In an effort to address persistent disparities in COVID-19âs impacts on the local Latinx community, Humboldt County Public Health Officer Ian Hoffman recently met with LatinoNet, a network of service providers like Open Door Community Health Clinics, Paso a Paso, Promotores, the Humboldt County Office of Education and Public Health that are dedicated to advocating for a healthier Latinx community in Humboldt County.
The meeting, Hoffmanâs first public discussion with the providers, focused on what can be done to address the disparities â which exist both in COVID-19 case rates and vaccination efforts and mirror statewide and national trends â in the countyâs Latinx population.
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Sarah
Vevoda’s 7-year-old daughter Jaz used to say she had “up hair,”
her natural Black curls growing upward instead of hanging down like
nearly everyone else’s around her, including her family. Sarah, who
is white, says Jaz has commented on not seeing other people who look
like her. “It’s very hard for her to be in a sea of white people
everywhere she goes,” says Vevoda, noting Jaz is darker skinned