In the zip code where Roots is located, the average life expectancy is 7 years less than the Alameda County average, according to county health data from 2016. Roots is working to turn that tide, patient by patient.
In the heart of East Oakland, at 99th and International Blvd., the"To uplift those impacted by systemic inequities and poverty and really to address some of the disparities that we were seeing right here in East Oakland specifically for people of African descent," said Noha Aboelata, M.D., founding CEO of Roots Community Health Center.If you're on the ABC7 News app,
"We do that through direct medical and behavioral health services through navigation and benefits, enrollment, street outreach, and workforce development as well as advocacy," said Aboelata.