When you throw your old cell phone, iPod or TV in the trash, it becomes known as e-waste and can be very harmful to the environment. Take a tour of the San Francisco dump, and see how the city's unique recycling program tries to minimize e-waste.
Balboa High School's Healthy Food Plan
Visit San Francisco's Balboa High School, where the cafeteria offers healthy and often free meals. The school has also banned soda and junk food from campus. Sure, it's healthy, but do the students like it?
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Breastfeeding Our Children
Studies have shown that breastfeeding significantly reduces health risks for babies and their mothers.
So how many Californians are breastfeeding? Not enough.