Some health leaders say data needs to be more detailed on the Middle Eastern/North African and Asian populations to better target resources.
Tag: Ellen Ahn
Posted inNEWS
Orange County’s Coronavirus Positivity Rates Keep Increasing in Working Class Neighborhoods
Community organizations are already stretched thin and leaders worry about a massive spike following Thanksgiving.
Posted inNEWS
More Coronavirus Testing to Come to Poor, Often Minority Neighborhoods
The testing effort comes as a focus on addressing chronic health conditions in poor neighborhoods has surfaced.
Posted inTop Stories
Battered Lives: Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Abuse Hard for Immigrant Families
Culture, traditions, legal status and social isolation can make domestic violence in immigrant families harder to prevent, and respond to. Second in a three-part series.
Posted inTop Stories
Culture, Opportunity Lead to Gambling Issues for OC Asians
Gambling rates are higher among Asians than any other ethnicity. For many in the local Vietnamese community, casinos are a diversion from a hardscrabble life. For some, however, gambling leads to addiction.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Local Organizations Lose Out on Grants for Obamacare Outreach
A coalition of Orange County community organizations and health clinics say they won’t have the funding to do crucial outreach and education on the new health care law.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
CalOptima Selects Members to Respond to Grand Jury
The board has until the end of April to answer the grand jury’s accusations that Supervisor Janet Nguyen has damaged the health plan.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Supervisors Name New CalOptima Board Members
Two campaign donors to Supervisor Janet Nguyen got seats, but another of her preferred candidates was passed over.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Supervisors to Vote on New CalOptima Board Members
Nine finalists were selected from a list of 52 applicants. Two are campaign contributors to Supervisor Janet Nguyen.
