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  • Behind the Headlines

    Lawmakers Discuss the Future of Community Health Workers in California

    Experts told legislators how CHW/P/Rs can be integrated into the health care ecosystem without losing their focus on social justice.


  • Inside CHCF

    Torres Mowat and Deas Join CHCF Board

    The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) announced the election of Kristin Torres Mowat, JD, MBA, and Deborah Deas, MD, MPH, to its board of directors.


  • Quick Read

    Centering Perspectives of Dually Eligible Older Adults of Color

    Community Catalyst and the LeadingAge LTSS Center at the University of Massachusetts Boston partnered with community organizations in California to pilot the cocreation of a set of HCBS quality measures with dually eligible older adults of color.


  • Patient and provider talk during clinic visit.
    Report

    California’s Health Care for the Homeless Grantees

    Health Care for the Homeless programs are federally funded community health centers required to serve a population composed primarily of people experiencing homelessness. In California these programs are a crucial component of the state’s health care safety net.


  • Kathryn Phillips gives testimony to the California Assembly on the need for greater diversity in California's health workforce
    Expert Perspective

    CHCF and Allies Urge Lawmakers to Champion Health Workforce Diversity

    Experts testified that a more diverse and representative health workforce will improve patients’ access to high-quality care.


  • Carin van Zyl, MD.
    Feature Story

    Palliative Care Movement Achieves Significant Progress in California

    The growing availability of palliative care for patients with serious illnesses is preventing hospitalizations, improving outcomes, and providing significant relief.


  • Counselor and client talking
    Project

    Evaluation of Lay Counselor Academy

    CHCF is supporting an evaluation of The Lay Counselor Academy, which trains people in community settings with interest and relationship-based skills to offer mental health counseling even if they are not formally licensed to practice therapy.


  • Angela Sojobi
    Expert Perspective

    Diverse Maternity Care Workforce Essential to Advance Birth Equity

    A conversation with midwife Angela Sojobi about her decades of experience and the urgent need for more Black midwifery students.


  • Patient and health care provide talk in clinic exam room.
    Report

    California’s County-Based Health Plans Almanac — 2024 Edition

    The state’s county-based health plans are public entities organized through one or more counties to ensure that Medi-Cal enrollees, and in some cases county employees and Covered California enrollees, receive comprehensive care. Where are these plans and who do they…


  • External Resource

    Fourth National Listening to Mothers Survey

    CHCF is proud to sponsor the landmark Listening to Mothers survey, which will capture California mothers’ voices on their prenatal, birth, and postpartum experiences.


  • Feature Story

    Using Pear Suite to Support Community Health Workers

    A CHCF-supported start-up’s innovative services help care navigators address social determinants of health for Medi-Cal enrollees.


  • Kara Carter
    Expert Perspective

    Promises and Pitfalls

    A conversation on AI, health care, and equity with CHCF’s senior vice president for strategy and programs, Kara Carter.


  • Njeri McGee-Tyner
    Expert Perspective

    Efforts to Improve Medi-Cal Enrollment Process Are Paying Off

    The enrollment director for eight Bay Area community clinics shares her perspective as patients face the challenges of eligibility redetermination.


  • Woman experiencing homelessness receives care from a street medicine team.
    Case Study

    Lessons from the Field: How Health Care and Homeless Service Providers Partner for Action

    Over 70 homelessness and health care experts converged last fall to exchange ideas and spotlight innovative programs aimed at helping people experiencing homelessness. The meeting was part of the Partnerships for Action collaborative initiative spreading best practices across sectors.


  • Illustratation of supportive housing facility and hospital beds.
    Quick Read

    Behavioral Health Treatment Beds and Housing in California: An Explainer

    Californians with serious mental illness or substance use disorder may face long waits accessing treatment beds or supportive housing. This explainer maps the continuum of behavioral health treatment beds and housing options in California so stakeholders across systems can see…