Coronavirus Forces Low-Wage Workers to Make Difficult Choices
As public health officials call on Californians to help stop the spread of the virus, many low-wage workers are being forced to make potentially life-threatening choices: whether to heed the...
View ArticleAs Coronavirus Spreads, Asian Americans Report Spike in Racism
As coronavirus spreads throughout the United States, acts of racism and xenophobia toward Asian Americans have also increased. According to a new report prepared by faculty members at San Francisco...
View ArticleAcross California, Two Public Health Challenges Converge: Coronavirus and...
As the coronavirus alters daily life for many Californians, state leaders are facing the confluence of two public health challenges: the virus and homelessness. Service providers and health experts are...
View ArticleOpinion: As Schools Close, California Must Protect Access to Mental Health Care
There are some steps counties and states can—and should—take now to mitigate the collateral damage of school closures. We must protect the social and emotional health of our children. Counties run...
View ArticleCoronavirus Disrupts Services, Heightens Risk for Medically Fragile Children
Even though children in general are less likely than adults to develop serious illness from the coronavirus, that may not be the case for kids with compromised immune systems and complex health care...
View ArticleDoctor’s Notes: How to Protect Children as the Coronavirus Spreads
As a pediatrician and a father, I can tell you that children are able to sense fear among caregivers. I encourage parents to have age-appropriate conversations with their children to understand what...
View ArticleOpinion: Dental Care is Health Care and All Children Deserve Access
When it comes to dental care, California is not serving vulnerable kids and families well. As a state, we need to commit to enacting solutions that will provide all children with better access to...
View ArticlePandemic Underscores the Plight of Undocumented Californians
California is home to more than 2 million undocumented immigrants, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. Now, in the unprecedented economic and health emergency of COVID-19,...
View ArticleOpinion: Central Valley Residents, We Must Act Now to Save Lives
As chief medical officer of the largest public health plan in the Central Valley, serving 335,000 Medi-Cal patients, I am very worried about our vulnerable members. We have to act now to flatten the...
View ArticleCommunity Groups Serve as Pandemic Information Lifeline to Non-English Speakers
Across the state, groups that serve immigrant and ethnically diverse populations are scrambling to meet a sudden surge in demand for coronavirus-related information in languages other than English....
View ArticleAmid Coronavirus, Calls and Texts to Mental-Health Hotlines Are Surging
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, hotlines in California and across the U.S. are seeing a spike in activity that might be unprecedented. That’s because the situation is, too. The California Peer-Run Warm...
View ArticleFor Californians Without Water Access, Coronavirus Adds Another Layer of...
As Californians across the state shelter at home amid the COVID-19 outbreak, an estimated 1 million of them lack access to clean drinking water, one of the most fundamental resources for maintaining...
View ArticleKids Who Rely On Ventilators Can’t Get Enough Supplies, Putting Their Lives...
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for ventilators and accessories has soared. As a result, families caring for medically fragile kids are being forced to ration and even reuse parts. At least 3,000...
View ArticleWhat We Can Learn About Resilience from Indigenous Leaders
Germaine Omish-Lucero’s ancestors were taken from their homes and forced to build California’s Mission San Luis Rey de Francia—a mission in what is now Oceanside, California—about 200 years ago. There,...
View ArticleLos desastres naturales afectan a la salud mental. Cuéntanos de tu experiencia
Estamos investigando las consecuencias sobre el estrés que tienen los incendios forestales, los huracanes, las inundaciones, y ahora, además, el COVID-19. Necesitamos tu ayuda.
View ArticleHow Have Wildfires Affected You? Tell Us Your Story
In California, we now regularly see wildfires rip through communities, forcing mass evacuations, devastating homes and sometimes claiming lives. And this summer, on top of fire season, we have...
View ArticleOpinion: Society Designed the Systems That Created COVID-19 Inequalities — We...
Why is COVID-19 disproportionately taking the lives of African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans and low-income workers? Community conditions too often undermine health and...
View ArticleAt High Risk From Coronavirus, Undocumented Seniors Fear Seeking Medical Care
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, public health experts are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to fulfill a budget proposal that would expand Medi-Cal eligibility to undocumented seniors. They argue that having...
View ArticleDoctor’s Notes: COVID-19 May Create Another Public Health Crisis
For years, public health programs have worked hard to make immunization equitable, shielding all children from preventable illnesses. If children fall behind in their vaccination schedule, immunity...
View ArticleOpinion: This Crisis Has Led to More Equitable Policies That California...
As the conversation around the coronavirus pandemic slowly turns toward what comes next, and how to structure and phase the recovery, the policy shifts toward fairness and equality should be protected....
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