Pilot Clinic Administers 500 COVID-19 Vaccines to Farm Workers in Santa Maria
Santa Barbara County Public Health Department connects with community organizations to reach recipients, plans next moves to get more locals vaccinated
Pedro Martinez, a Santa Barbara County agriculture worker, receives a COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Morena Loomis during a pilot vaccination clinic hosted by the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department in Santa Maria. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully
February 28, 2021
| 7:45 p.m.
The first appointments aimed at vaccinating workers from the agriculture industry were filled, with zero slots left empty as a steady line of recipients appeared during the day.
500 farmworkers to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Sunday in Santa Maria
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The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is partnering with community organizations to launch a COVID-19 vaccine pilot program this weekend that will administer first doses to agricultural workers.
The county, and more specifically the Santa Maria area, has a huge population of farmworkers, so it didn t come as a surprise that vaccine appointments for this upcoming Sunday filled up quickly. Local organizations involved say outreach efforts were critical. We spent a few evenings calling and luckily we were able to sign up 105 out of the total of 500 that will be receiving vaccines on Sunday,â said CAUSE policy advocate Rebeca Garcia.
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Prior to the pandemic, iconic scenery and world-class restaurants, wineries and breweries, made the Central Coast a top tourist destination. Increased tourism and outdoor recreation opportunities through public lands protections will provide an additional economic boost to local communities, particularly those near Los Padres National Forest, as communities work to recover from the pandemic. With outdoor recreation often privatized, the Central Coast Heritage Act is a step in the right direction in protecting open spaces and securing everybody’s right to the outdoors,” said Rebeca Garcia, Santa Maria Policy Advocate with Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE).
Santa Barbara County holds town hall to discuss COVID-19 vaccine distribution
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Santa Barbara County held a town hall meeting Thursday evening to discuss local COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans.
The meeting started around 6 p.m.
Community members were invited to participate online over Zoom and watch on Facebook.
For English and ASL, join on Zoom by clicking here.
For Mixteco (San Juan Piñas), you can join on Facebook Live at Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP).
Leaders with the County Public Health Department were in attendance to share updates on the vaccine and answer questions from the audience.
Kaiser Permanente Commits $1 Million to Promote Racial Equity in Southern California
By Sentinel News Service
that prevent communities of color from achieving good health
Kaiser Permanente Commits $1 million dollars towards racial equity. (courtesy photo)
Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest integrated, nonprofit health system, today announced it has awarded $8.15 million to support 40 nonprofit and community-based organizations across the nation, whose programs address systemic racism and its accompanying trauma on individuals and communities of color.
This includes $1 million for 10 organizations in Southern California, and is part of a $25 million commitment Kaiser Permanente announced in June to promote health equity and break the cycle of racism-driven stresses that lead to poor health outcomes for its communities. Kaiser Permanente serves 4.7 million members in Southern California.