Since 2017, Community Health Councils (CHC) has been piloting Healthy Kids Zone (HKZ) which brings together community members within a ½ mile radius of Fremont High School in South LA to work together on advancing healthy promoting policy and systems level solutions...
Since 2017, Community Health Councils (CHC) has been implementing Healthy Kids Zone (HKZ), an initiative that brings together community members within a ½ mile radius of Fremont High School in South LA to work on health promoting policy and systems level solutions to...
On June 11, 2020, the Chief Sustainability Office released the first OurCounty Annual Progress Report with implementation updates and recommended next steps for specific actions within the Los Angeles OurCounty Sustainability Plan. This progress report builds on the...
Oceana R Gilliam - Policy and Community Liaison According to the LA Food Policy Council, Los Angeles County is home to the largest population of food insecure people in the United States. Almost 30% of low-income households in the County are food insecure, which...
Community Health Councils (CHC) and SEE-LA (Sustainable Economic Enterprise) are partnering to launch the BEST START FARM GRAB AND GO program, an effort to distribute free food to help the communities in South Los Angeles and Compton who are facing food insecurities...
Community Health Councils joined with maternal Child Health Access in writing an op-ed on the importance of continued state funding for vital healthcare navigation services, for the health and safety of us all.
New Fund Call-Out #1 to provide children and youth policy and project updates along with calls for action and advocacy efforts. Featuring: MacKenzie Grow
The LA County Department of Public Health conducted an analysis of COVID-19 cases and related deaths. Their findings show that the rates of COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths are higher among African Americans and Latinos and that as income decreases, rates of...
We are living in unprecedented times during a global pandemic. In addition to navigating to a new “normal,” we are experiencing a burden on our healthcare systems like we’ve never experienced before. Every level of government has put into place many improved and even...