Health Equity
‘Therapy groups have taught me to value and love myself’
When Nuria Dardón emigrated, she found the psychological help she needed to overcome her traumas and fears, after years of stigma, abuse and domestic violence in Guatemala.
California advocates continue the fight for better health data on Indigenous communities
Indigenous communities with roots in Latin America have long gone unrecognized in California government datasets. Here’s what advocates plan to do after the veto on a bill that aimed to change that.
Community workers fan out to persuade immigrant seniors to get covered by Medi-Cal
California has enrolled into Medi-Cal more than 300,000 older immigrant lacking legal residency since 2022, but the state doesn’t know how many more might be eligible.
‘Everything piled up’: surviving COVID-19 and violence in East Oakland
Francisca Sánchez emigrated to California so that her daughter could fulfill the dream of going to university. But the pandemic and the escalating violence got in their way.
How one Oakland school is investing in mental health support
California is investing billions in student mental health. Here’s how one school is supporting the needs of Maya Mam students.
Oakland’s undocumented community struggles to keep up with rent and bills
As the pandemic drags on, many undocumented Latino immigrants—barred from receiving government benefits—are feeling the strain.
More Oaklanders left sick and in the dark as COVID surges and county says it can’t keep up
After Maria González got sick, she expected a follow-up call from county health workers. Why didn’t it come?
We were happy. But when the illness appeared, things got complicated
One member of East Oakland’s immigrant Mam community shares his story about surviving during the pandemic.