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  • CA community health workers reach out as immigration raids continue

    Community health workers, promotoras and representatives are reaching out to Medi-Cal beneficiaries across the state, including immigrants. As confusion and fear spread about immigration raids, they’re working to provide comfort and information on health care rights. According to Cal Matters, immigration agents are showing up at medical facilities more...
  • Alarming violence rates continue against Indigenous women

    Indigenous people have made great contributions to the country yet the alarming rates of violence against them remains a public health crisis. A new study showed intimate partner violence disproportionately impacts Indigenous women more than any other ethnic or racial group in the U.S. The murder rate for Native...
  • California Will Continue to Implement Slavery in its Prisons

    Sunaina Tadakamalla Ethnic Media Services California voters rejected Proposition 6, a measure aiming to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude for prisoners, according to its proponents. The margin between votes was not particularly close. As of November 18, with 94% of votes counted, 53% voted no — 7.5 million —...
  • As Folks Continue Telecommuting, Experts Urge Ergonomic Focus

    Many find themselves still working from home, and ergonomic and health experts say it’s past time to take a more critical look at their home-office setup and daily work practices. A 2016 analysis by the United States Bone and Joint Initiative estimated that one in two U.S. adults suffers from musculoskeletal...
  • The US can continue expelling migrants under Title 42

    Neither the petition of more than 300 organizations defending immigrants, nor the pressure of a handful of the most prominent Democratic leaders mattered. The Administration of President Biden partially maintained the validity of one of the most controversial legacies of the Trump era: The application of Title 42, which...
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