Rural Health

Quintanilla’s podcast “Black Gold: Living in the Shadow of an Oil Field,” was inspired by her family’s experience living in Kern County

Before becoming an advocate for pesticide regulation, Maria Alejandra Reyes worked as a farmworker in the Central Valley for 15 years.

COVID-19 cases among youth were increasing last month as students started the school year. Cases have since declined. But even small COVID-19 outbreaks at schools can have major impacts on families in rural communities.

Vaccine rollout is proving far more challenging in rural communities, creating what are called vaccine deserts. And according to the Documenting COVID-19…

It’s a Tuesday morning in March and Madeline Harris with the Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability is knocking on doors in Fairmead, a small…

On this week’s Valley Edition: Why is it so difficult to find childcare in the Valley? One university looks to high school students as part of the…