OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – Following a recent study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology determining that pulse oximeters routinely overestimate the oxygen levels in African American patients resulting in delayed treatment and reduced hospital admissions for COVID19, Roots Community Health challenged leading manufacturers and sellers of pulse ox machines to redesign and/or issue warnings about…
Dr. Noha Aboelata, CEO and Founder of Roots Community Health, delivered powerful words at Samuel Merritt University’s event “SMU Forward: The Next 100 Years”. The event took place on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at the location of the new SMU campus to be constructed in the City Center on 12th Street in Oakland, CA.
Dr. Noha is appearing on the virtual program Both Sides of the Conversation: Educational Thursday. Educational Thursday is a segment that provides a digital presentation with the intent to educate our community and provide important information that is essential for the betterment of Black and Brown people. Educational Thursday 12/16 at 6pm. Join live on You Tube Both Sides of The…
Please join USOAC for an opportunity to hear updates and voice your concerns on the Covid 19 Pandemic and its impact on Older Adults. (United Seniors of Alameda County) Topic: Covid – 19 Relief and Recovery Listening Session for Aging Adults When: December 10, 2021 10:00 am – 12 Noon Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88098801089?pwd=cDQrQXJ5SG9tK2JGYTh0dHZPd0F yQT09…
*Dr. Noha will be a panelist Dec. 6th 2021 10-11am Join NHLBI for a virtual workshop to enhance the importance of truthfulness, transparency, and trustworthiness in biomedical research and identify gaps to establish trusted partnerships in community-based participatory research. The 2021 Saunders-Watkins Virtual Workshop: Building Trust in “Community-Engaged” Research is free, open to the public,…
Our beautiful community is hurting from gun violence; our youth is in need of cultivation, empowerment and love. If not now, when? Join us this November and December as we provide resources, food & entertainment for our youth in efforts to curb gun violence. Location: 7272 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA 94605
Live Thursday 11/18 at 6pm on BSOTC.org & YouTube Dr. Noha is appearing on the virtual program Both Sides of the Conversation: Educational Thursday. Educational Thursday is a segment that provides a digital presentation with the intent to educate our community and provide important information that is essential for the betterment of Black and Brown…
By Marianne Favro • Published November 7, 2021 • Updated on November 8, 2021 at 11:32 am Jasper Wu of Fremont was just a few weeks away from celebrating his 2nd birthday. Instead, his family is planning his funeral after the boy was shot while in a car on southbound I-880 in Oakland Saturday…
Oakland, CA (KGO)-Music, dance and food are all back! Auckland’s first Friday festival is here.“Almost two years later, this is amazing,” said Adriana Contreras, who lives in Auckland. Her daughter was four months old when Adriana and her family last arrived on the first Friday. Today she talks about the festival and even has her…
Plus, a new report addresses ways the country’s largest county can get all of its citizens connected; San Jose, Calif., launches a new initiative to aid with Internet affordability; and more. October 07, 2021 • Zack Quaintance, Julia Edinger Alameda County, Calif., which includes the city of Oakland. (Shutterstock) The nonprofit organization The Greenlining Institute has announced…
