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Rosa 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 October 2020 and were hospitalized during their infections. Herrera herself got sick, too, but had a mild case. “It was really scary. I couldn’t see them and since both of them were hospitalized at ...
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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, Vaccines
Rosa 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, Vaccines
Jesús 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 Immigrants, 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