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Bakersfield College introduces Valley-wide health equity collaborative; aims to improve rural health with policy change
Health professionals from across the Central Valley gathered in Delano Friday to discuss at the Rural Poverty and Health Equity Summit a new collaboration that addresses health inequities in rural communities.
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Program helps those ‘Move to Improve’ daily activities with recovery class
When Karen was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis years ago, doctors weren’t sure when she would be able to move freely again.
Doctors were unsure if her condition was worsening or if she was becoming deconditioned, a state of functional loss in areas of mental status, degree of continence or ability to accomplish activities of daily living.
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Sol on the Street: CSUB students celebrate sustainability month
Every October college campuses celebrate Campus Sustainability Month, an international celebration of sustainability in higher education.
To celebrate, college campuses organize events to engage and inspire students to make sustainability changes.
Health care advocates celebrate the halt to public charge rule; remain vigilant as Trump Administration imposes new restrictions
Health care advocates gathered Tuesday morning in front of Clinica Sierra Vista on Niles Street to celebrate the latest news to the new public charge rule.
Kern County kicks off Binational Health Week; taskforce to focus on mental health services and Medi-Cal expansion
Kern County’s Binational Health Week Taskforce kicked off its 15th annual Binational Health Week Friday with the 2019 opening press conference at Mercy Hospital.
COMMENTARY: ‘Climate change cannot be solved individually’: Delano youth marched for environmental justice
BY OSCAR CAMACHO
Last Friday, Delano youth and other community members gathered together to march in solidarity with the rest of the world and demand environmental justice through the Delano Environmental Strike.