Editorial Team Yara Enamorado, MA Lead Editor Jackie Byrd Associate Editor Louis Iturriria Assistant Editor Design and Layout Laura Brezinski Design and Layout Lead Julia Lopez-Pacheco Graphic Designer 2026 Community Report This report was made possible through the collaboration and creativity of the following contributors. Executive Quality Improvement Health Equity Committee (EQIHEC) Traco Matthews (Chair) Kern Family Health Care Satya Arya, MD Satya Arya, MD Private Practice Allen Kennedy Quality Team Inc. Chan Park, MD Vanguard Medical Corporation Danielle Colayco, PharmD Komoto Pharmacy Phillip Melendez, MD Phillip R. Melendez, M.D. Private Practice Rukiyah Polk KFHC Member Todd Jeffries Bakersfield Community Healthcare Cassandra Mulder Kern County Public Health Maggie Vasquez Kern County Public Health Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Rukiyah Polk (Chair) KFHC Member Ashton Chase, FNP Clinica Sierra Vista Beatriz Basulto KFHC Member | Community Health Worker Evelin Torres-Islas KFHC Member Jasmine Ochoa Kern County Public Health Jay Tamsi KFHC Governing Board Videography and Photography Alex Omega, MA Multimedia Producer and Lead Julia Lopez-Pacheco Multimedia Production Assistant Content Contributors Mary Allen, Jackie Byrd, Kailey Collier, MHA, BSH, RN; Lela Criswell, Jennyfer Espino, Pawan Gill, MPA; Valente Guzman, MBA; Jake Hall, Louis Iturriria, Maritza Jimenez, Anastasia Lester, MPA; Alex Omega, MA; Greg Panero, Aracele Santana Videography and Photography Contributors Beacon Studios, Arra Studios Jennifer Wood-Slayton Lamont Elementary School District Jessika Lopez KFHC Member Lourdes Bucher Kern County Superintendent of Schools Mark McAlister Kern County Department of Human Services Michelle Bravo KFHC Member Nalasia Jewel KFHC Member Rocio Castro KFHC Member Tammy Torrez KFHC Member Alyssa Olivera The Center for Sexuality & Gender Diversity Supporting Quality Care
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