The Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted on Aug. 19 to stop funding a space for Fresno’s Whole Person Harm Reduction Program in the County Department of Public Health building on Fulton [...] Continue Reading
Healthcare
Más de 3 millones de residentes de California podrían perder cobertura de Medi-Cal
(Nota del Editor: se reproduce esta nota con autorización de www.hispanicla.com) Los cambios en las políticas federales y estatales están generando cambios en Medi-Cal, que atiende a más de 14 [...] Continue Reading
Intercambio de Agujas Pierde su Oficina en el Condado
El 19 de agosto, la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Fresno votó a favor de suspender la financiación de un espacio para el Programa de Reducción de Daños Integrales de Fresno en el edificio del [...] Continue Reading
Looming Healthcare Cuts
(Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Fresnoland, a nonprofit news organization.) For Lorenza Cortez and her husband, Eleuterio Mexicano, Medi-Cal is nothing short of a [...] Continue Reading
Aumento de la Fiebre del Valle en el Valle
Agosto es el Mes de Concientización sobre la Fiebre del Valle, y muchos residentes del Valle desean saber qué la causa, cómo proteger a sus familias, cuáles son los síntomas y las medidas [...] Continue Reading
Valley Fever Surges in the Valley
August is Valley Fever Awareness Month, and many Valley residents want to know what causes Valley fever, how to protect their families and what the symptoms are, as well as preventive measures. The [...] Continue Reading
Protecting Students from Toxic Pesticides
In 2000, California passed the Healthy Schools Act to give parents and community members access to information about integrated pest management (IPM)—a safer, more thoughtful approach to pest control. [...] Continue Reading
Recortes a Medicaid devastadores para California
Los líderes estatales están en alerta máxima ante la amenaza de los recortes federales que podrían acabar con la cobertura de Medicaid para millones de personas en todo el país. California se [...] Continue Reading
Immigrants’ Concerns
(Editor’s note: The following story is printed with the permission of the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative.) Undocumented, low-income immigrants in California who are covered by Medi-Cal [...] Continue Reading
Medicaid Cuts Devastating for California
State leaders are on high alert as federal cuts threaten to end Medicaid coverage for millions across the country. California is among the states that strive to provide equitable healthcare for their [...] Continue Reading
County Oral Health Improvement Plan
In January 2019, a collaborative process including community members, local community-based organizations and other stakeholders united with the intent to improve Fresno County’s oral health [...] Continue Reading
Valadao Against His Community
House Republicans have greenlit a proposal that will cut the Medicaid budget by a staggering $880 billion, effectively eliminating access to public healthcare for the vast majority of low-income [...] Continue Reading