As a student intern for CHC, I’ve had a truly remarkable and enlightening experience. I spent the past eight weeks educating myself on the rich history of CHC and their past and ongoing projects. The bulk of my summer was spent working on a project under the Built...
Community Health Councils (CHC) convened its second iteration of the Health Advocates Youth Healthcare Workforce Pipeline project this summer. CHC partnered with LA’s Promise Fund, Manual Arts High School, and St. John’s Well Child and Family Center to provide...
The State Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services passed a funding proposal that aims to improve the healthcare system in California on Monday, May 7th. The proposal, introduced by Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno), Assemblymember Jim Wood...
As an enrollment entity, Community Health Councils (CHC) has been working with the community and our partners ensure that residents are enrolled in and utilizing their health coverage for over 20 years. Our enrollers work diligently to conduct: 1) outreach,...
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 3922, otherwise known as the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS ACT, on Friday, November 3, 2017. This bill, supported by 227 Republicans and 15 Democrats (total vote 242 to 174). H.R. 3922 extends funding for the Children’s Health...
This year Community Health Councils turns 25! CHC has been an integral part of South LA’s history of struggles and accomplishments and this year is of particular significance not only to CHC, but also to South LA, as we acknowledged 25 years since the uprising on...
The workforce shortage across California is projected to increase over time, and health centers face many challenges in recruiting and retaining health care professionals – especially people of color and members of the community. In California, less than 30% of...
Earlier this summer, City Council released draft regulations and a draft zoning ordinance on the licensing for commercial cannabis businesses. Per Proposition 64 which was passed by voters in November 2016, commercial businesses can begin to operate as early as...
The Senate GOP had been attempting to pass iterations of their healthcare bill over the last few weeks, resulting in a defeat. While the nation focused on fighting to preserve the ACA over the past few months, the following key public health decisions were made:...
With the failure of the ACA repeal and replace, straight repeal, and skinny repeal, a bipartisanship group of 40 House members, led by Tom Reed (R–NY) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), released a plan of Obamacare solutions to stabilize the health insurance exchanges. Their...