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Policymakers, Advocates and Worried Californians Join Forces to Save Medi-Cal
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media The U.S. Congress is debating cuts to Medicaid and other social programs after voting…
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The Heart of Early Childhood Education:
Child Care Providers and Families Working Together By Allyson D. Andrews, MSW, LLMSW, Director of Early Childhood Education, 20 Degrees The Reality… Running a childcare center is more than a job…
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California Surgeon General’s Office Launches New Tool to Lower Maternal Mortality Rates
By Edward Henderson | California Black Media The California Surgeon General’s Office has launched a new questionnaire that they believe will help…
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OP-ED: Anti-Obesity Medicines Are Not All Created Equally
Weight loss pills are harmful to health.Diet pill and lose weight (Photo Credit By Nalin Prutimongkol) By: Colonel Jeffrey D. Glover – President, NOBLEDr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. – President and CEO NNPA The new FDA-approved…
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California Flu Rates are Highest in 4 Years: Here Is how to Protect Yourself
By Edward Henderson | California Black Media Flu cases in California have surged to the highest levels the state has…
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Two New California Bills Are Aiming to Lower Your Prescription Drug Costs
By Edward Henderson | California Black Media Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has introduced two bills in the State Senate that…
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Rep. Waters deeply disappointed about the alarming increase in homelessness
Maxine Waters, United States congresswoman from California, at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 2016. Congresswoman Maxine Waters…
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Three Percent of Calif’s Doctors are Black. Advocates Want Increased Representation
By Edward Henderson | California Black Media Only 3% of doctors in California are Black, compared to about 5% nationwide. …
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Advocates: Calif.’s Maternal Health Blueprint Ignores Systemic Racism, Community Solutions
By McKenzie Jackson | California Black Media Black mothers in California experience a maternal mortality rate that is three times…
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First Partner Jennifer Siebel-Newsom Backs New State Effort Addressing Black Maternal Mortality
By Edward Henderson | California Black Media California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom has joined forces with the Office of Community…
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