CPEHN’s legislative briefing, Cultivating Health Equity, is this Thursday in Sacramento! We are very excited to bring together our founding ethnic partner organizations – the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, the California Black Health Network, the California Rural…
Welcome to Friday Facts! Each week we’ll be taking a look at a specific chart from the Data & Resources section of our website. This week we’re focusing on the languages spoken in San Diego County, and the percentage of…
The Latino Coalition for a Healthy California has worked tirelessly for the past year to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption both in Berkeley and across the state, and we’re gearing up for a new battle this year. We’re talking about an…
On January 9, 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a proposed rule with new science-based nutrition standards for meals provided through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The CACFP provides reimbursements for meals and snacks served…
Yesterday we talked about the upcoming California Transportation Choices Summit 2015, hosted by TransForm in Sacramento on April 27th. Don’t forget to register for that, because it’s going to be great. We talked about the importance of complete streets, which…
Welcome to Tuesday Tidbits! If you would like your resource/event to be highlighted, please let me know at ddexter@cpehn.org. Thanks! One of the primary social and environmental determinants of health that we focus on at CPEHN is access to healthy…
There’s nothing like a good funding opportunity to add some intrigue to a Monday morning. In this case, $690,000 is available from California’s Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health (CalSEARCH) that will help strengthen the state’s health care workforce.…
Welcome to Friday Facts! Each week we’ll be taking a look at a specific chart from the Data & Resources section of our website. This week we’re focusing on the percentage of children, by race and ethnicity, living in poverty…
December 1, 2014, marked the passing of one of the great lights in the struggle for health equity – Lark Galloway-Gilliam. Lark served as the executive director of nonprofit health advocacy organization Community Health Councils (CHC) since its founding in 1992.…
Below is a press release sent out today by Assemblymember Ed Chau’s office introducing a bill that CPEHN is sponsoring. Be sure to check back here on our blog for updates on this important legislation in the coming months! Sacramento — Today,…