Tag archive for ‘low-income’
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Digital diagnosis: More patients seeing doctors via Internet
Is telemedicine as effective as seeing a doctor in person? Some San Joaquin Valley clinics say patients – especially in under-served rural areas – get faster results by seeing specialists via the Internet.
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Quality of Life: Kern tops Central Valley in teen births
Valley Public Radio correspondent Shellie Branco profiles a teen mom in Shafter to kick off a discussion of teen pregnancy and parenting for KVPR’s Quality of Life program. Read her story and share your thoughts on what, if anything, the government should do to help teen parents.
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Celebrity readers promote books for low-income children
Local community leaders will read books to children at Russo’s Books on Saturday, Feb. 27, to promote awareness of First Book – Bakersfield. Russo’s will donate a portion of the day’s sales to the local organization.
