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Food Farm Score Card Event
Join us and the California Food Network this Thursday, Jan. 13th, as we share out how California's elected officials are performing when it comes to food equity and we celebrate who are our food equity champions. CHC has endorsed the scorecard that looks at food and...
New California Laws for 2022
New California Laws ENG | ESP CHC is providing an update on an important set of California laws that are going into effect in 2022 that impact our communities and most importantly, YOU. Please visit and feel free to share this list with your networks and partners....
Veronica Flores, CHC CEO, Shares Strategies to Address Food Inequity
Community Health Council's very own CEO, Veronica Flores, was recently interviewed to discuss how CHC Helping To Address The Problem of Food Deserts and People Having Limited Access to Healthy & Affordable Food Options. Please read the article here!...
$2.7 Billion COVID-19 Emergency Response Package
Since the start of this pandemic, California has invested $11.2B in the fight against COVID-19. Yesterday, the Newsom Administration unveiled a proposed $2.7 billion COVID-19 Emergency Response Package – to bolster testing capacity, accelerate vaccination and booster...
Farewell to Sonya Vasquez
CHC Announces Departure of Chief Operations Officer and Long-Time Staff Member, Sonya Vasquez After 15 years of service, Community Health Councils (CHC) bids farewell to one of its most valued team members, Chief Operations Officer, Sonya Vasquez. Although...
Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict
ENG | ESPMany of us will cry, scream, and take to social media with our rage, whatever it takes to release these hot coals from our bodies. That’s what white terrorism wants us to do. This is the outcome “they” expect. They want us to feel defeated with limited energy...
Community Health Workers Financing 2021
“Funding Community Health Workers in California: Using Medi-Cal to Transform Healthcare Delivery” details the funding mechanisms available to reimburse Community Health Workers (CHWs) in California’s Medi-Cal system. This report examines other states that have...
Introducing the South LA Decides Children and Family Data Mapping Portal
ENG | ESP Community Health Councils is excited to introduce the South LA Decides Children and Family Data Mapping portal, a data visualization tool developed by our partners at UCLA’s Center for Neighborhood Knowledge (CNK). We originally envisioned and commissioned...
Governor Newsom Signs Broadband Bills
Today, we are all aware of the digital inequities that affect our ability to access and afford high-speed internet and the urgent need to increase digital literacy and access to devices so no one is left behind. In California, it is estimated that over 2 million...