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Josh Becker
Legislation inspired by the work of coastal Latino arts and programming nonprofit Ayudando Latinos A Soñar could deliver mobile health care services to two rural California communities, state Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, said.
Becker, who introduced the bill, lauded ALAS’ innovative equity express bus program, which delivers virtual health care, mental health services and educational programming to coastal farmworkers where they’re at in collaboration with Life Science Cares.
His legislation, Senate Bill 338, would incorporate that model to deliver basic needs services in communities where such resources are hard to access.
“You’ve got a population very far from any health care resources, without access to public transportation to get there,” he said. “We want people to access basic preventive care, otherwise things spiral into much more serious situations. We want children of farmworkers to have access to this care. There’s a real need out there, and we’ve seen it here.”
The bill began as the winner of the state Senate District 13 “There Ought to be a Law” contest, which helps to elevate the ideas of everyday Californians into legislation. Aisha Baro, executive director of Life Science Cares Bay Area, proposed the idea.
If the bill passes, it will utilize a philanthropic donation system through the state’s Treasury Department to fund two mobile health hubs for rural communities, which would be administered through the California Department of Health, Becker said.
Though locations for the proposed pilot programs haven’t officially been set, Becker said, the Fresno area is being considered as one possibility.
He’s hopeful that if the programming is successful, it could potentially expand across the state — and noted that this model of social entrepreneurship is one pioneered across his district.
“To me, it’s a very Silicon Valley thing, right?” Becker said. “We try something, try an innovative approach here, and then, if it works, then we try to scale it up.”
The bill is co-sponsored by ALAS, Life Science Cares Bay Area and California Life Sciences, according to an April 24 press release from Becker’s office.
“I was so proud to be able to help with the first Farmworker Express bus,” Baro said in the press release. “When I saw the impact in my home community of Half Moon Bay, I knew we needed to expand this model to rural communities across the state.”
The bill recently passed the state Senate Committee on Health and is heading to the Appropriations Committee for further review.
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