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Civic Media Pioneer Builds Trusted Information Source for Immigrants

By bridging the worlds of traditional news gathering and community service, Madeleine Bair established an innovative participatory journalism model.

January 13, 2025

•Health Equity

Expert Perspective

Initiative Aims to Put Promotoras on Path to Social Entrepreneurship

The Latino Community Foundation wants to establish a sustainable model for Spanish-speaking community health workers to provide services.

October 24, 2024

•Health Workforce

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Promotor Program for Education in Drugs and Alcohol for Latinx

Twenty promotors working with the Latinx community in San Francisco received specialized drug and alcohol education training in Spanish. The goal is that they will work with community members who have substance use disorder.

May 24, 2024

•Behavioral Health

Feature Story

Spanish Speakers Face Bias When Seeking Mental Health Care

More resources are needed to support these patients at the critical point when they interact with schedulers of behavioral health services, according to a RAND Corporation study.

November 27, 2023

•Health Equity

Expert Perspective

Why Increasing the Number of Latino Physicians Is So Important for California

California has a lot of work to do to build a representative physician workforce. Latinos account for just 6% of physicians, despite making up 39% of the state’s population.

October 24, 2023

•Health Equity

Expert Perspective

Using My Voice to Bridge Different Worlds

A woman who grew up speaking Spanish in Los Angeles shares the experiences that brought her to her current role as a CHCF health equity fellow.

August 23, 2023

•Health Equity

Feature Story

Médicos de México Tratan a Trabajadores Agrícolas en Zonas Rurales de California

Un programa piloto que tardó dos décadas en lanzarse ahora cuenta con 24 médicos mexicanos que brindan atención a poblaciones latinas/x y trabajadores agrícolas en clínicas en los condados de Monterey, San Benito, Tulare y Los Ángeles. El estado ha…

July 20, 2023

•Health Workforce

Feature Story

Doctors from Mexico Treat Farmworkers in Rural California

A pilot program that took two decades to launch now has 24 Mexican doctors providing care to Latino/x populations at clinics in Monterey, San Benito, Tulare, and Los Angeles Counties. The state has issued the visiting doctors three-year medical licenses…

June 27, 2023

•Health Workforce

Feature Story

Navigators / Navegadores Connect a California Immigrant Community to Medi-Cal

Experts counsel community members, including those reluctant to provide their ID cards or personal information needed to apply for Medi-Cal coverage.

November 8, 2022

•Health Equity

Knowledge Center

Advancing Latino/x Health Equity

The California Health Care Foundation is focused on advancing policies and practices that will improve timely access to high-quality primary, specialty, and mental health care for Latino/x Californians and eliminate avoidable differences in health outcomes.

May 30, 2022

•Health Equity

Quick Read

Fact Sheet: Nurse Practitioners and California’s Latino/x Community

Nurse practitioners are a vital part of California’s health care workforce. Today they play a particularly important role providing care to underserved Californians, especially Latino/x communities.

April 22, 2022

•Health Workforce

Feature Story

AltaMed Asks Unvaccinated Latinx Californians: ‘Come On! What Are You Waiting For?’

The nation’s largest independent federally qualified health center has partnered with other organizations to provide tens of thousands of COVID-19 shots as part of a comprehensive public education campaign.

February 7, 2022

•Health Equity

Behind the Headline

Information Campaigns, Mandates Produce Some Good News

Public health leaders have been encouraged by increased acceptance of COVID-19 shots in communities that were lagging state and national vaccination rates.

October 18, 2021

•Health Equity

Behind the Headline

Health Policy Journal Focuses on Borders, Immigrants, and Health

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Immigrants may experience lifelong health consequences as a result of US policy decisions.

July 12, 2021

•Health Equity

Behind the Headline

Black, Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII

The pandemic threatens the long-term health of people devastated by the loss of jobs, homes, and opportunities for the future.

June 25, 2021

•Health Equity

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Civic Media Pioneer Builds Trusted Information Source for Immigrants

Initiative Aims to Put Promotoras on Path to Social Entrepreneurship

Promotor Program for Education in Drugs and Alcohol for Latinx

Spanish Speakers Face Bias When Seeking Mental Health Care

Why Increasing the Number of Latino Physicians Is So Important for California

Using My Voice to Bridge Different Worlds

Médicos de México Tratan a Trabajadores Agrícolas en Zonas Rurales de California

Doctors from Mexico Treat Farmworkers in Rural California

Navigators / Navegadores Connect a California Immigrant Community to Medi-Cal

Advancing Latino/x Health Equity

Fact Sheet: Nurse Practitioners and California’s Latino/x Community

AltaMed Asks Unvaccinated Latinx Californians: ‘Come On! What Are You Waiting For?’

Information Campaigns, Mandates Produce Some Good News

Health Policy Journal Focuses on Borders, Immigrants, and Health

Black, Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII

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