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Visits to Community Health Clinics Drop as Fears of ICE Raids Escalate

Sunita Sohrabji -
Dr. Jose Perez, CMO at the South Central Family Health Center, says ICE agents cannot conduct dragnet searches at community health clinics.
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Normalizing Black Men’s Mental Health, One Story At A Time

Sac Observer -
Suicide is the second-largest cause of death for Black men between the ages of 15 and 24.
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As Summer Heats Up, How Can Californians Stay Safe?

Selen Ozturk -
As summer gets hotter, Californians are at higher risk of wildfires, extreme heat, power outages and water disasters.
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How Medi-Cal is Closing Health Access Gaps

Selen Ozturk -
Although California reached its lowest uninsured rate in 2022, health care access remains a challenge for many low-income people and people of color.
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Medi-Cal Bridges Rural Divide in Tulelake

Peter Schurmann -
In Tulelake, one of the most underserved communities in Siskiyou County, a grassroots movement is promoting improved access to health care.
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Barriers to Alzheimer’s Care for Rural Californians

Selen Ozturk -
With Alzheimer’s now the second-leading cause of death for people in California, barriers to treatment are more harmful than ever.
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CA Bill Seeks to Address Food Insecurity Through Medi-Cal

Sejal Parekh -
Recipe 4 Health has delivered impressive results, including decreased indicators of chronic illness. AB 1975 would ensure permanent funding for the program.
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Medi-Cal Maternal Care Expanded to Counter Health Disparities

Selen Ozturk -
To close racial and ethnic birthing outcome disparities, Medi-Cal is expanding access to maternal health services — most notably, doula care.
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Vaccinations May Not Prevent Infections from New COVID Sub-Variant

Sunita Sohrabji -
The KP.2 subvariant of Omicron is far more contagious than its predecessors and may be able to evade Covid vaccines.
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The Next Human Pandemic Could Be Bird Flu

Sunita Sohrabji -
The next major human pandemic could be avian flu, which will likely hit hardest immigrant workers in the dairy and poultry industries.
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Medi-Cal Expands Access to Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment

Selen Ozturk -
California is on the national front lines of making mental health and substance use disorder care easier to access for patients of Medi-Cal.
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Medicaid Unwinding Deals Blow to Tenuous System of Care for Native Americans

KFF Health News -
Tribal leaders still didn’t know exactly how many of their citizens had been disenrolled a year into the process of redetermining Medicaid eligibility.
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Delivering Healthcare to Migrants in California’s ‘Last Frontier’

Peter Schurmann -
Smith River is not just rural, locals say, it’s rural remote, and it’s here where the state’s plan to extend healthcare to all residents is being tested. 
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