In late 2008, CHC convened a Roundtable of executives from South LA clinics and hospitals, physician networks and health policy groups to develop short- and long-term initiatives to create an integrated system of healthcare for South LA. The Roundtable grew from a collaborative effort on SB 474, the South LA preservation fund, which funded a $5 million clinic-hospital partnership by the county and demonstrated the benefits of working together from a regional perspective. The Roundtable is a means for thinking proactively about the pressures on the healthcare system. The Roundtable has identified short- and long-term policy strategies for strengthening the safety net infrastructure of South Los Angeles. Its focus currently is on developing an initiative to move towards integration of healthcare services in South LA.

Join the California Partnership for a teach-in on the California Budget Crisis: How it impacts our Communities AND what we can do to take action.

The Baldwin Hills Estates Homeowners Association sponsors its first-ever community-wide health and fitness fair joining local and national programs to foster healthier communities and combat problems of obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cancer prevalent in African American and Latino neighborhoods. This effort is part of Baldwin Hills Estates’ 2009 Los Angeles Beautification Grant Award initiative, “A Walk In the Dons,” encouraging walking within the community as a “first step” toward better health. The Association is a partner with CHC.

The Coalition for Health & Justice was founded in 2004 to ensure access to quality healthcare for underserved residents of South Los Angeles. The Coalition has testified and presented policy recommendations to the Board of Supervisors, organized postcard drives and special events in support of Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital, and convened stakeholder meetings with community groups. The CHJ was successful in getting the county health department to translate flyers about where to access emergency care into additional languages after King Drew's emergency room closure.

The Food Policy Roundtable is a coalition organized to improve food quality in existing retail food venues such as grocery and convenience stores. The Roundtable promotes the Standards of Quality developed by CHC to hold food retailers accountable in the sale and promotion of food. Working with Neighborhood Food Watch campaign members, the Food Policy Roundtable completes Store Quality Checklists; analyzes survey results; makes policy and practice recommendations developed from survey findings; and collaborates with the Environmental Health Division of the LA County Department of Public Health in regulation enforcement.

The Covering Kids & Families California works to reduce the number of uninsured children and adults eligible for public healthcare coverage but not enrolled. The Statewide Coalition meetings are used to review policy and build greater coordination between the public and private sectors. Please RSVP.

The Food Resource Development Coalition promotes food policy that supports investment in new retail food resources through community development strategies. The goal of the Coalition is to improve the availability, affordability and quality of food in South Los Angeles.

Join us for the South LA Healthcare Leadership Roundtable meeting, whose mission is to strengthen the safety net infrastructure of South Los Angeles.

The Coalition sustains public engagement around racial health disparities.

Learn what can be done to get fresher foods and cleaner stores in our neighborhood.

The Coalition for an Active South LA works to overcome obstacles to physical activity by transforming the natural and built environment to encourage a safe, well-rounded, healthy lifestyle and to integrate health and environmental policy into land-use management, community planning, and urban design.

LA Access works to increase enrollment in public and private health coverage programs and advocate for the expansion of health coverage options for under-served, uninsured residents in Los Angeles County.