ouRXperience: In-Home Health Workers; Hmong Refugee’s Escape; Fighting Childhood Obesity
Many died trying to cross the Mekong River when escaping from Laos to Thailand. (Photo: Bruno Ideriha)
Editor’s Note: KQED produces ouRXperience, a blog from community correspondents, to enrich coverage of health issues across California.
Recently, ouRXperience featured posts from three California communities:
- Changvang Her told the profound story of his family’s escape from Laos more than 30 years ago.
- Rachelle Parker wrote about Butte County’s efforts to fight childhood obesity.
- And from San Bernardino, Bobbi Albano described how in-home support services workers are protesting budget cuts.
Related posts:
- ouRXperience: College and Suicide; Hmong New Year; Norovirus in Butte County
- Fighting Childhood Obesity: It Takes a Village
- ouRXperience: Pesticides & Farmworkers; Hmong Community; Workplace Injury
- Grim Ads on Childhood Obesity: Informative or Stigmatizing?
- ouRXperience: Concerns with New Rail Yard; Gambling Addiction; Dancing for Exercise
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