The New Kind of Volunteer Firefighter
How a brigade of locals became a key force in protecting people from the L.A. fires. From Harvard Public Health.
California
Making Dental and Medical Care Accessible to All in California
UCLA dental students joined Los Médicos Voladores (Flying Doctors) and Healing California in a large-scale event in February, providing free dental, medical, and vision care to wildfire-displaced individuals and underserved communities in El Monte.
Critical Medicines Bolster Urgent Care in the Halls of an Evacuation Shelter
Direct Relief delivered requested medications to providers caring for displaced patients with urgent, severe conditions exacerbated by the Los Angeles County wildfires.
With Thousands on the Waiting List, California Free Clinic Aims to Provide Surgery Services
In a first, Lestonnac Free Clinic in Orange County, California plans to offer free operations, starting next year. Story from Direct Relief.
Street Medicine’s New Frontier: Bringing Psychiatric Care to LA’s Homeless
Dr. Shayan Rab and the Los Angeles County Homeless Outreach & Mobile Engagement (HOME) program are revolutionizing mental health treatment by bringing psychiatric care directly to those living on the streets.