ENG | ESP Every year, new laws go into effect that impact Californian’s wages, health benefits, education, and so much more. Here are a few new laws taking effect in 2023:ENG | ESP Cada año, entran en vigor nuevas leyes que afectan los salarios, los beneficios de...
ENG | ESP Every year, Community Health Councils (CHC) identifies the policy priorities that align with its mission. In 2023 CHC will continue focusing on policy and systems change in the areas of health equity, reparations, and economic resiliency. Historically, CHC...
CHC Issues its Learning 4 an Equitable Economy Factsheet. Economic Resiliency Community Health Councils (CHC) is a non-profit, community-based research, policy, and capacity building organization that leads local economy building efforts. Economic shocks, such...
CHC formally announces its 2021 Policy Priorities. In these, you will see a continued commitment to CHC’s long standing goals of universal access to healthcare and early childhood education, along with goals that target our most vulnerable communities in South Los...
The "Youth Healthcare Pipeline Program: An Upstream Approach to Addressing the Healthcare Workforce Shortage in California" reports on the results of a summer internship program connecting youth of color to a community clinic. A set of recommendations are offered that...
The "Fast Food Restaurant Policy in a Food Desert: A Health Impact Assessment" reports on results of a health impact assessment (HIA) study conducted to project the impact of a proposal that would have made changes to South LA’s existing fast food density policies on...
The "California’s Sweetened Beverage Tax: A Health Impact Assessment" reports on results of a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) that looked at SB 622 which would have imposed a one cent per fluid ounce tax on every distributor of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)...
This report seeks to inform the current and ongoing dialogue about the impact Community Health Workers (CHW) have had, and will continue to have on the healthcare system, particularly among vulnerable communities who experience disproportionate health disparities,...
Community Health Councils’ market study of select South LA farmers’ markets shows potential for greater local patronage and investment attraction. While the demand for fresh food has risen in the last few years, South LA farmers’ markets struggle to retain regular...
To prepare stakeholders for upcoming changes to the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation, this report reviews the program, the benefits of HPSA designation, the designation process, and efforts to revise existing methodology. It offers preliminary...