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California Department of Public Health confirms 31 COVID-19 related deaths
The California Department of Public Health confirmed Sunday two more deaths in Kern County, totaling to 31 COVID-19 related deaths.
Supervisors say they’re ‘ready to move forward’ with reopening of economy, after Governor releases new guidelines
Updated 5/19/20 at 4:00pmDuring the Kern County Board of Supervisors afternoon meeting, all five supervisors voted unanimously in favor of supporting the re-opening of Kern County businesses according to stage 2 guidelines.
UFW Foundation to help undocumented immigrants apply for Disaster Relief Assistance during pandemic
As part of the California’s Immigrant Assistance Program, the UFW Foundation on Monday began helping provide financial assistance to undocumented immigrants who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
COMMENTARY: California Surgeon General advocates for health equity in Kern
BY CAROLINE FARRELL
California’s first Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris held a listening in Bakersfield in May, with hopes to hear about local challenges and to share the Administration’s priorities, which advocate for health equity, advancing the social determinants of health and screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) from lifelong exposure to toxic environments (social, physical, and natural).
Register to vote today, on National Voter Registration Day
If you used the Google browser Tuesday, you may have noticed a bit more red, white and blue.
In California, Students and Parents Prefer the New School Lunches
New America Media, News Report, Suzanne Manneh and Jacob Simas, Posted: Oct 18, 2012 By a ratio of 3 to 1, public school students in California say the new healthy school meals being served up in California’s K-12 public schools are better than what they’ve had in the past, according to a survey released today by The California Endowment, a private, statewide health foundation.