Health care access for Riverside County communities can be difference between life of pain or comfort

Health care access for Riverside County communities can be difference between life of pain or comfort

by katiegagliano

 

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Blanca Barraza uses the 95 Sunline route in North Shore. Using public transportation in the eastern Coachella Valley is a time-consuming experience according to Barraza. (Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun)

The Desert Sun | September 3, 2017

An enterprise project I reported exploring the intersection of transportation and health care access in low-income unincorporated communities near the Salton Sea. Residents in these small communities frequently lack access to reliable personal transportation and rely on public transportation for their health care needs.