Umatilla County sponsors Spanish-speaking radio show to share experiences with COVID-19

From the La Grande Observer:

The Umatilla County Public Health Department allocated new funding to sponsor the radio show, which broadcasts out of Kennewick, Washington, and was launched in April 2020 by Oregon Rural Action, a grassroots organization that aims to promote social justice, diversity and the environment in rural Oregon communities.

“We’re told it’s become very popular,” said Joe Fiumara, the county’s public health director. “We thought it was a good way to keep an opening to the (Hispanic) population, which is hard for us to reach.”

The funds will help pay for advertisements and the show itself, and will help it run for another year. Fiumara said county health officials will work with the show to provide written responses to listeners’ questions about the virus.

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