The Meadowview Jazz and R&B Festival will be held on Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18 at Meadowview Park at 7760 24th Street in Sacramento.
Counties using ZIP codes to tackle vaccine inequities, expand eligibility Share Updated: 8:16 PM PDT Apr 7, 2021 Share Updated: 8:16 PM PDT Apr 7, 2021
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Show Transcript AT THE EFFORTS TO EQUITABLY VACCINATE EVERYONE. WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITIES THAT HAD BARRIERS, WERE HARDER TO REACH, WERE NOT FORGOTTEN IN THAT PROCESS. EMILY: THE STATE USES A TOOL CALLED THE HEALTHY PLACES INDEX COMMUNITIES. NOW, THAT INDEX IS BEING USED TO IDENTIFY ZIP CODES WHERE ACCESS TO THE VACCINE COULD BE LIMITED. I THINK WE ALL HAVE TO REALIZE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE EXTREMELY DIVERSE. THAT THEY TRUST DIFFERENT PEOPLE, THAT THEY GET DIFFERENT INFORMATION IN DIFFERENT WAYS. EMILY: IN YOLO COUNTY, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE OPENING VACCINE ELIGIBILITY TO PEOPLE 18 AND OLDER WHO LIVE IN WEST SACRAMENTO’S 95605 ZIP CODE. A CLINIC WILL BE HELD AT HOLY CROSS CHURCH THIS SATURDAY, NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY. YOU DON’T HAVE TO SIGN UP, YO