SLO County Public Health Department

In the third article in our series, supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, KCBX's Rachel Showalter explores the ways an ongoing doctor shortage along the Central Coast and across the state is making access to healthcare to treat air pollution impacts more challenging.

Supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, KCBX's Rachel Showalter explores the reasons for the poor air quality on the Nipomo Mesa and how it impacts the people who breathe it every day.

Community members can use the app to find the nearest location in SLO County to get naloxone, a medicine known to reverse opioid overdoses.

Community members can use the app to find the nearest location in SLO County to get naloxone, a medicine known to reverse opioid overdoses.

The Public Health Department says the COVID-19 daily average case count is the highest it's been since January of 2021 and it's still increasing.