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Welcome to CHC
Community Health Councils (CHC) is a non-profit community-based health promotion, advocacy and policy organization. CHC was established in 1992 in response to the growing healthcare crisis. Our mission is to improve health and increase access to quality healthcare for uninsured, under-resourced and underserved populations.
Issues/Hot Topics
Democrats' Budget Proposal: A More Balanced Approach The California legislature continues to struggle to resolve the State's $19 billion budget deficit even as we enter the third month of fiscal year 2010-11. On August 3rd, Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John Perez announced a new budget proposal that includes implementing key revenue strategies and rejecting most of the Governor's May revision proposals, including those for Health & Human Services. Community Meeting on Oil Severance Tax Baldwin Hills residents gathered to hear testimonials on the impact of budget cuts to vital health and human services and to learn how the proposed $1.2 billion oil severance tax could help fund public services and protect the environment. California Healthy Food Financing Initiative Sponsored by Speaker John Perez and Speaker Emeritus Karen Bass, AB 2720 would require the Department of Food and Agriculture to develop recommendations to promote access to healthy foods in underserved areas. South LA's Expiring Fast-Food Moratorium South LA's fast-food moratorium expires in September. Where do we go from here? Newly Appointed MLK Board of Directors The LA County Board of Supervisors has approved seven candidates to serve as the Board of Directors for the new MLK Hospital scheduled to open in 2013. Employment Opportunity Be part of an organization where you'll be on the frontline of healthcare reform in California. If you are committed to changing health and healthcare in our community, there is an opportunity to join Community Health Councils as a Policy Analyst.
A detailed analysis of the impact of the healthcare cuts in the May
Revision on the California and local communities is available in our Fact Sheet on the Impact of Healthcare Cuts.
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On May 14th, Governor Schwarzenegger released his May Revise to the
proposed 2010-11 California state budget. California faces a $17.9
billion shortfall, which the Governor resolves through steep cuts to our
fragile healthcare system and without any measures to increase revenues
to ease the budget crisis. Overall, the Revise seeks $12.4 billion in
spending reductions.


