When Amy Camacho completed a vaccination interest survey through the Washoe County School District, she found herself answering yes to many questions. Camacho, a fifth-grade teacher at Van Gorder Elementary School in Sparks, is a Type 1 diabetic and a double transplant recipient. Her doctors highly suggested she get the COVID-19 vaccine, but the 44-year-old… [Read More]
When can I expect to receive the COVID-19 vaccine?
The COVID-19 vaccine is here in Nevada. However, with only a small number of doses initially available, not all Nevadans are yet eligible to receive the vaccine. Below, we have answered as many of your questions as possible about the vaccine, from “Where do I fall on the state’s priority list?” to “How will I… [Read More]
Lost in translation: Bilingual contact tracers confront a failure in public health messaging
Dulce Leyva is a bilingual contact tracer who lives in Reno, Nevada. Her job is to reach out to people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and make sure they’re self-isolating. And she tries to help them remember who they’ve been around and could have been exposed to the virus. “People who are… [Read More]
Challenges faced by Latino small business owners in Nevada during COVID-19
With Nevada small businesses working to stay open in 2021 amid the pandemic, KUNR recently hosted a Facebook Live event in Spanish with business owners and advisors. They answered community questions and shared resources for small business owners in both Northern and Southern Nevada. KUNR bilingual reporter Natalie Van Hoozer moderated the Q&A and spoke… [Read More]
New COVID-19 awareness efforts in Spanish launch in Northern Nevada
Across the country, Latino communities have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Washoe County officials recently launched an outreach program to more effectively communicate with the Spanish-speaking community. KUNR’s Natalie Van Hoozer spoke with Ivet Contreras, who’s involved with this campaign and says she’s basing her strategy on an… [Read More]
Sisolak extends ‘statewide pause,’ announces new eviction moratorium through March
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced on Sunday that he is extending current coronavirus health and safety restrictions for another month and putting in place a new moratorium on evictions through the end of March. But he also spent a significant portion of the afternoon press conference defending his decision to not go further and implement another statewide shutdown,… [Read More]
Judge orders full DACA restoration after the program hung in the balance for three years
Nevada DREAMers celebrated a federal judge’s decision Friday afternoon that requires the federal government to fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to function as it did prior to September 2017, when President Donald Trump terminated it. U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the Eastern District of New York ordered the… [Read More]
COVID-19 bilingual contact tracers struggle as cases continue to spike
COVID-19 contract tracers continue to be in short supply. That’s especially true for bilingual ones. According to health officials in Nevada, bilingual contract tracers are working seven days a week and up to 14 hours a day. “Right now, it is a very difficult time, and as far as having enough [bilingual contact tracers], I… [Read More]
Sisolak limits gathering sizes, reduces occupancy at certain places as COVID-19 cases climb
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced on Sunday that he is lowering occupancy limits and once again reducing the size of allowed gatherings as COVID-19 continues to spread like wildfire across the state, setting records day after day for new reported cases. Occupancy in restaurants, bars, gyms, casino gaming floors and a host of other gathering spots such as… [Read More]
Director Tsanavi Spoonhunter on documenting food insecurity on the Crow Indian Reservation
Tsanavi Spoonhunter is an award-winning film director. Her documentary Crow Country: Our Right To Food Sovereignty was recently awarded best documentary short by the American Indian Film Festival. The film profiles tribal members of the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana and their struggles to retain food security. The Crow Indian Reservation is the largest reservation in Montana, stretched across 2.2… [Read More]
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