Promoting Language Access in Medi-Cal Dental: A Success Story
California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) is connecting local community-based organizations with statewide advocates to effectively work together for change in…
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A Right to Heal: Mental Health in Diverse Communities – Behavioral Health and Health Care by the Numbers, California
In 2020, the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) contracted the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) for three…
The Landscape of Opportunity One-Pager
California’s Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC)* continue to experience persistent health disparities arising from systemic racism that blocks access to…
Transforming Emergency Response to Advance Health Equity
Every year, millions of Californians face an emergency or urgent medical situation resulting in an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) response.…
Data Exchange Framework Governance Support Letter
California’s health care system is highly fragmented, presenting myriad challenges for health care consumers. At the same time, the health…
California’s Health Data Exchange Framework: Advancing Health Equity
Beginning in January 2024, all health plans, hospitals, physicians, clinics, and other health care providers throughout California will be required…
Addressing the Root: Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Oral Health Equity
Oral health is essential to overall health. Poor oral health can contribute to chronic disease, chronic pain, difficulties obtaining employment,…
People Power for Public Health
People Power for Public Health aims to reform budget processes and reallocate resources to address longstanding health inequities and chronic…
California Needs Standards for Demographic and Social Needs Data to Reduce Disparities and Advance Health Equity
The collection of self-reported, comprehensive, disaggregated, and granular demographic and health-related social needs data is a necessary first step to…
Nothing About us Without Us
Disparities in health outcomes and life expectancy persist for California’s communities of color, LGBTQ+ and individuals with disabilities, despite concerted…