Environmental Health

Santa Maria City Public Information Manager Mark van de Kamp

Lost in translation: Language gaps hinder critical COVID-19 outreach in Santa Maria

As COVID-19 spread through Santa Maria in early 2020, basic information about preventive measures failed to reach much of the population.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Community Safety

Part 2: Health and Mortality Impacts of COVID-19 on Burmese Americans

This story was written by SweSwe Aye while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's 2021 California Fellowship.
Her other stories include:
Part 1: Burmese American Community's Vaccination Efforts

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform

The Mendocino Voice

As California’s pandemic eviction moratorium expires, many Mendocino County residents have already slipped through the cracks

Dana Ullman is reporting on health-related stories for The Mendocino Voice with support from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. This article was produced as a series for the 2021 Center for Health Journalism California Fellowship....

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Community Safety

Andrea Cabrera Hubbard

Living with fear: COVID spread among Santa Maria's frontline workers fueled by crowded homes, trust gaps

Crowded homes creating the perfect environment for COVID-19 cases to spread like wildfire in Santa Maria, an epicenter for the virus in Santa Barbara County.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs, Community Safety

Wave Newspapers

Alzheimer’s caregivers share stories of stress, heartache

The fourth and last in a series of articles on the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on the Black community in Los Angeles.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Mental Health

Cristal Robles, who is fluent in Mixteco, English and Spanish, worked as a contact tracer for community COVID-19 cases.

Left behind: Why Santa Maria became the epicenter for COVID-19 in Santa Barbara County

Communication and cultural barriers speed spread of the virus in one Central California community.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform

Mendocino Voice

Looking for light in the darkness: Addressing suicide in Mendocino County

The Pinoleville Pomo Nation is making efforts to address the increase of suicide in communities across the county.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Mental Health

The Windsor Hotel in San Francisco's Tenderloin is one of the first batches of city-owned permanent supportive housing

Meet the SF doctor who wants to prescribe housing

When Dr. Josh Bamberger was starting his medical career in the Tenderloin, he wished he could offer something more to his sickest homeless patients. Now he can.

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Housing and Homeslessness, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

Les Simmons

Faith Community Steps Up Vaccination Efforts

Church leaders spearhead efforts to protect South Sacramento's African American residents.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Community Safety

A view of the entrance to the Mendocino County Jail

“Un trabajo de amor”: Un programa innovador para tratar a los consumidores de opioides encuentra un sorprendente hogar en la cárcel del condado de Mendocino

Dana Ullman is reporting on health-related stories for The Mendocino Voice with support from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. This article was produced as a series for the 2021 Center for Health Journalism California Fellowship....

Environmental Health, Community Safety