On July 23, 2020, Dr. Amy McEntee, CMO, and Darlene Torres, CHS Manager, of Salud Para La Gente (Salud), were interviewed by NBC Bay Area on the Comunidad del Valle segment. Their interview is available in two parts:      Read More

On July 14th, Salud’s own Dr. Flavio Cornejo presented a COVID-19 update — Salud en el tiempo de COVID-19 – Una coversación comunitaria con TIC. The talk was given to nearly 150 attendees as part of the Thriving Immigrant Community (TIC) learning series, for which Salud is a founding partner.     Hay mucha información...Read More

You can get tested here in Santa Cruz County. STEP 1. Get tested right away if you have any symptoms, like: • Fever • Sore Throat • Cough • Muscle Pain • Trouble Breathing • Loss of Taste or Smell STEP 2. Get tested if you are worried about COVID-19. Even people with no symptoms...Read More

COVID-19 has changed things. When you come to Salud, here are ways we work to keep you safe from COVID-19. We take your temperature before you come in. The staff has theirs taken, too! All staff and each person wears a mask. Except for small children, everyone who comes in the clinic must wear a...Read More

Dear Community, As a community-based health services provider, when a patient says, “I can’t breathe,” we surround them with care and do everything in our power to save their life. When George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis, cried out these words, he remained pinned to the ground by police officers depriving him of air...Read More

Salud Para La Gente in collaboration with Digital Nest has produced a community awareness video about COVID-19 in Spanish. The video explains what has been disseminated by public health with relevant examples of how to apply the information to daily life in familiar settings. It also shares how to reach needed resources like food, health...Read More

Stay informed. Salud Para La Gente is here for you during the COVID-19 emergency. Watch a community awareness video available in Mixteco. The video explains what has been disseminated by public health with relevant examples of how to apply the information to daily life in familiar settings. It also shares how to reach needed resources...Read More

COVID-19 has hit communities hard across the world. Our California Central Coast community, with beautiful ocean views and rich agriculture land, is no exception. Many of us have sheltered in place and social distanced at home. However, farmworkers and other essential workers continue to work. Especially now, as local farmworkers prepare for the busy agricultural...Read More

Salud Para La Gente (Salud) supports Santa Cruz County enacting an emergency ordinance to protect renters:  Santa Cruz Sentinel: SANTA CRUZ — by Jessica A. York   Amidst a pandemic and statewide shelter-in-place order affecting renters’ livelihoods, local jurisdictions are moving to offer protection from eviction for residential and commercial tenants.    Gov. Gavin Newsom empowered...Read More

Salud is proud to partner with food justice group Food What?! to address food scarcity in our community.  —  Good Times: SANTA CRUZ — by Lauren Hepler    How federal rule changes could hurt struggling locals. In the flatlands of south Santa Cruz County, winter’s short days and blustery cold have already taken their toll...Read More