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Journalists Look Into Wildfire Trauma and the South’s Monkeypox Response

September 17, 2022 KFF Health News Original

KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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Melissa Lopez explains the covid testing process to a taco shop employee. They are in the back of the restaurant, and storage items are visible on the shelves behind them.

Adolescentes latinos se entrenan para educar sobre las vacunas contra covid

By Heidi de Marco January 24, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Organizaciones comunitarias de salud en California y en todo el país forman a adolescentes, muchos de ellos latinos, para que actúen como educadores de la salud en la escuela, en las redes sociales y en las comunidades donde persiste el miedo a la vacuna contra covid.

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Melissa Lopez explains the covid testing process to a taco shop employee. They are in the back of the restaurant, and storage items are visible on the shelves behind them.

Latino Teens Are Deputized as Health Educators to Sway the Unvaccinated

By Heidi de Marco January 24, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Some community health groups are training Latino teens to conduct outreach and education, particularly in places where covid vaccine fears linger.

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Journalists Explain the Effects of ‘Dobbs’ Decision and New Insurer Price Transparency Rules

July 9, 2022 KFF Health News Original

KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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Líder de justicia ambiental dice que la Proposición 30 ayudaría a limpiar el aire en zonas en riesgo

By Heidi de Marco September 29, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Ana González creció viendo cómo Inland Empire se transformaba de plantaciones de cítricos y viñedos en almacenes y centros de distribución minorista. Ahora es una zona en alto riesgo ambiental.

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Niños del norte de California aprenden a lidiar con el trauma que dejan los incendios

By Heidi de Marco September 9, 2022 KFF Health News Original

A medida que los incendios forestales de California se vuelven más intensos, frecuentes y generalizados, muchos niños que los sobreviven experimentan traumas psicológicos duraderos, como ansiedad, depresión y trastorno de estrés postraumático.

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Environmental Justice Leader Says Proposition 30 Would Help Struggling Areas Clear the Air

By Heidi de Marco September 29, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Ana Gonzalez, who leads an environmental justice group in the Inland Empire, has endorsed Proposition 30, a ballot initiative backed by the ride-hailing company Lyft that would tax millionaires to fund zero-emission vehicle subsidies and electric charging stations. She contends most state policies overlook marginalized communities that are disproportionately affected by air pollution.

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Para las familias médicamente vulnerables, la presión de la inflación es inevitable

By Heidi de Marco August 15, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Para millones de familias que viven con enfermedades crónicas, trastornos cardíacos, diabetes y cáncer, u otras condiciones debilitantes, la inflación está demostrando ser un doloroso flagelo que podría perjudicar su salud.

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LA’s First Heat Officer Says Helping Vulnerable Communities Is Key to Achieving Climate Goals

By Heidi de Marco July 1, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Los Angeles taps Marta Segura, director of the city’s climate emergency mobilization office, as its first heat officer. Segura, the first Hispanic person to hold such a position in the country, will work across city departments on an early warning system while developing cooling strategies.

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Primera oficial para el clima de LA dice que ayudar a comunidades vulnerables es clave para alcanzar metas climáticas

By Heidi de Marco July 1, 2022 KFF Health News Original

El calor extremo puede causar calambres, agotamiento por calor e insolación. El calor extremo contribuyó a la muerte de unas 12,000 personas en Estados Unidos cada año entre 2010 y 2020, según un estudio de la Universidad de Washington. Es probable que esas cifras aumenten.

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Children in Northern California Learn to Cope With Wildfire Trauma

By Heidi de Marco September 9, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Doctors and health officials say more children in the state are growing up with wildfire, which can cause stress, depression, anxiety, and other lasting trauma. Experts say there are ways to help kids stay calm.

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For Medically Vulnerable Families, Inflation’s Squeeze Is Inescapable

By Heidi de Marco August 15, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Inflation hasn’t hit Americans like this in decades. And families living with chronic diseases have little choice but to pay more for the medicine, supplies, and food they need to stay healthy.

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Se desploma la asistencia a eventos de vacunación contra covid en Los Ángeles

By Heidi de Marco April 18, 2022 KFF Health News Original

A medida que las infecciones por covid han ido disminuyendo, también lo ha hecho el interés en las vacunas, a pesar de que estas dosis son altamente efectivas para evitar enfermarse de gravedad y morir a causa del virus.

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Médicos voluntarios comparten información sobre las vacunas de covid con detenidos de ICE

By Heidi de Marco March 18, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Los detenidos dicen que confían en ellos. Doctores hablan por teléfono con personas en centros del ICE y ofrecen información confiable sobre las vacunas.

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Otra amenaza a la educación en la era de covid: jubilación masiva de maestros latinos

By Heidi de Marco February 11, 2022 KFF Health News Original

En 2021, el 59% de los educadores hispanos estaba planeando retirarse, algunos antes de tiempo. Una cifra mucho más alta que años anteriores.

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Los hospitales derivan pacientes de atención primaria a centros de salud “semejantes” para mejorar las finanzas

By Phil Galewitz Photos by Heidi de Marco September 9, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Pero, a diferencia de los centros de salud comunitarios, los semejantes no reciben una subvención federal anual para cubrir los costos operativos. Tampoco obtienen la cobertura económica del gobierno federal para casos de negligencia médica.

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Attendance Plummets at LA Covid Vaccination Events

By Heidi de Marco April 18, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Across Los Angeles County, few people are showing up at covid vaccination drives even though nearly 2 million residents remain unvaccinated.

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Sharing Covid Vax Facts Inside ICE Detention, One Detainee at a Time

By Heidi de Marco March 18, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Thousands of ICE detainees nationwide have tested positive for covid; 11 have died. Medical providers in California are volunteering to educate immigrants awaiting trial or deportation about covid treatment and vaccination.

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Tacos y pollo al curry: Medi-Cal ofrece comidas preparadas en un experimento de atención médica

By Heidi de Marco and Angela Hart June 1, 2022 KFF Health News Original

El programa ayuda a personas con diabetes y otras afecciones a comer más sano y a aprender sobre alimentos saludables. Busca mejorar la salud y reducir costos en atención médica.

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Exits by Black and Hispanic Teachers Pose a New Threat to Covid-Era Education

By Heidi de Marco February 11, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Schools that serve poor and disadvantaged kids have taken a series of hits during the pandemic. Now, teachers of color are leaving the profession at higher rates than are white teachers.

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