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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).
Mental Illness is not a Choice
Ja’Nell Gore, Youth Perspective
Too often social media gives a misconception of what depression looks like and sometimes even romanticizes it.
Ja’Nell Gore on Black History Month on In the 661
Bakersfield High School senior Ja’Nell Gore talks about what she experiences in school as far and Black History Month and what she thinks could be done better.
Meet Kiyoshi! The host of In the 661
Meet Kiyoshi Tomono and find out about his life, career and how he became the host for In the 661.
Jack Becker of Bike Bakersfield on In the 661
In this segment of In the 661, Jack Becker of Bike Bakersfield talks about what they are doing in Arvin to improve health outcomes!
KHSD Board Trustee Jeff Flores Talks about the KHSD redistricting on In the 661!
By: In the 661!
Jeff Flores talks about the Kern High School District’s decision to redistrict and more– all here in this latest segment of In the 661.
Meet the Team of In the 661: Kiyoshi Tomono
Kiyoshi Tomono is the host for Kern’s newest webcast: In the 661. Take a look at this special segment to learn more about our host Kiyoshi Tomono.
Gustavo Aguirre talks about IVAN app for reporting local environmental hazards on In the 661
Gustavo Aguirre talks about how youth leaders collaborated to create a new app, IVAN, for environmental justice.
Nataly Santamaria talks about how promotoras help improve physical and mental health of communities in Kern County on In the 661
Nataly Santamaria from Vison y Compromiso talks about how promotoras work to increase health outcomes among the Kern County community.
Marisol Guillen talks about healthcare enrollment efforts through Community Health Initiatives in In the 661
Marisol Guillen from Community Health Initiatives talks about their healthcare enrollment efforts with the Kern County community and the barriers people experience in rural areas to enroll in healthcare insurance.