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...
This report assesses California's efforts to widen the doorway to Medicaid coverage by reaching out to, enrolling and retaining low-income people of color and Limited English Proficient communities in the Medi-Cal program. Using key informant interviews and secondary...
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...
Millions of Californians will be newly eligible for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act starting January 1, 2014. Many will need help understanding, accessing, and using these benefits. This report provides information about the outreach,...
This report details over a dozen recommendations for building a robust and consumer-friendly Navigator program in California. It provides an overview of the enrollment demands the state will face in 2014 and explores effective strategies for ensuring that as many...
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...
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...
This report provides the results of a six-month study of nutritional resources in three predominantly African American areas of Southern California — South Los Angeles, East Inglewood, and North Long Beach — as well as one contrast area in West Los Angeles
This report describes the experiences and successes of local programs, such as Children's Health Initiatives, in providing health coverage to all children and families throughout California. (May 2006)