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Years after her son’s death on Highway 9, a mother still waits for safety upgrades as slow reforms begin to address a deadly road design in rural Santa Cruz County.
Cuts to federal research funding may delay a potential hepatitis B cure, as trials led by UCSF progress. Asian Americans remain the most affected group by the disease.
Black youth face systemic racism, trauma, and abuse in foster care. Advocates push reforms, kinship care, and support to break cycles and improve outcomes.
Violence prevention programs, particularly community-based interventions, can significantly reduce homicides and shootings in the Black community.
Asian Americans are disproportionately affected by hepatitis B, especially by chronic infections. Years of community work have led to better outreach, and new efforts like universal screening are starting to build momentum.
"This is the story post-Dobbs, that people are doing everything within their power and expertise to make sure that people can still get care," said David Cohen, a law professor at Temple University.
Advocates say efforts to improve hepatitis B screening and data collection are chronically underfunded.
While the state Department of Education has made trainings and tools available, researchers say it needs to do more to help districts use them.
