OBAMACARE IN ANY LANGUAGE. Disproportionate rates of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer have long burdened communities of color, and a lack of culturally and linguistically relevant care makes the problems worse. This edition takes a look at how the Affordable Care Act attempts to provide for interpretation and culturally appropriate care, to help breach the health gap in communities of color and border communities.

GROWING UP LATINO. Researchers come together to discuss the mental-health challenges faced by Latino youth in the United States. A study conducted by a prestigious campus in California on mental-health services and obstacles faced by Latino youth found that acculturation issues, poverty, poor housing, inadequate transportation, abuse, trauma, language barriers, social exclusion and discrimination all affect Latino youth and contribute to depression, alcohol and drug abuse, and anxiety disorders. In this program, guests discuss those findings and give a glimpse about the forum "Growing Up Latino and Surviving to 25," to be held this evening on the UC Davis campus.

Guests: Maria Hinojosa, Award-winning journalist and Host of the National Public Radio program "Latino USA," The Futuro Media Group, New York, NY, www.futuromediagroup.org; Dr. Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, Director, UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities, Davis, CA, www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/crhd.

HEALTH REFORM: REACHING PATIENTS OF COLOR. The Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces are set to be launched in less than six months. And three years after the reform was signed into law, a vast majority of Latinos still support it, though a majority of the overall population still don't know what the law is about. What do policymakers need to do to successfully engage and enroll uninsured people, particularly in communities of color? What are the details of the law that the uninsured need to understand?

Guest: Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, Director of Health Equity, Families USA, Washington, D.C., www.familiesusa.org

HEALTH LAW ANNIVERSARY. The Affordable Care Act turns three years old this week. Some consumer protections have already taken effect. Other health care options are becoming available this year. How have Latinos benefited from the groundbreaking healthcare law? Who is expected to remain uninsured? What's going to happen in states who oppose so-called "Obamacare" and are foregoing federal subsidies to expand Medicaid rolls? This is a primer on the law.

Guest: Mayra Álvarez, Director of Public Health Policy in the Office of Health Reform, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., www.healthcare.gov; Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, Director of Health Equity, Families USA, Washington, D.C., www.familiesusa.org

CITIZENS MEDAL. A Colombian immigrant was awarded a Presidential Citizens Medal, for her work founding a community based non-profit health center to serve low-income immigrant families in Washington, D.C. María Gómez founded Mary’s Center 25 years ago, after working as a public health nurse and at the Red Cross. The award is considered the nation’s second-highest civilian honor. This edition offers an interview with Gómez about her work and the ways in which the Affordable Care Act will benefit her clients.

Guest: María Gómez, Founder, President and CEO, Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care, Inc., Washington, D.C., www.maryscenter.org

SOLÍS. Hilda Solís has stepped down as U.S. Secretary of Labor. This edition offers an exclusive interview with the outgoing secretary, discussing her tenure during one of the country’s most difficult economic periods. Solís has said she is proud of securing backwages for immigrant workers, and of the job training programs she administered.

Guest: Hilda Solis, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Los Angeles, CA.

ALSO, UNSAFE CONDITIONS. Poultry workers in Alabama work hours on end in cold rooms, hanging, gutting, and slicing more than 100 birds in a single minute. According to a recent report by the Southern Poverty Law Center, poultry workers often endure debilitating pain in their hands, gnarled fingers, chemical burns, and respiratory problems. The researchers say federal poultry industry regulations set to take effect in April threaten the health and safety of poultry workers.

HEALTH ACTION: HEALTHCARE FOR ALL. Health advocates are announcing "the biggest push for outreach and enrollment in health insurance in the nation's history". This edition includes a conversation with health care analysts about the deadlines coming up for the Affordable Care Act in healthcare markets, subsidies for working families, the new beneficiaries of Medicaid-plus, and the potential impact of immigration reform on the health of the nation. Also, a fragment of an interview with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, about her own experiences with diabetes and alcoholism in the family.

Guests: Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Justice, United States Supreme Court, Washington, D.C., www.supremecourt.gov (pretaped interview); Vanessa Cárdenas, Director of Progress 2050, Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C., www.americanprogress.org ; María Gonzalez Albuiexech, Communications and Markets Director, Healthcare for All Massachusetts, Boston, MA

HEALTH ACTION 2013: DAY TWO, HOUR 2. With the debate on the “debt ceiling,” the budget deficit, and massive cuts to federal health care programs looming on the horizon, hundreds of advocates of the right to health care convene in Washington in the conference Health Action 2013. In this program, analysts comment on proposals to reduce Social Security and Medicare benefits and the prospects that immigration reform plans receive the highest priority in the U.S. Senate.

Guests: Diana Varela, Spokesperson, Social Security Administration, Washington, D.C., www.ssa.gov ; Senator Tammy Baldwin, Democrat – Wisconsin (audio recording); Maria Cardona, Media commentator, columnist for Latinovations, consultant for the Democratic Party, Washington, DC; Carlos Gutiérrez, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, leading member of Republicans for Immigration Reform.

HEALTH ACTION 2013: DAY TWO, HOUR 1 (Two Hour Special Edition) One year before the key laws of the Affordable Care Act go into full effect, health advocates, health professionals and lawmakers meet on Capitol Hill to discuss what’s coming in this year under the federal health reform law. A competitive insurance marketplace is set to open doors in the Fall, and tax credits will become available next year to middle-class families who can’t afford health insurance. Analysts provide insights on the foreseeable consequences in case many states refuse to expand Medicaid or join the health insurance market, the rise in health insurance prices and other topics.

HEALTH ACTION 2013: DAY ONE: HOUR 2. Health advocates are announcing "the biggest push for outreach and enrollment in health insurance in the nation's history". This edition includes a conversation with a top health official about the deadlines coming up for the Affordable Care Act in healthcare markets, subsidies for working families, the new beneficiaries of Medicaid, and those who could end up without coverage because of a mistake when the law was written. Also, interviews with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, about her own experiences with healthcare, and with a promotor of immigrant rights about immigration reform and how it could affect health reform.