public health

San Francisco General is the city’s main public hospital, and also the main provider for the city’s

Nicole Jones — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:58:40 +0000

San Francisco General is the city’s main public hospital, and also the main provider for the city’s poorest and most vulnerable residents. On an average day, about 20 people suffering from mental illness walk through its doors asking for psychiatric help. It’s often a last resort for people without a support system or anywhere else to turn. But ongoing state and city budget cuts have forced San Francisco General, like many other public hospitals in the state, to make tough decisions. The psychiatric emergency rooms have been hit the hardest.

Today on Your Call: Is lack of sleep a public health issue?

Ali Budner — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:00:00 +0000

On today's Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the significance of sleep for our mental and physical health. According to the National Sleep Foundation, at least 40 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders. How much sleep do we need? Join us at 10am PST or leave a comment here. What effect does sleep (or the lack of it) have on our bodies? And how could we create a more sleep-friendly society? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

The toll foreclosures take on public health

Ben Trefny — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:58:02 +0000

Researchers have been starting to study how the recession will affect our health in the coming years. Dr. Sanjay Basu is a researcher at UCSF. KALW's Ben Trefny visited him at San Francisco General Hospital and asked him how he has seen impoverished conditions conspire to bring down one’s physical and emotional health.