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Funding Shifts For Mental Health Spending

WEBBlack clients made up approximately 23.2% of patients served by the county in 2022, while only 11% of the county’s population identifies as Black, the latest county …

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Black Leaders Call For Health Equity

WEBThe resolution also commends CBHN for its efforts to improve the health, well-being and life expectancy of Black Californians. “The life expectancy at birth for …

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Researchers, Community Advocates Address Race, …

WEBA nonprofit called Do No Harm, which calls DEI a “divisive trend in medicine,” recently moved to block UCLA’s medical school from teaching students about …

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Despite Increased Access, Health Disparities For Blacks …

WEBHad Leslie Napper not finally been seen by a Black health professional, she’s not sure she’d be alive. Napper is now a passionate advocate for health equity …

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Free mental health resources in California: New apps and …

WEBThe Sierra Health Foundation’s Community Responsive Wellness Program connects youth, families and communities with the care and resources they need to …

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A Leader in Addressing Healthcare Disparities in Black Areas

WEBWilson believes that the Task Force has made serious inroads in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and other health and health care disparities that have plagued …

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Advocates to Gov. Newsom: Racial Disparities Are a Public …

WEBby CBM Newswire June 7, 2021. Bo Tefu | California Black Media. (CBM) – Some health advocates are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to treat health inequity in California as a …

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Sacramento County's health and racial equity unit driving …

WEBSacramento County Board of Supervisors named racism a public health crisis in November of 2020 and created a team to address issues and be responsive to …

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Doulas & Black Moms: Bridging the Gap Between Mental …

WEBBlack women die at nearly twice the rate of White Women during labor, according to data from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In July, the U.S. …

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Advancing Health Education and Equity: Six Questions for …

WEB(CBM) – The California Black Health Network (CBHN) is the only organization committed to advancing health equity for African Americans and Black immigrants in the …

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Striving for Quality and Affordable Health for Everyone: Six …

WEB(CBM) – The California Endowment’s (TCE) mission is to expand access to affordable, high-quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to …

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Rural Jails Turn to Health Workers to Help the Newly Released …

WEBSwapp meets with every person booked into the county jail soon after they arrive and helps them create a plan for the day they get out. She makes sure everyone …

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How New Sickle Cell Treatments Will Transform Patients’ Lives

WEBThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two sickle cell treatments with curative potential. Longtime SCD physician Dr. Marcia Treadwell sat …

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California's Opioid Crisis: Exploring Fentanyl's Deadly Impact

WEBA timeline covering the last 28 years of the crisis: In 1995, the Food and Drug Administration approved OxyContin, the painkiller that eventually became the main …

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Del Paso Heights Center Advocates For Neighborhood Wellness

WEBThe two entrepreneurs founded the Neighborhood Wellness Foundation in 2015 after meeting through the Sacramento chapter of a social organization, The Links, …

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Shades of Blue Project Confronts the Black Maternity Mortality Crisis

WEBEnter the Shades of Blue Project. This organization, founded by activist Kay Matthews, is “dedicated to helping women before, during and after child-birth with …

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Sacramento County Public Health Officer Olivia Kasirye Discusses …

WEBOlivia Kasirye has served as Sacramento County’s Public Health Officer since 2012. She is responsible for the direction and medical oversight of public health …

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Mayoral Candidate Dr. Flojaune Cofer Talks Policing, …

WEBDr. Flojaune Cofer, a public health advocate and former chair of the Measure U Community Advisory Committee, is running for mayor of Sacramento to fill …

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Sac County Supervisors Prodded To Honor Their Pledge To …

WEBPublic Health Advocates and Decarcerate Sacramento called on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors at its July 11 meeting to honor its commitment …

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James Brown Story Comes to the Big Screen

WEBHOLLYWOOD – Time and again we’ve heard the expression, “Behind every great man is a strong woman.” Such is inferred of DeeDee Brown perhaps the better

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Speculation Grows over Justice Clarence Thomas’ Health

WEBJustice Clarence Thomas, whose wife recently made headlines in revealing that she attended a January 6, 2021, rally that led to the U.S. Capitol insurrection, has …

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Kings Land River Cats And Sutter Health Park

WEBSources within the Kings organization told The OBSERVER that the financial acquisition hovers around $90-plus million. The business move gives the Kings …

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