December has arrived, already! Whip up a hot cocoa, grab a blanket, and head to the couch with Five on Friday, your weekly rundown of health justice news that you may have missed. The news can sometimes be tough to read, so we always include a positive piece, our Weekly Win. This week, we offer up a double dose of wins to take you into the weekend.

Amy recommended this NPR podcast, with stellar interviews with workers. The Sunday Story: Coal Miners Suffer and Die from Severe Black Lung Disease

Kaethe recommended this MindSite News analysis and interview, which you can read or listen to, about a new Colorado rule that helps CHWs gain access to remote ranches. ‘Retaliation is a Reality’: How Agribusiness Attacks on a Colorado Farmworkers Rights Law Erode Ranch Workers’ Mental Health

Anibal shared this Washington Post article, here republished on MSN: More People are Dying in Puerto Rico as Its Health Care System Crumbles

Weekly Win: Alma G. offered up the Forbes article, New Report Details Huge Contribution Immigrants Are Making To America

Weekly Win: Robert celebrated a big win for today’s World AIDS Day, as noted in this commemoration: “What we've seen over the past 20 years has been remarkable: AIDS deaths plummeted, new HIV infections, while still rising, are lower than they've ever been. But we cannot let our foot off the pedal now we have to continue to accelerate to end AIDS."  World AIDS Day Congressional Commemoration

Have a safe and healthy weekend!