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Kristen Hwang CalMatters In its continued battle to bulletproof the right to abortion, California is suing two major anti-abortion groups over claims made about the viability of “abortion pill reversal,” Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday September 21. Heartbeat International, a national anti-abortion group, and RealOptions Obria, a chain...
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Health insurance does not help you if you can’t find a primary-care doctor – and that is a problem for 100 million Americans, according to a new report. Researchers from the National Association of Community Health Centers have found that one-quarter of medically disenfranchised people are children. Joe Dunn, senior vice...
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In the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Crisis Pregnancy Centers are drawing more scrutiny. In June, California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned the centers advertise reproductive health care services, but their true mission is to dissuade people from seeking an abortion. Stephanie Peng, senior manager...
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Colorado’s community health centers are joining a national effort pushing back against Big Pharma’s recent moves making it harder to provide discounted medicines to people living in severe poverty. Donald Moore, chief executive officer of the Pueblo Community Health Center, said a federal program known as 340B has helped...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service PARADISE, Calif. – Community health centers are stepping up to the plate to speed recovery after the deadly Camp Fire in Northern California and the Woolsey fire north of Los Angeles, by providing crucial non-emergency health care services. Ampla Health runs multiple clinics near...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service CONCORD, Calif. – A coalition of health, labor and environmental groups is asking the Trump administration to release specific locations for immigrant detention centers to be built on military bases – sites that may be polluted. President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance policy at the border...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – California community health centers are sending teams and equipment to aid hurricane victims, even though the centers are staring down a funding cliff – at risk of losing 70 percent of their federal funding unless Congress takes action by the end...
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• Almaden Community Center 6445 Camden Ave. San Jose, CA 95120 Phone Number: (408) 268-1133 Hours of Operation: 8am – 8pm Note: Open as cooling center only when temperatures reach mid 90 degrees or higher • Bascom Community Center 1000 S. Bascom Ave. San Jose, CA 95128 Phone Number:...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The State of California is considering scrapping the neighborhood polling place by 2018 in favor of more vote-by-mail balloting and new “Vote Centers.” Experts testified at two informational hearings at the State Assembly on August 2 to explain the concept, which...