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  • Californians look with determination to the future
    Behind the Headline

    A Message to Our Community in Challenging Times

    An open letter to the CHCF community from Sandra R. Hernández, the foundation’s President and CEO, about the impact of the election.

    •Health Equity
  • Dr. Matthew Beare and his staff from Clinica Sierra Vista in Bakersfield distribute medical needs and perform checkups on unhoused people along the Kern River.
    Feature Story

    Protecting Unhoused Patients from the Harms of Encampment Sweeps

    Sweeps cause patients to lose critical medications, identity documents, personal belongings, and even durable medical equipment. They harm people’s health, take an enormous emotional toll, and waste valuable health care resources, experts say.  

    •Homelessness
  • Report

    California Health Information Technology Landscape Assessment

    This presentation summarizes research commissioned by the California Department of Health Care Services in 2022 to assess the readiness of mental health, substance use disorder, and social service organizations.

    •Facts and Data
  • Report

    Quality of Care: Providers Almanac — 2024 Edition

    This set of quality measures focuses on providers, including ambulatory surgery centers, emergency departments, inpatient hospitals, nursing homes, and home health care.

    •Facts and Data
  • Report

    Quality of Care: Chronic Conditions Almanac — 2024 Edition

    This set of quality measures highlights California’s performance across a range of chronic conditions, including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease, and includes data by race/ethnicity, payer, and county.

    •Facts and Data
  • Report

    Quality of Care: Behavioral Health Almanac — 2024 Edition

    This set of quality measures focuses on behavioral health, including mental health and substance use.

    •Facts and Data
  • Little girl has her ears checked by physician
    Report

    Quality of Care: Children’s Health Almanac — 2024 Edition

    This set of quality measures focuses on children’s health and reports the most recently available data.

    •Facts and Data
  • Youg woman happily displaying her "I Voted" sticker
    Behind the Headline

    Voting Is Good for Your Health

    When more people vote, it leads to a more representative democracy that can better address the diverse health needs of all Californians.

    •Health Equity
  • Feature Story

    Clinicians Selected for California Health Care Leadership Program

    Thirty-two fellows were chosen for the 24th cohort of the program, which helps clinicians improve the operation of safety-net institutions in California.

    •Health Workforce
  • Resident doctors attend weekly lecture.
    Quick Read

    Understanding Graduate Medical Education in California

    California has seen a consistent increase in graduate medical education residency programs across the state, and this growth indicates a concerted effort to expand the physician training pipeline.

    •Health Workforce
  • Homeless tents line city streets in San Francisco. Homeless community creates a camp with all their suitcases, tents, sleeping bags and precious belongings.
    Report

    People Experiencing Homelessness in California Almanac — 2024 Edition

    The number of people experiencing homelessness that accessed California’s homelessness response system, Continuums of Care, increased 87% from 182,680 in 2017 to 337,734 in 2023. This quick reference guide looks at available data on people experiencing homelessness in California and…

    •Facts and Data
  • Report

    California Health Insurers Almanac — 2024 Edition

    This Almanac provides a snapshot of the insurance market in California at the end of 2022. Data from the state’s two insurance regulators — the California Department of Managed Health Care and the California Department of Insurance — and other…

    •Facts and Data
  • Promptora Daysi Carreño
    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.

    •Health Workforce
  • Illustration of nurse talking to patient in recuperative care setting
    Expert Perspective

    Five Ways to Improve Recuperative Care in California

    How people working in the recuperative care movement can overcome the hurdles to providing accessible and effective medical respite care.

    •Homelessness
  • Patient at office visit with midwife.
    Data Insight

    Understanding California’s Midwife Workforce

    Midwives are licensed clinicians who play a key role in the maternity care workforce. These snapshots present survey findings on licensed midwives and nurse-midwives in California.

    •Health Workforce