Giving Day: Roots Community Health South Bay Regional Director Alma Burrell discusses how they’re helping the community amid the COVID-19 pandemic. [button href=”https://www.ktvu.com/video/693391” title=”Title” target=”blank” shape= block=”true” info=”popover, tooltip” info_place=”top, right, bottom, left” info_trigger=”hover, click, focus” info_content=”This content will only show up if you have decided to show a popover.”] View Broadcast [/button]
For the Giving Day Drive this week, KTVU is highlighting the work of Roots Community Health, which provides services to those impacted by systemic poverty in the East Bay. CEO Dr. Noha Aboelata joins Mornings on 2 to discuss the organization. [button href=”https://www.ktvu.com/video/693391″ title=”Title” target=”blank” shape= block=”true” info=”popover, tooltip” info_place=”top, right, bottom, left” info_trigger=”hover, click,…
I’ve got a reasonable threshold for pain. Been to funerals and left with dry eyes. But last week I cracked and shed my first few tears of this COVD-19 pandemic. I was reading this article on the science website Elemental about the disproportionate number of African Americans being impacted by the coronavirus, and I just…
On Wednesday, May 23rd, Roots Community Health hosted Women’s Health Day in partnership with Sutter Health, Lifesaving Images, Breast Cancer Partner, and Lava Mae to offer lifesaving screenings to our community members. This event was an extension of Roots’ ongoing “Welcome Wednesday” events with a focus on female-centered services. Women were provided with free showers,…
ROOTS FRIENDS & FAMILY! Stop by Bar 41 in Oakland, after a long day of work to relax and party with us! Join us for an evening filled with drinks, food, and fun! All tips from the night will be donated to Roots Community Health. Enjoy delicious soul food provided by Oakland’s very own Chef…
FREE TRAINING FOR CLINICIANS! Learn how to identify and respond to human trafficking from nationally recognized experts Date: 03/01/2018 Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Seminar learning objectives include: Improved understanding of the health indicators and impacts of human trafficking Empower health care providers and health systems to address human trafficking in clinical practice Protocol development for…
Roots’ past year’s accomplishments have helped to stabilize our community. Celebrate with us! Enjoy dinner, drinks, and live jazz, as well as an interactive panel of Roots Navigators and Emancipators graduates. Hear their stories, their struggles, and their successes. Listen to firsthand accounts of the work that happens on the ground at Roots. We will…
