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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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Luz Garcini: Helping Latino Immigrants Heal from Grief
Luz Garcini wants to help Latinos heal from the loss of a loved one. “One of the biggest needs that we see in the commun…
Embracing All People, Mental Health
Norma Cavazos: Get the COVID-19 Vaccine to Protect Your Health, Community!
Like many of us, Norma Cavazos has had her life turned upside down by COVID-19. Many of her family members have gotten s…
COVID-19, Vaccines
Nevada Vaccine Equity Collaborative Fights Hesitancy & Inequities For COVID-19 Vaccinations
Everyone deserves an equal chance to get a COVID-19 vaccine. But some communities, like Latinos, don’t have as much acce…
COVID-19, Vaccines
La historia asombrosa de Helen Córdova, la primera persona en California en recibir la vacuna COVID-19
Helen Córdova sabe lo peligroso que es el COVID-19. Ella ha estado trabajando en la primera línea como enfermera de la U…
COVID-19, Español, Vaccines
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