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Mending California's Great Divide

Mending California's Great Divide

What determines how a family experiences the wide-ranging social and economic effects of COVID-19? We review current data from our PerryUndem survey.

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Lideres Campesinas helps at-risk farmworkers stay safe during COVID-19

This blog originally appeared on the Blue Shield News Center. California farmland is often called “America’s salad bowl,” as our country’s largest producer of fresh produce, but it can also be a...

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How Children’s Council of San Francisco is turning family and neighbor child care workers into thriving small business owners

Healthier, happier childcare workers lead to better outcomes for the children they care for. These conditions improve childcare and provide a path for the workers to follow, leading to long-term careers.

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Why we're investing in the economic security of Californians

Many Californians are just trying to make it to tomorrow. Increasing income, benefits, and job quality of workers, especially of racial and gender minorities, is a good step towards economic security.

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Kids at risk: We must work together to avoid a post-COVID health crisis

This article originally appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle : Almost everyone, to some extent, has suffered from the isolation, uncertainty, or emotional and economic effects of the pandemic. But...

Debbie I. Chang, MPH Rajni Dronamraju

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Investing in Health: A Bold and Pragmatic Federal Action Plan

COVID-19 has exposed and intensified long-standing problems in our country, including deep cracks in the U.S. health system and racial and economic injustice.

Debbie I. Chang, MPH Melinda K. Abrams

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