KTVU: Oakland-based organization healing the community from within
Noha Aboelata, MD, co-founder of Roots Community Health, talks about the organization’s mission to provide medical and behavioral health care, housing, and youth services.
Community service organizations start to see funding dry up amid Oakland budget crisis
Oakland’s ongoing budget cuts have resulted in the cancellation of contracts for over a dozen community service organizations.
BMO Donates $1 Million To “Roots for Youth” Campaign Toward Funding for Young People’s Wellness Center
February 12, 2025 – Roots Community Health is thrilled to announce a major milestone in its “Roots for Youth” campaign. Bolstered by a transformational lead gift of $1 million from BMO, the campaign has now raised a total of $2 million toward its $3 million goal to fund a Young People’s Wellness Center (YPWC) in…
Oakland nonprofits lose critical funding amid city’s budget woes: ‘We are blindsided
Too often, budget crises are balanced on the backs of those most in need,” said Roots CEO Noha Aboelata, MD.
The problem with pulse oximeters your doctor probably doesn’t know
The common medical devices don’t work as well for Black patients. The FDA is now trying to do something about it.
FDA updates guidance on pulse ox devices used in healthcare
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published updated draft recommendations to help improve the performance of pulse oximeters across skin tones.
Bay Area lacks Black, Latino health care workers. $5M grant could help
Gilead is giving Bay Area organizations $250,000 each to create health care education opportunities for underrepresented students.
Roots Community Health and Medtronic Reach Pulse Oximeter Settlement
In a major victory for patient safety and health equity, Roots Community Health and Medtronic, a dominant leader in the pulse oximeter market, have reached a settlement that promotes awareness of how to use the device to ensure people with darker skin pigmentation are not denied care or undertreated due to elevated readings. In a…