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Sunita Sohrabji

Sunita Sohrabji is the Health Editor at Ethnic Media Services.

California Black Media Brings New Lens to Sacramento Shootings

The shootings reflect what is happening in Black neighborhoods across California and embody two principal concerns, crime and gun violence.

SB 911, Which Creates $50 Million Fund to Support Independent Media, Passes Through Key Committee in California Senate

The bill would create an 11-member state board that would administer the funds to bona fide news organizations and reporters over a five-year period.

BA.2 Covid Variant Now Accounts for More Than One Third of New Infections, Says CDC

The CDC is watching closely the rise of infections from the new variant, which now account for 35 percent of new Covid infections in the U.S.

Covid Vaccines are Safe and Effective for 5-11 Year Olds

That message was delivered during a March 15 briefing for the South Asian community organized by the non-profit South Asian Network.

Can K-6 Grade Children Safely Return to School Without Masks?

Less than one-third of 5 to 11-year-olds in California are fully vaccinated and are now returning to elementary schools which have no masking requirements.

Biden Appoints Dr. Ashish Jha as White House Covid Czar

Jha, the Dean of Public Health at Brown University, replaces outgoing Covid czar Jeffrey Zients.

California EDD Adds 15 Languages, Expands Access to Unemployment Insurance

The agency will be translating all written materials into the 15 most-used languages in the state and adding more interpreters to its phone lines.

As Western World Rallies to Support Ukraine, Media in Asia Divided on Coverage of Russian Invasion

As the West rallies in its support for Ukraine, media in Asia are offering a more nuanced perspective in line with their country’s dealings with Russia.

California State Lawmakers Introduce Two Bills to Combat Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

California lawmakers introduced two bills in the state Legislature Feb. 17 aimed at combating the surge of hate crimes targeting Asian Americans and Pacific...

‘Nos están haciendo desaparecer del mapa’ – los líderes latinos critican el plan de redistribución de los distritos electorales de Florida

Los latinos ahora componen más de una cuarta parte de la población de Florida, pero el estado no se está creando ningún distrito con una mayoría de latinos.

Black Family Caregivers Endorse Vaccines and Boosters as California Battles Covid

There are more than 4.5 million family caregivers in California alone, but they are largely invisible in the broader healthcare system.

‘They Are Making Us Disappear From the Map’ — Latino Leaders Rebuke Florida Redistricting Plan

Latinos now comprise more than one-fourth of Florida’s population, but no majority Latino districts are being created.

Poor Once More: Millions of Families Thrown Back Into Poverty as Child Tax Credit Expires

Image: Loree D. Jones, CEO of Philabundance, a hunger relief project in Philadelphia, was among several experts speaking on the expiration of the Child...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Proposes Universal Healthcare, Including Undocumented

The $614 million proposal is part of the 2022-23 state budget known as the California Blueprint, which the governor unveiled a day earlier.

공중 보건 전문가들은 COVID에 노출된 후 CDC의 격리 시간 단축에 대해 우려하고 있습니다

공중 보건 전문가들은 개인이 코로나에 노출된 후 격리 시간이 절반으로 단축되는 새로운 질병 통제 센터 지침에 대해 우려를 표명하고 있습니다.  CDC는 12월 27일 개정된 지침을...

Los expertos en salud pública se preocupan por el tiempo de aislamiento acortado de los CDC después de la exposición al Covid

Los expertos en salud pública están preocupados por las nuevas pautas de los CDC que reducen a la mitad el tiempo de aislamiento para las que expuestas a Covid.

公共卫生专家担心 CDC 在接触 COVID 后会缩短隔离时间

公共卫生专家对疾病控制中心的新指南表示担忧,该指南将个人暴露于 Covid 后的隔离时间缩短了一半。 

Public Health Experts Worry About CDC’s Shortened Isolation Time Following Exposure to Covid

The CDC issued its revised guidelines Dec. 27, recommending that people who have tested positive for Covid isolate for five days, down from the previous 10-day requirement.

팬데믹의 명암: 청소년 자살율, 우울증 증가 불구하고 도움받을 곳은 부족해

코로나19로 인한 죽음이 계속되면서 10대 자살과 우울증 발생률이 높아지고 있다. 그러나 유색 인종 커뮤니티 내 코로나 팬데믹으로 인한 증상에 대처하기 위한 정신건강 대책은 부족한 것이 현실이다.

疫情影響: 青少年自殺率與憂鬱症罹患率飆增 少有資源可協助

新冠疫情期間青少年的自殺率和憂鬱症罹患率與新冠病毒造成的死亡一樣令人震驚,尤其是在少數族裔社區之中,但是卻少有精神健康資源可以解決這場看不見的疫情。

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