Episode Synopsis "Umoja Health's Pop-Up Clinics Prove That Home Is Where The Healing Is"

The word Umoja means "unity" in Swahili, and it's the inspiration for a network of about 30 Bay Area groups called Umoja Health. Their effort to understand the culture of local neighborhoods has helped ramp up COVID-19 testing and vaccination rates in the Bay Area's Black communities.

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