Tag Archives: health disparities

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One in five homeless students in Oakland not attending online class

By Momo Chang Posted October 22, 2020 8:50 am

High rates of Oakland's homeless, foster, and new immigrant students have dropped out from online learning.

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Concerted effort between UCSF, Black organizations, hope to test 1,000 people this Friday and Saturday in Oakland

By Momo Chang Posted September 17, 2020 11:10 am

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.