April 9, 2020 NEWS RELEASE: Tulare County Offers Virtual Public Health Town Hall in Spanish Only to Discuss COVID-19 on April 15 at 6:00 p.m.

The County of Tulare Board of Supervisors and Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency are hosting a virtual town hall meeting in Spanish only on Wednesday evening, April 15, 2020, to share information about the new coronavirus. The meeting is scheduled to take place from 6:00–7:00 p.m. and slated to be live streamed online and on Facebook at https://tchhsa.org/ncov and https://www.facebook.com/TulareCountyHHSA/.

The town hall presenters for this one-hour live news special include Supervisor Eddie Valero, Tulare County Board of Supervisors, Lali Moheno, Organizaci?n de Mujeres Unidas, and Jessica Camarena, a physician’s assistant for the Tulare County Public Health Clinic in Farmersville.

Community members are invited to submit questions by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, by sending an email with the subject line of “TOWN HALL” to townhall@tularehhsa.org.

Tulare County HHSA has a webpage dedicated to COVID-19-related items and information, which is updated daily, at https://tchhsa.org/ncov.

Who: Tulare County Board of Supervisors and Tulare County HHSA

What: Virtual Town Hall in Spanish-language only

When: Wednesday, April 15, 6-7:00 p.m.

Where: https://tchhsa.org/ncov and https://www.facebook.com/TulareCountyHHSA/

Community members with urgent questions about COVID-19 in Tulare County can call 2-1-1 to be connected to the information and resource hotline.


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