The California legislature approved a Wednesday bill requiring the public health department to develop public outreach programs for valley fever, a respiratory disease endemic to Kern County.
Community & Public Health
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Two significant obstacles have stood in the way of developing a meaningful Valley fever awareness campaign: money and a lack of a celebrity to champion the cause.
A state commission fined $641,950 to six construction firms involved in the California Flats Solar Project in Monterey County after whistleblower claimed the companies exposed workers to valley fever.
Thousands of Californians have turned to health care cost-sharing ministries to meet their medical needs, but experts warn they are not a replacement for comprehensive insurance
Immigration activists advocate for paid time off for undocumented home caregivers who work with clients who are already ill and vulnerable to infection.
Language barriers mean indigenous farmworkers and their families often don’t know about available health services or are afraid to risk a clinic visit.
Assemblymen Vince Fong and Rudy Salas of Bakersfield proposed a $7 million budget proposal that, if adopted, would be the most money ever allocated to study and awareness of the disease in California.
Despite promises to divert mentally ill individuals from jail, Los Angeles County sees a significant rise in incarcerated people with mental illnesses.
A new reporting project will look at how injuries and killings at the hands of L.A. County Sheriff Deputies impact the health of survivors, families and their communities.