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According to the Gun Violence Archive, more than 17,000 people have died so far this year in the U.S. from guns, including more than 100 children under the age of 12. June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, which was created to draw attention to this tragic reality and to help fuel demand life-saving change. Andrea Welsing, Director of the Office of Violence Prevention in the LA County Department of Public Health, joins the podcast to share about gun violence in LA County and how people can get involved to become part of the solution.
Links discussed during the show:
DPH's Office of Violence Prevention homepage
OVP's Gun Violence Prevention Platform
Storytelling Project: Violence, Hope, and Healing in LA County
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13 Jun 2023
Save a life with hands-only CPR
Hands-Only CPR carried out by a bystander has been shown to be as effective as CPR with breaths in the first few minutes during an out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest for an adult victim, and learning hands-only CPR increases the chances of a bystander taking action in a cardiac emergency. In this episode, Steve is joined by Stella Fogleman, Director of the Emergency Preparedness Response Division in the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, to discuss this easy-to-learn and potentially life-saving technique.
Links discussed during the show:
DPH Heart Heroes
Heart Heroes fact sheet
Coping with stress and need some help? The Department of Mental Health has online resources.
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21 Mar 2023
Vaccine safety for young children
In June of 2022, the Food and Drug Administration approved COVID-19 vaccines for young children age 6 months to 5 years old. Yet only 12% of children age 6 months to 4 years have received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Disparities exist among children of color, with only 6% of Black children and 5% of Latino children in LA County receiving at least one dose, compared to 22% of Asian children, 19% of White children, and 15% of American Indian and Alaska Native children. Dr. Nava Yeganeh, Medical Director of Vaccine Preventable Disease Control in the Acute Communicable Disease Control Program in the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, joins to discuss vaccine safety and how families can access COVID-19 vaccines and boosters for their children.
Links discussed during the show:
www.VaccinateLACounty.com
LA Public Health Vaccine Call Center: (833) 540-0473
LA Public Health's Homebound Vaccination Program
Coping with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic? The Department of Mental Health has online resources to help.
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