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In San Diego, a Haven for East African Refugees Builds a Healthier Community
UWEAST supports East African refugees through culturally competent mental health care, youth mentorship, and a trusted space for healing.
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Pulse of Change: Reimagining Care to Support the Health and Wellness of Black Californians
The initiative seeks to find new ways to deliver respectful care that is responsive to the Black community’s specific health needs.
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Black Health Equity
CHCF is working to improve health care for all Californians. That broader effort includes more tailored efforts to eliminate disparities in health care for Black Californians. We analyze disparities in access, quality, and treatment — elevating community voices while supporting…
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CHCF Launches Initiative to Enhance Black Health Equity in California
Eight visionary organizations are partnering with the California Health Care Foundation to create a safer, stronger health system for Black Californians.
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Debunking a Myth About Black Men and Health Care
Black men are steady, active users of health care services, and most devote significant energy to pursuing healthful outcomes for themselves and their families.
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Seeking Inclusive Care
Black trans and gender-nonconforming patients call out a health care system that has historically failed their community.
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Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity in California Almanac — 2024 Edition
Disparities among historically marginalized groups in California occur across many demographic categories. This Almanac provides data that show how people of color face barriers in accessing health care, often receive suboptimal treatment, and are most likely to experience poor outcomes…
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The Gift I Didn’t Realize I Needed
How practicing medicine at a predominantly Black institution led a physician to find her full, authentic, un-code-switched self.
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Making Flu Vaccinations Easy: SCAN Health Plan’s Tactics to Reduce Racial Disparities
Through a multi-channel approach and partnerships with community organizations, SCAN plans not only to minimize disparities in flu vaccination for their members in Los Angeles, but also to engage members year-round and establish themselves as a trusted voice for health…
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Listening to Black Californians with Disabilities
This publication offers key findings from the Listening to Black Californians study on the experiences of Black Californians with disabilities, who often face discrimination or poor treatment when seeking health care.
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Briefing — Black Health Equity
On October 5, 2023, CHCF held a briefing in Sacramento focused on the health care challenges so many Black Californians face despite their pursuit of good health, as well as strategies for advancing Black health equity.
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Listening to Black Californians Who Identify as LGBTQ+
This publication offers key findings from the Listening to Black Californians study on the experiences of Black Californians who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and more. Black LGBTQ+ Californians often experience mistreatment in the health care system due…
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Alliance with Black Churches Closes Care Gaps for Aging People
Trusted navigators help caregivers obtain holistic care and support for seniors with serious illnesses.
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Listening to Black Californians with Mental Health Conditions
This publication offers key findings from the Listening to Black Californians study on the experiences of Black Californians with mental health conditions, who are one of the groups most likely to report being treated poorly by a health care provider…
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Black Maternal Health Crisis Requires Support for Black Health Care Workers
A new report from the Urban Institute addresses structural barriers to entering and remaining in the maternity care field.
