Primary Care

Understanding Indigenous Communities to Support Their Health Needs

California Improvement Network

Indigenous communities in California and throughout the United States face striking health disparities. Learn three ways that health and social services organizations can address these inequities.

LA County Goes Big on Integration of Health, Social Care

August 17, 2023

J. Duncan Moore, Jr.

Behavioral Health, Medi-Cal

Massive health system addresses food security, employment, housing, violence, immigration status, legal problems, and financial needs.

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

Health Equity, Workforce

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 emitido las licencias médicas de California de tres años para los médicos visitantes para mejorar la atención de los pacientes que solo hablan español.

Affirmative Action: How Will Court Ruling Affect Medical School Diversity?

Workforce, Health Equity

California’s experience after Proposition 209 offers some clues and lessons.

Doctors From Mexico Treat Farmworkers in Rural California

Claudia Boyd-Barrett

Health Equity, Workforce

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 to improve care for patients who speak only Spanish.

How Primary Care Investments Can Advance Equity

Diane Rittenhouse, Janice L. Genevro, Kathryn Phillips, Rishi Manchanda

Health Equity, Workforce

A new report summarizes decades of research that demonstrates the many ways a reimagined approach to primary care can help reduce racial and ethnic health disparities.

LA Health Center Tackles Primary-Behavioral Care Integration

Victoria Clayton

Behavioral Health, Health Equity

A Federally Qualified Health Center is breaking down organizational silos, and patients are experiencing the benefits.

Improving Access to Care Through Smart Workforce Strategies

Van Ton-Quinlivan

In a podcast interview, CHCF President and CEO Sandra R. Hernández talks about the importance of using the health care workforce strategically.

Primary Care’s Essential Role in Advancing Health Equity for California

This report surveys the research linking primary care to improved health equity. It includes 14 example recommendations to strengthen primary care and to advance equity in California across five key areas.

CIN Partner Meeting — Strengthening Foundations

March 2, 2023 - March 2, 2023

This CIN partner meeting aimed to establish network connections and build relationships among partners to support CIN goals for the 2023-24 cycle.

CIN Webinar — Cultural Competency and Indigenous Communities

This discussion will provide historic and contemporary information about issues that impact the health of indigenous people in California with a focus on how federal and state policies continue to shape health outcomes.

Investing in Behavioral Health

Behavioral Health

In this paper, Freedman HealthCare looks across states to identify national best practices in the collection and reporting of behavioral health investment data.

A Game Changer for Street Medicine: Key Takeaways from New Medi-Cal Guidelines

Homelessness & Health Care

In November 2022, California’s Department of Health Care Services shared an "All Plan Letter" that could make it easier for communities to establish, maintain, and fully leverage street medicine programs.This issue brief lays out the major implications of this new guidance, along with key issues that remain.

November 16, 2022

Webinar — Why Primary Care Matters to California

Workforce, Medi-Cal, Health Equity

November 16, 2022 - November 16, 2022

Join CHCF for a webinar on why improving primary care is key to California reaching its goals around health care access, quality, and equity.

Advancing Behavioral Health Outcomes in Primary Care

Behavioral Health

The Advancing Behavioral Health Outcomes in Primary Care project is a learning collaborative of 14 CHCs with the goal of improving behavioral health outcomes, especially among Black, Latino/x, Indigenous, Asian Pacific Islander, LGBTQA, and non-English-speaking patients.