ROOTS CHALLENGES MANUFACTURERS TO FIX FLAWED HEALTH DEVICE

ROOTS CHALLENGES MANUFACTURERS TO FIX FLAWED HEALTH DEVICE

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 Center challenged leading manufacturers and sellers of pulse ox machines to redesign and/or issue warnings…

Dr. Noha Aboelata of Roots Community Health Center speaks at “SMU Forward: The Next 100 Years”
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Dr. Noha Aboelata of Roots Community Health Center speaks at “SMU Forward: The Next 100 Years”

Dr. Noha Aboelata, CEO and Founder of Roots Community Health Center, 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.

ROOTS LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE MENTAL WELLNESS

ROOTS LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE MENTAL WELLNESS

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA  – In an effort to elevate mental wellness within the African American community, Roots Community Health Centers has launched a media campaign to destigmatize behavioral health in Santa Clara and Alameda counties. African Americans with serious mental illness cited stigma (39.6 percent) just behind cost (40.8 percent) as the main reason for not…

Here’s what you should know about the COVID surge in Oakland, Berkeley

Here’s what you should know about the COVID surge in Oakland, Berkeley

The COVID surge in Alameda County that began in May has continued into late July, driven by a highly transmissible sub-variant called BA.5. Compared to the omicron-fueled surge earlier this year, which caused case rates to peak quickly and fall sharply, the BA.5 surge has produced consistently high case rates over a longer period of time.