Pasadena Weekly - AltaMed's Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth Discusses the Role of Community Health Clinics in Disaster Response

When breaking news of a wildfire flashes on a TV screen, I'm thinking about which members of our community are going to be impacted and how badly. I thought about it when the Eaton Fire tore through Altadena in January 2025, and I'm thinking about it every time I smell smoke on the breeze during this unseasonably hot weather.

In an op-ed published in Pasadena Weekly, AltaMed Health Services' Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth, PhD, RN, PHN, WAN, highlights the role community health clinics play in disaster response and shares her concerns about the potential impact of Proposition 44 on their ability to serve communities during emergencies.

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