Welcome to This Week in Equity Engagement on Twitter (TWEET) for the week of October 12, 2015. Yet again, there’s so much great work being done it’s hard to capture all of it, but I think we have a bunch of interesting topics this week. Check it out:
Public policy efforts are working to improve access to healthy food!
http://twitter.com/darlingmag/status/653695663570612224
New report shows that more than half of California’s remaining uninsured are eligible for public health programs.
http://twitter.com/KaiserFamFound/status/653911065428905984
Finding employment is the best way to reduce recidivism and Prop 47 has helped many in California start careers.
http://twitter.com/safeandjust/status/654078704834842624
Once again, we see that states that expanded Medicaid according to the Affordable Care Act are seeing the most benefit.
http://twitter.com/CenterOnBudget/status/655086680446259200
Safe Routes to School programs have proven effective and have increased rates of walking and biking.
http://twitter.com/BTGresearch/status/654734786502619138
Here’s another great resource from Consumers Union in their effort to end surprise medical bills.
http://twitter.com/CU_CalHealth/status/655095858195632128
The homeless population has been notoriously hard to quantify, but a new initiative might change that.
http://twitter.com/UCBerkeleySPH/status/654787095135846400
Some farmers are seeing the benefits of adopting greener practices.
http://twitter.com/CivilEats/status/655156339065290753
This great fact sheet highlights the regions of California with the most challenges to water quality.
http://twitter.com/PPICnotes/status/655146326498258944
