DATOS MUESTRAN QUE EL COVID-19 GOLPEA MÁS FUERTE A LAS COMUNIDADES RURALES Y LATINAS DE KERN

September 4, 2020 / By Elizabeth Sanchez
Tags: Arvin, COVID-19, Health, Healthcare, lamont, mcfarland, pandemic, Shafter

Aunque ningún código postal o ciudad es inmune a contraer el virus el COVID-19, las comunidades rurales en el condado de Kern que son predominantemente hispanas o latinas son las más afectadas, según datos de salud pública.

COVID-19 hits Kern’s rural, Latino communities the hardest, data shows

September 2, 2020 / By Elizabeth Sanchez
Tags: Arvin, COVID-19, Healthcare, healthcare access, Hispanic, Kern County, Latino, Latmont, Low-income, mcfarland, pandemic, Poverty, Rural communities

Although no zip code or city is immune from contracting the COVID-19 virus, rural communities in Kern County that are predominantly Hispanic or Latino are being hit the hardest, according to public health data.

COVID-19 farmworker study seeks to find solutions to workers’ elevated vulnerability for contracting virus

July 30, 2020 / By Elizabeth Sanchez
Tags: central valley, COVID-19, COVID-19 farmworker study, farm workers, farmworker study, Farmworkers, Health, health care, Healthcare, PPE, UFW, Undocumented, working conditions

Agricultural workers have an elevated vulnerability for contracting COVID-19, according to a statewide survey on farmworkers’ worksite conditions during the pandemic.

‘¡Salud! Yes, Please!’ Documentary Brings Light to Stories and Struggles of Healthcare

June 29, 2017 / By Kern Sol News
Tags: Health, Healthcare, Randy Villegas

By Randy Villegas

Residents of Kern County packed a theater room at Maya Cinemas last Thursday to watch “¡Salud!