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
More women have been opting for home birth as hospitals postponed or moved most of their health care online due to COVID-19.
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
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....
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.
The fourth and last in a series of articles on the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on the Black community in Los Angeles.
Communication and cultural barriers speed spread of the virus in one Central California community.
On August 27, the small Samoan church of about 200 parishioners in North Long Beach held its first ever triple funeral service.
Stories of three families weighing fact against fiction as they see it and deciding what is best for them.
The Pinoleville Pomo Nation is making efforts to address the increase of suicide in communities across the county.