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Was the public health workforce’s pandemic funding boost enough?
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During the decade after the 2008 recession, state funding for public health dropped 64%.COVID-19
California to end the COVID state of emergency
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The state of emergency gave Newsom wide-ranging powers to issue mandates and enter into billions of dollars of emergency response contracts.Bay Area
Californians confront rising cost of living
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The state already has a higher percentage of residents living in poverty than any other in the nation.COVID-19
Will Covid spike again this fall? 6 tips to help you stay safe
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Recent research suggests that the covid virus is mutating to better dodge people’s immune defenses.Health Matters
BMI: The mismeasure of weight and the mistreatment of obesity
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The human body mass index is tied to a measure of obesity invented almost 200 years ago.Bay Area
19 California school districts recognized for policies that support LGBTQ+ students
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Some 118 school districts completed the survey. Piedmont Unified School District was one of 225 that did not respond.Bay Area
Health care workers union is using ballot measures to remedy low wages amid a workforce shortage
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Union leaders hope that local wins for two measures to raise healthcare workers' wages at private facilities will spur a statewide movement.California
Addiction experts fear the fallout if California legalizes sports betting
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Psychiatrists are especially concerned about online betting.Bay Area
