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Health
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Advocates rally for continuous Medi-Cal coverage as disenrollments surge
As millions of Californians are being disenrolled from Medi-Cal due to unwinding, advocates are increasing pressure on Governor Gavin Newsom to approve funding for continuous medical coverage for children in his May budget revisions.
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Q&A with Kern Public Health: Understanding HIV Testing, Treatment, and Prevention
In a 2022 most recent study, Kern County Public Health detected 200 positive new cases of HIV in Kern County. Highest increase in HIV in 20 years.
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Kern County Public Health’s ‘Waste Hunger Not Food’ Program: Addressing Food Insecurity and Nourishing Communities
In the month of April, Kern County Public Health identified food insecurity and malnutrition as one of their top health challenges in the community, and to help combat these issues, they implemented the Waste Hunger Not Food program.
The Center and BAIHP bring diverse community members together to talk about nonbinary native youth‘s death
The indigenous and 2SLGBTQ+ community are in mourning since the death of 16 year old, Chahta (Choctaw) native Owasso High School student Nex Benedict, a nonbinary youth who identified with they/them pronouns, in February 2024.
The California Racial Equity Commission holds event in Lamont and Delano this week
On Wednesday and Thursday, March 20th and 21st, there will be an event held by the California Racial Equity Commission (CREC) to help educate the public about health inequities and much more.
CSUB opens new counseling center
California State University Bakersfield (CSUB) now has a new location for the student counseling center, and it’s bigger and better.