Health Equity & Social Justice

An analysis of cases in 50 ZIP codes in Kern by The Californian shows that rural valley communities surrounding Bakersfield — many of which are home to prisons, farmworkers and some of the county's most impoverished pockets — were hardest hit.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform

San Luis Obispo County tenants are facing a “housing crisis point” as they struggle to find safe, affordable rentals and hold onto their homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic — and local advocates, attorneys and elected representatives are trying to find ways to help.

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Housing and Homeslessness, Community Safety

Florida’s agriculture commissioner asked the governor to open COVID-19 vaccinations to all farmworkers, noting they are “critical to producing safe, secure” food while being exposed to higher health risks during the pandemic.

 

Race and Equity, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Poverty and Class, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Patient Safety and Ethics