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Brittney Millard: Helping Patients and Persevering Through Breast Cancer
Cancer can be many things. Some describe cancer as a journey, a struggle, or a fight. For Brittney Millard, a breast cancer diagnosis was a life-changing event that gave her the passion to help other cancer survivors. “It’s really what’s in your heart. You can [help] people you know in your daily life, just spreading ...
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The Amazing Story of Helen Cordova, the First Person in California to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine
Helen Cordova knows how dangerous COVID-19 is. She’s been working on the frontline as an ICU nurse throughout the entire…
COVID-19, Vaccines
Dominic Aliano: Making Multifamily Housing Smoke-Free for His Community
Growing up in a working-class, union family, Dominic Aliano saw firsthand how local governance could help people in his…
Air Quality, Quit Smoking
Rosa Herrera: ¡Vacúnese por su Familia!
Rosa Herrera sabe lo difícil que puede ser luchar contra el COVID-19. En octubre del 2020, dos de sus hijas estuvieron m…
COVID-19, Español, VaccinesRosa Herrera: Get the Vaccine for Your Family!
Rosa Herrera knows how difficult the battle with COVID-19 can be. Two of her daughters were really sick with COVID-19 in…
COVID-19, Vaccines
Jesus Larralde: Get the Vaccine So We Can Return to Normal!
Jesus Larralde is ready for the pandemic to be over. He wants to be able to spend time with his sisters and his dad, who…
COVID-19, VaccinesJesús Larralde: ¡Vacúnense para que podamos volver a la normalidad!
Jesús Larralde está listo para que se acabe la pandemia. Quiere poder pasar tiempo con sus hermanas y su papá, que está…
COVID-19, Español, Vaccines
Patricia Chalela: A Team Player Involving Technology into Latino Health Promotion Research
Patricia Chalela has always loved working in public health and being a valuable member of a team. Chalela is an associat…
Embracing All People, Latino Cancer, Quit Smoking
Daniel Carlos Hughes: From Quitting Dow Chemical to Studying Holistic Health, Cancer Prevention
Daniel Carlos Hughes thought he wanted to be a chemical engineer. He worked at Dow Chemical for 23 years, moving up to a…
Cancer, Clinical Trials
Flávia Fernandes: Connecting with Community Through Healthy Cookbooks
From a young age, Flávia Fernandes wanted to practice medicine. Thanks to years of resiliency and dedication, she is now…
Healthy Food
Margarita Alegría: Engaging Minority Communities in Mental Health Research
With over 30 years of working in mental health and disparities research, Margarita Alegría is what you might call an exp…
Increasing Recognition, Mental Health