Community members, health care workers, and local advocates gathered at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Bakersfield on August 14, and discussed how upcoming federal budget changes could impact access to health care in Kern County and across the Central Valley.
The event featured two panels.
California’s 22nd Congressional District Community Panel included: Sandy Reding, RN, President, California Nurses Association, Precious Henley, IHSS Provider & UDW Member, Rosa Lopez, Senior Policy Advocate & Organizer/Deputy Advocacy Director, ACLU of Southern California, Melissa Cedillo, Campaign Organizer, Health Access California, Jesse Aguilar, Teacher, California Teachers Association Board of Directors, and Cecilia Rosas, Dolores Huerta Foundation…