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The need to solve California’s caregiver shortage

by Guest Commentary September 27, 2021September 26, 2021

As nursing shortages reach a crisis point, we are urging California officials to restructure our workforce with common sense solutions.

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How to improve California’s deadly record of outcomes for Black births

by Guest Commentary September 23, 2021September 22, 2021

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La pandemia puso al descubierto las desigualdades existentes. Los niños de California sintieron el dolor.

by Jocelyn Wiener June 30, 2021July 1, 2021

Rick Moran, kneeling, who lost his wife, Georgina, a hospital phlebotomist, to COVID-19 last year, holds a framed photo of her as he is comforted by his colleague Wallace Pippen during an event held to honor health care workers and those who lost loved ones to the virus at Providence St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton on May 10, 2021. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo

As California reopens, 6 things you need to know about COVID-19

by Ana B. Ibarra June 14, 2021June 16, 2021

Meredith Reyes, a lab technician, labels COVID-19 test swabs before processing at the Sonoma County Department of Public Health in Santa Rosa. California counties are fighting for more state health funds. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

County health agencies — fighting disease — also have to fight for state funds

by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra June 11, 2021June 11, 2021

Meredith Reyes, una técnica de laboratorio, etiqueta los hisopos de prueba de COVID-19 antes de procesarlos en el Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Sonoma en Santa Rosa. Los condados de California están luchando por obtener más fondos estatales para la salud. Foto de Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

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Las agencias de salud del condado, que luchan contra las enfermedades, también tienen que luchar por los fondos estatales

by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra June 11, 2021June 11, 2021

Ilustración a través de iStock

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Opinión: Un remedio integral para reducir los costos de atención médica

by Guest Commentary June 7, 2021June 7, 2021

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Fix youth mental health crisis with collaborative action

by Guest Commentary May 25, 2021May 25, 2021

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The future of aging in California requires investment, equity

by Guest Commentary May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

Las personas con y sin máscaras caminan por el muelle de Santa Mónica el 13 de mayo de 2021. En el condado de Los Ángeles, aproximadamente el 45% de la población elegible, o un poco más de un tercio de toda la población del condado, estaba completamente vacunada la semana pasada. Foto de Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo

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¿La inmunidad de grupo? Solo dos condados están siquiera cerca

by Ana B. Ibarra May 18, 2021May 18, 2021