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Diana Aguilera's Blog

Fresno County, home to nearly a million people, has some of the highest STD rates in California.... more »
posted 11/25/15
Most people wouldn’t think of the San Joaquin Valley - California’s agricultural heartland - as a... more »
posted 02/21/15

Diana Aguilera's Work

Fresno County has some of the highest rates of STDs in the state. Public health officials say more needs to be done to reach all segments of the community.

California health officials are noticing a big jump in babies born with congenital syphilis and the Central Valley is at the top of the list. As FM89’s Diana Aguilera reports, state and county health leaders met in Fresno Wednesday to discuss the alarming trend.

Fresno County continues to be plagued with high teen pregnancy rates and even higher STD rates in some cases among the worst in the state. With that in mind local health leaders are urging one Valley school district to bring back sex education to the classrooms.