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Cultural Beliefs Leave Some California Communities Uneasy with Health Care

Jul 7, 2016 at

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We hear a lot about the dangers of not being able to access health care. But what if your cultural beliefs discourage you from seeing a doctor? For the Hmong community in the Central Valley, that's led to high rates of death from cancer.

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Cultural Beliefs Leave Some California Communities Uneasy with Health Care

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