Health & Safety

In response to the pandemic, DHF launched a – multi-cultural COVID-19 education and outreach campaign with regional partners. DHF has helped host 175 vaccination clinics and administered over 11,000 vaccinations. DHF also works to increase community safety through accountability and oversight of law enforcement agencies.

The Health team is now aiming to transition from crisis (covid) response to a focus on prevention and access through health education programming, services and resources. Simultaneously, the health team advocates for policy initiatives that promote equitable health access to services and resources in underserved communities.

The DHF health team launched a partnership with the UC Merced and Community Labor for the implementation of the Community Needs Assessment that will collect over 4,000 surveys in 19 targeted underrepresented communities in Kern, Tulare, Fresno and kings counties. The goal is to disseminate data and organize our communities to use this valuable data to bring investments in education, employment, health, and the environment in the region and inform pandemic recovery.

Surveys collected in The sample communities included Arvin, East Bakersfield, Wasco, Lamont/Weedpatch (Kern County), Woodlake, Farmersville, Earlimart, North Visalia, Lyndsay (Tulare County) Hanford, Corcoran, Lemoore, Armona, Avenal, (Kings County),Parlier, Sanger, Reedley and Carruthers (Fresno County).