ENG | ESP Every year, Community Health Councils (CHC) identifies the policy priorities that align with its mission. In 2023 CHC will continue focusing on policy and systems change in the areas of health equity, reparations, and economic resiliency. Historically, CHC...
By Antoine Abou-Diwan Richard Garcia clearly remembers a conversation many years ago which crystalized his life’s work. Garcia and a colleague from Homeboy Industries were driving to a small urban farm plot by the Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Heights, and he...
ENG | ESPBecome a resident leader, speak up and learn how policy and systems changes bring transformation to you and your community.Who can apply? Be at least 16 years of age Live within Region 2 (West Athens, Compton/East Compton, Watts/Willowbrook,...
Positive deviance - the observation that in every community there are certain individuals or groups whose uncommon behaviors and strategies enable them to find better solutions (https://positivedeviance.org/)I firmly believe that positive deviance is part of CHC’s...
What do you and your family need? What does a “Care First” budget look like? What services do you want to see funded in your community? Help create a Care First budget and reimagine L.A. County by participating in this survey.
Image by: Gina Dance, September 23rd Reparations Task Force Meeting in Los Angeles California has set a precedent for examining reparations in the United States. In 2020 Assemblymember Shirley Weber presented Assembly Bill 3121 to establish the Task Force to Study and...
Image by: Economic Security Project, GBI Recipients RoundtableGuaranteed Basic Income (GBI) is a form of financial support for individuals and families that provides recurring direct cash transfers, with no strings attached, to targeted groups of people. Instead of...
Photo Credit: Janine Robinson on UnsplashENG | ESPWe are excited to share our 2022 Voter Guide for California State Propositions and Los Angeles County Measures.State Prepositions Proposition 1: CHC’s stance is YES on Prop 1 because we support an individual’s right to...
On August 23, 2022, Community Health Councils (CHC) and the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California (CJEC) held a California (CA) Reparations Webinar, which doubled as an official listening session for the CA Reparations Task Force (CA RTF). CHC and CJEC...
We are thrilled to share that the final 2022-2023 state budget includes $60 million for community health navigators! The budget deal was signed on June 30 by Governor Gavin Newsom. Earlier this year, CHC co-sponsored a budget ask to establish a permanent health...