Oakland Airport to offer free COVID testing for Hawaii-bound passengers
Passengers who prove they have a negative COVID test within 72 hours of departure can forgo the 14-day quarantine.
Health and Wellness
Oakland Voices’ health coverage examines health challenges and solutions in Oakland in order to be a catalyst to eliminate health inequities, change narratives, and transform the Town.
“Para Chuparse Los Dedos” (“Finger-licking Good”) Central American Recipes and Stories from the East Bay
Cut off from our homelands as refugees not able to return, our food recipes are core to the Central American identity.
Pepian recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”
Pepian, a meat stew recipe from Guatemala. Recipe by Vilma Morales-Garcia. from "Para Chuparse Los Dedos."
Sopa de res, a Salvadoran soup recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”
Read the article by Marabet Morales about the new Central American-focused cookbook and oral history project. SOPA DE RES Serves 6-8 Ingredients: 2-3 pounds of beef bone (You can ask the meat butcher to cut[Read more]
Nacatamales, a Nicaraguan tamales recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”
A Nicaraguan tamales recipe courtesy of "Para Chuparse Los Dedos."
Concerted effort between UCSF, Black organizations, hope to test 1,000 people this Friday and Saturday in Oakland
Two upcoming pop-up test sites hope to test 1,000 African Americans in Oakland, the population with most devastating COVID effects in Alameda County.
Dr. Gerard Jenkins, Chief Medical Officer of Native American Health Center, talks COVID-19, health inequities in Oakland
"One of the things I’ve tried to emphasize to my friends and others is by getting tested and knowing, you’re doing yourself a favor and helping reduce that risk for others."
Interview: Public Health Professor Jason Corburn about COVID-19 in Oakland
How racism contributes to some communities experiencing COVID-19 more than others.
Local Artists Beautify Community Fridges as COVID-19 Continues
Since the start of the pandemic, the Bay Area has banded together in a multitude of ways to support the most critical needs of our community. Cheetah, the first restaurant supply app, is launching a[Read more]
Caring during COVID-19: The Essential Work of Being A Caregiver
Ed, sole caregiver for his wife, both contract COVID-19 despite precautions.
