Community Health | BLACK 2/2

Sep 24, 20211 min read

VACCINE ACCESS & EQUITY

Read about working alongside community leaders & networks to dismantle barriers to vaccines here: https://www.phi.org/our-work/strategic-...

Sep 24, 20211 min read

BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER BRINGS VACCINES TO FRESNO CITY COLLEGE

Check out this article by the Student Run Fresno City College Newspaper, The Rampage! https://www.therampageonline.com/news/2021/09/19/bl...

Sep 15, 20211 min read

DOULA PERSPECTIVES COMMUNITY-BASED DOULA LISTENING SESSION

We believe that through the support doulas provide, we can improve the health outcomes of Black mothers and babies. To that end, we need...

Aug 12, 20211 min read

AIR POLLUTION AND PRETERM BIRTH

A full-term pregnancy lasts for 40 weeks. When a baby is born before 37 weeks of completed pregnancy they are preterm. Babies weighing...

Aug 5, 20211 min read

CENTRAL VALLEY LEADER CHAMPIONS EARLY INVESTMENTS TO TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE FOR BLACK COMMUNITIES

Read the article here: https://cafwd.org/news/central-valley-leader-champions-early-investments-to-transform-healthcare-for-black-communi...

Jul 4, 20211 min read

KAISER PERMANENTE HELPS LOCAL GROUPS WORKING TO GET MINORITIES VACCINATED

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Rural communities and minorities across the Central Valley struggled when it came to getting the COVID-19...

Jul 2, 20211 min read

BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION & SUPPORT EFFORTS IN FRESNO COUNTY

For the pdf report click on the link: https://www.first5fresno.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CVHPI-Breastfeeding-Efforts-8.17.pdf Learn...

Jun 29, 20211 min read

AFRICAN AMERICAN INFANT MORTALITY IN FRESNO COUNTY

For the pdf report click on the link: https://www.first5fresno.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AAIM-1-15-2016-Final-2.pdf

Jun 29, 20211 min read

ANNOUNCING OUR NEW RAP GRANTEES

Read the article here: https://pretermbirthca.ucsf.edu/news/announcing-our-new-rap-grantees

Jun 24, 20211 min read

HELPING TO ENSURE EQUITY AMID A GLOBAL PANDEMIC — REMARKABLE WOMEN

Read the article here: https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/remarkable-women/helping-to-ensure-equity-amid-a-global-pandemic-remarkable...

Jun 24, 20211 min read

SOME CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MINORITY GROUPS UNDECIDED ON TAKING COVID VACCINE

Read the article here: https://abc30.com/coronavirus-vaccine-central-califonria-california-valley/8781126/ Learn more about COVID-19...

Jun 24, 20211 min read

FRESNO'S COVID-19 EQUITY PROJECT INSPIRES COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS IN OTHER COUNTIES

Read and listen to the article here: https://www.kvpr.org/post/fresnos-covid-19-equity-project-inspires-community-health-programs-other-c...

Jun 24, 20211 min read

WITH FRESNO'S AFRICAN AMERICAN COVID-19 COALITION, LEADERS AIM TO CURB VIRUS AND BUILD TRUST

Read and listen to the article here: https://www.kvpr.org/post/fresnos-african-american-covid-19-coalition-leaders-aim-curb-virus-and-bui...

Mar 18, 20211 min read

COVID-19 ISOLATION & VACCINE GUIDE

COVID-19 comes in waves. Careful planning and preparation are essential to maintaining low infection rates. Tips to lower your risk of...

Dec 7, 20201 min read

A CONVERSATION WITH BLACK LEADERS ABOUT COVID-19 AND CA’S BLACK COMMUNITIES

California’s Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) Chair, Dr. Shirley Weber, recently teamed with California’s Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke...

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