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Black Health Experts Talk with W. Kamau Bell About COVID-19 Vaccines

How did we get a COVID-19 vaccine so fast? Is it safe for me, seniors, or children? THE CONVERSATION: Between Us, About Us, is a new campaign for and by Black people. Join W. Kamau Bell as he gets the answers from Black doctors, nurses, and researchers. The campaign was developed by KFF; Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH; and the Black Coalition Against COVID-19. CHCF is a proud sponsor.
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California Department of Public Health: COVID-19 Vaccination

Everyone in California will have an opportunity to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at no cost. But our vaccination supply is limited right now. So we’re starting with the groups who are at highest risk, like people with a high chance of exposure and people 65 and older. Find out if it’s your turn.
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CA Notify: California’s COVID-19 Exposure Notification System

Add your phone to California’s exposure notification system to get COVID-19 exposure alerts and to protect those around you. It’s private. It’s secure. It’s 100% opt-in. This program is being run by the California Department of Public Health.
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COVID-19 Resources for Consumers

March 2020
We're compiling resources to help health care consumers navigate the system in this new era of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 Resources and CHCF Grantmaking: Maternity Care

May 2020
Maternal Health
COVID-19 is raising many issues about how maternity care is being delivered. We’ve compiled a set of online resources and other materials we have found which we hope are helpful to you.
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COVID-19 Resources: Behavioral Health

May 2020
Behavioral Health, Telehealth
These resources are for health care providers and leaders, as well as consumers, interested in behavioral health care in this new era of COVID-19. We're updating this page regularly.
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COVID-19 Resources: Telehealth

March 2020
Telehealth
These resources are for health care providers and leaders interested in the use of telehealth in this new era of COVID-19. We're updating this page regularly.
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COVID-19 Resources: Serious Illness and End-of-Life Care

March 2020
These resources are for health care providers and leaders concerned about serious illness and end-of-life care in this new era of COVID-19. We're updating this page regularly.
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California’s COVID-19 Response

The office of Governor Gavin Newsom and the State Department of Public Health put together this website to share resources and information about the state’s response to COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
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CDC: Latest Resources on COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is keeping its website updated regularly on news and information about COVID-19 (coronavirus disease).
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COVID-19 Resources from DHCS

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is working with state and federal officials and program partners to make sure Medi-Cal enrollees have access to care. This page is being regularly updated with information for providers and partners about home and community-based services, behavioral health, eligibility, waivers, and other policy issues.
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COVID-19 California Tracking Polls

Telehealth, Workforce, Health Care Costs
CHCF is conducting tracking polls during the coronavirus pandemic to assess both Californians' use of the health care system and physicians' assessment of availability of ICU beds, ventilators, and personal protective equipment. These weekly surveys began the third week in March 2020, shortly after the statewide shelter-in-place orders were instituted in California, and continued through early September. See all the survey results here.
CHCF Blog

Sacrifices Californians Make Together to Slow Spread of Coronavirus Are Worth It

March 16, 2020
Sandra R. Hernández
We have entered an important new chapter in the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CHCF Blog

Heading Off a COVID-19 Disaster for Californians Experiencing Homelessness

April 29, 2020
Michelle Schneidermann
Homelessness & Health Care, Behavioral Health
Philanthropy has a critical role to play in supporting progressive approaches to serving vulnerable people in need.
CHCF Blog

Finding the Right Words About COVID-19

March 26, 2020
Kate Meyers
Serious Illness & End-of-Life Care
Health care professionals are facing conversations that they never expected — or wanted — to have.
CHCF Blog

The Role of Palliative Care in a COVID-19 Pandemic

March 20, 2020
Jennifer Moore Ballentine
Serious Illness & End-of-Life Care, Workforce
Applying the unique skills and strengths found in palliative care must be part of the response to the novel coronavirus.
CHCF Blog

Homelessness and COVID-19 Collide in California

April 6, 2020
Xenia Shih Bion
Behavioral Health, Medi-Cal, Homelessness & Health Care
Stories That Caught Our Attention: How do you practice social distancing when you live on the streets or in a crowded shelter?
CHCF Blog

How COVID-19 Affects CHCF Grantmaking

April 6, 2020
Kara Carter
Medi-Cal, Telehealth, Workforce, Behavioral Health
Our current thinking about how we will deploy our philanthropic resources.

COVID-19: Temporary Changes to How We Work

CHCF continues to follow the course of the COVID-19 epidemic and the state’s guidance regarding management of the virus. In an effort to protect our staff and board members, visitors, guests, and the broader community, CHCF is working remotely until key public health indicators suggest we can do otherwise.
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Commonwealth Club on April 17: California Health Care’s Response to the Pandemic

CHCF’s Sandra R. Hernández, MD, joined Bechara Choucair, MD, from Kaiser Permanente and Peter Lee of Covered California for a live streamed discussion on April 17 hosted by the Commonwealth Club. How is the health care system in the state responding to the COVID-19 pandemic? What are the health and financial implications for individual Californians? A recording of this event is available.