Community Health Councils found low-income communities of color in the City of Los Angeles have fewer protections from the risks from local oil drilling operations than more affluent, whiter neighborhoods. This includes allowing drilling activities hundreds of feet...
The "Youth Healthcare Pipeline Program: An Upstream Approach to Addressing the Healthcare Workforce Shortage in California" reports on the results of a summer internship program connecting youth of color to a community clinic. A set of recommendations are offered that...
Dear Friend, The year 2016 is one filled with hope for Community Health Councils and the communities we serve. The Board of Directors is excited to announce the naming of Veronica Flores as CHC's Chief Executive Officer. Veronica was appointed as the Interim CEO in...
This reports provides the finding of an HIA that looked at how legalized sidewalk vending could change vendor activity near schools and the nutrition behaviors of students in South LA. The assessment compared schools in similar socioeconomic environments, but in...
Community Health Councils began a two-year community-led effort in 2013 dedicated to reducing chronic diseases in Los Angeles. Our initiative, focusing on the historical communities of Pacoima, Boyle Heights, Central Los Angeles, Southeast Los Angeles, and Wilmington,...
This report outlines the HKZ concept, methodology and pilot application in Los Angeles as well as begin discussions of how it can be applied to other school communities of need. The HKZ concept takes advantage of schools’ enormous potential as centers of wellness in...
This policy report looks at the evidence linking the proximity and density of fast food restaurants and greater fast food consumption. It argues for regulating density as part of a strategy to combat the obesity crisis in South Los Angeles and recommends changes the...
Read CHC's critique of the City of Los Angeles General Plan Policy and our exploration of opportunities to amend the General Plan to promote healthy communities. (February 2011)
Ready access to healthy foods is taken for granted in most neighborhoods. But that is not the case for the residents of South Los Angeles. This report examines how policymakers, the grocery industry and community members can change the South LA retail food environment.
The South Los Angeles Health Equity Scorecard documents the inequities in South LA's healthcare and physical resource environments and challenges city and county officials to take action on policy recommendations for a healthy community. The study calculated scores...