California ’s Low-Income Health Program (LIHP) is already providing basic health services to close to 275,000 individuals, a majority (67%) of whom are people of color. Successful implementation of the LIHP program, and a coordinated transition plan, will ensure the state is able to maximize enrollment in Medi-Cal and the Health Benefit Exchange in 2014.… [ Read full post ]
Posts Tagged ‘CPEHN’
June 21 Webinar: Expanding health care access through the LIHP program
Thursday, June 14th, 2012
Ellen Wu: New report shows cultural and linguistic outreach is critical to the success of ACA
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012BUILDING A BRIDGE: Ellen Wu, the Executive Director of the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, discusses how to maximize the potential benefits of the Affordable Care Act for communities of color. In 2012, CPEHN is celebrating 20 years as a champion for health equity.
Our latest report put numbers to what we already knew – … [ Read full post ]
An Appetite for Equity: Ensuring Access to Healthy Foods
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012With diabetes rates on the rise, and over half of adults and teens in the state either overweight or obese, increasing the availability of healthy foods can greatly improve the health of our communities. Join California Pan Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) as they offer a series of free spring convening series, An Appetite for Equity: … [ Read full post ]
Making bikes count in LA County
Monday, September 12th, 2011By Allison Mannos, Urban Strategy Director, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC)
We have begun to see a rise in the number of Californians, especially in Los Angeles, willing to ditch their cars and take up bike riding in the past few years. Group bike rides like the ”Midnight Ridazz,” bicycle repair co-ops … [ Read full post ]
Chris Ringewald: CHIS data, GIS, combine to power advocacy for health equity
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
RAISING AWARENESS OF HEALTH DISPARITIES: Chris Ringewald, senior research analyst for Healthy City, writes about how his GIS project and CPEHN relied upon CHIS data to increase awareness and action around health disparities in the state:
When the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN), the only statewide multicultural organization leading the fight for health equity, wanted … [ Read full post ]
April 27 event: Transportation impacting health
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Learn from TransForm, a leading transportation advocacy agency, and other experts, on how to ensure cleaner air, safer streets, accessible services and other building blocks of sustainable and healthy communities. Join the California Pan Ethnic Health Network and other advocates on April 27 in downtown Los Angeles at a low-cost workshop on transportation and … [ Read full post ]
