Environment & Climate

People walk into downtown Calexico after crossing the United States-Mexico border on December 1, 2020.

Hit hard by the pandemic, one California county looks to vaccinate its most vulnerable

Often overshadowed by its larger, more affluent neighbors to the west, Imperial County had few testing and vaccination resources early on. Now, flush with vaccines, groups in the county are taking targeted efforts to reach vulnerable communities.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics
Volunteers help load boxes of food into vehicles after asking drivers how many boxes of food they want on June 4, 2021.

From farms to families

How a federal program to help farmers during the pandemic is changing the local food landscape

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Food and Nutrition
CNN Newswire

In rural Georgia, a door-to-door push to get neighbors vaccinated against Covid-19

That's not just a problem for Randolph County and other rural places where vaccines have been slow to take off. Lagging vaccination rates in rural areas could extend the pandemic for the entire country, according to CDC researchers.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

El Tecolote Survey 2021 Key Findings

This survey was developed and gathered by El Tecolote with the support of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism 2020 Impact Fund, and in collaboration with Mujeres Hacia El Conocimiento in alliance with Excelsior Works.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health