Community Health Workers (CHWs) are key to advancing health equity based on their relationships with communities and unique position within clinical settings. However, a lack of robust funding undervalues the essential services CHWs provide, and prevents them from...
ENG | ESP Community Health Councils (CHC) Issues New Request for Proposals for First 5 LA Best Start Region 2 Community Health Councils (CHC) is seeking contractors to act as Local Support Teams for the Best Start Communities of Compton/East Compton, West Athens,...
The Healthy California for All Commission (Commission) was developed in December 2019 under Governor Gavin Newsom to create a plan for unified healthcare financing in California as a step towards universal coverage and health equity. In May 2021, The Commission...
ENG | ESP Have Questions on the Sept. 14th California Recall? Please Read CHC’s Voter Education Blog! On September 14th, California’s special recall election will allow voters to decide if they want Governor Gavin Newson removed from office. Statewide recall elections...
ENG | ESP Inglewood Oil Field Complaint Process The Inglewood Oil Field is regulated by a Community Standards District to reduce health and environmental effects of oil drilling on surrounding communities. One part of this regulation is a complaint process for...
Cal AIM: California Requests Federal Approval for Medicaid Waiver In July, California submitted an 1115 Medicaid waiver to the federal government to request authorization and funding for several demonstration projects over the next five years. The waiver—called “Cal...
The “digital divide” simply put is the gap between those that do and do not have access to technology and high-speed reliable internet. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the digital divide in communities across the country. In South LA, families face significant...
Application Deadline: Sunday August 15, 2021 11:30PM PST!Community Health Councils, in partnership with Cal State LA, the LA SBDC Network and with a generous grant from Wells Fargo, are please to announce the Learning for Equity in Entrepreneurship Accelerator and...
The inaugural Community Health Youth Advocates (CHYA) program—a collaborative effort between Community Health Councils, Inc. and the Department of Pipeline and School Partnership Programs at Charles R. Drew University—is wrapping-up. Please join us as the CHYA...
The California Reparations Task Force held its second meeting on Friday, July 9th, 2021. The task force discussed how they would engage Californians to participate in developing recommendations for providing reparations for African Americans. As a community-based...