CHCF occasionally does research in public health, philanthropy, or other issues that may fall outside of its funding areas. The following documents provide an overview of work that is not within CHCF’s core topic areas.
January 2012
Turbulent times for newspapers have led to various experiments in ways to create and distribute high-quality journalism. The center collaborates with traditional and emerging media to report on the most vexing health care issues facing California.
October 2011
This free guide, in Spanish and English, is for people looking for basic information on health insurance, nutrition, and other public programs, as well as for health care workers and community-based organizations in their outreach efforts.
March 2011
This report describes how CHCF succeeded in replacing outmoded procedures for documenting and tracking its grantmaking work with a fully integrated, Web-based system. A companion essay explains the behind-the-scenes importance of making a strong business case.
April 2009
This report provides an overview of today's laboratory medicine sector and the economic, regulatory, workplace, technological, and other factors that are shaping it.