Birthing parents report isolation during the pandemic and stress after the closure of the labor and delivery center in Fort Bragg last year, revealing strains on maternal healthcare in Mendocino County.
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This article was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2021 California Fellowship.
Dana Ullman is reporting on health-related stories for The Mendocino Voice with support from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. This article was produced as a series for the 2021 Center for Health Journalism California Fellowship.
As COVID-19 spread through Santa Maria in early 2020, basic information about preventive measures failed to reach much of the population.
This story was written by SweSwe Aye while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's 2021 California Fellowship.
Her other stories include:
Part 1: Burmese American Community's Vaccination Efforts
Dana Ullman is reporting on health-related stories for The Mendocino Voice with support from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. This article was produced as a series for the 2021 Center for Health Journalism California Fellowship....
Crowded homes creating the perfect environment for COVID-19 cases to spread like wildfire in Santa Maria, an epicenter for the virus in Santa Barbara County.
The fourth and last in a series of articles on the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on the Black community in Los Angeles.
Communication and cultural barriers speed spread of the virus in one Central California community.
The Pinoleville Pomo Nation is making efforts to address the increase of suicide in communities across the county.