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families

Budget surplus presents opportunity to invest in families, children

by Guest Commentary January 10, 2022January 9, 2022

Investing in services that promote optimal child development, maternal health and family stability is crucial to California’s future.

We need a strong Civilian Climate Corps in California

by Guest Commentary September 28, 2021September 27, 2021

The need to solve California’s caregiver shortage

by Guest Commentary September 27, 2021September 26, 2021

birth

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

by Guest Commentary September 23, 2021September 22, 2021

CalMatters en Español

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, 2021September 28, 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, 2021September 28, 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

CalMatters en Español

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

CalMatters en Español

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

by Guest Commentary June 7, 2021June 7, 2021

mental health

Fix youth mental health crisis with collaborative action

by Guest Commentary May 25, 2021May 25, 2021