The Hmong and Health Care in Merced, California by Miriam E. Warner

“…The last part of the article covers, in some detail, a multidisciplinary program in cross-cultural health which is being implemented by health workers in Merced County. …”
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You & Me: Test and Treat study protocol for promoting COVID-19 test and treatment access to underserved populations by Emily M. D’Agostino, Lauren M. Rosenberg, Alan Richmond, Allyn Damman, Camille Brown-Lowery, Princess Abbot-Grimes, Saira Siddiqui, Tigidankay Fadika, Mark Ward, Mia Cooper, Sonya Sutton, Lindsay Kenton, Bob Spaziano, Janet Kasper, Nicole Barnes, Christoph Hornik

“…We will partner with two large community organizations, Merced County United Way (Merced County, CA) and Pitt County Health Department (Pitt County, NC), who will coordinate up to 20 local partners to distribute 40,000 COVID tests and support enrollment, consenting, and data collection over a 15-month period. …”
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First Report of the Peach Root-Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne floridensis Infecting Almond on Root-Knot Nematode Resistant ‘Hansen 536’ and ‘Bright's Hybrid 5’ Rootstocks in California... by Westphal Andreas, Maung Zin T. Z., Doll David A., Yaghmour Mohammad A., Chitambar John J., Subbotin Sergei A.

“…In April-August 2018, samples of galled roots with rhizosphere soil were collected from almond orchards in Atwater, Merced County and Bakersfield, Kern County, California. …”
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Increasing access and uptake of SARS-CoV-2 at-home tests using a community-engaged approach by Emily M. D'Agostino, Giselle Corbie, Warren A. Kibbe, Christoph P. Hornik, Al Richmond, Angella Dunston, Allyn Damman, Lisa Wruck, Manuel Alvarado, Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez

“…Between November 18-December 31, 2021, 400,000 tests were successfully distributed via 67 community partners and a mobile unit to a majority Hispanic/Latino/Spanish population in Merced County, California. Testing before gathering (59 %) was the most common testing reason. …”
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Control of Meloidogyne incognita in sweetpotato with fluensulfone by Ploeg Antoon, Stoddard Scott, Becker J. Ole

“…In California, sweetpotato is mostly grown on light sandy soils in Merced County. Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) can reduce sweetpotato yields and quality. …”
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Opportunities to Breed Diverse Sweetpotato Varieties for California Organic Production by Travis Parker, Kristyn Leach, C. Scott Stoddard, Laura Roser, Antonia Palkovic, Troy Williams, Sassoum Lo, Paul Gepts, Don La Bonte, Ga Young Chung, E. Charles Brummer

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