CPEHN’s 2024 Year in Review
As we look to 2025, let’s take a moment to reflect, recognize, and honor all that we have accomplished together…
CPEHN Publications
The Dental Divide: Oral Health Equity Challenges in Los Angeles County
Communities have long reported barriers to accessing oral health services in California, including cultural and linguistic challenges, inconsistent care options,…
A Roadmap on Building Toward Anti-Racist Governments
A Roadmap on Building Toward Anti-Racist Governments presents a strategic framework for governments to address systemic racism and advance racial…
Improving Care for BIPOC Individuals with Serious Mental Illness
In 2019, 1 in 26 California adults had a serious mental illness (SMI), a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder…
Towards Mental Health Equity in Medi-Cal: An Updated Analysis of AB 470 Data
In 2017, the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) sponsored Assembly Bill (AB) 470, known as the Mental Health Equity Act,…
California’s Implementation of Federal Flexibilities During the Medicaid Unwinding Reduced Racial, Ethnic, and Linguistic Disparities in Medi-Cal Redeterminations Rates
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government required states to maintain continuous uninterrupted insurance coverage for Medicaid enrollees. State Medicaid…
Improving Mental Health Care for Immigrant and Refugee Communities
Immigrants and refugees are deeply rooted in California and provide significant cultural, familial, and economic contributions to the state. California’s…
New to Medi-Cal? It Covers More Than You Think
Medi-Cal is a state-sponsored health insurance that provides free care for many common health issues, regardless of your immigration status.…
The People’s Agenda: Planting the Seeds for a Healthy Tomorrow
The Community Health Worker/Promotora/Representative (CHW/P/R) Policy Coalition was formed in 2022 for CHW/P/Rs to play an active role in policy…
Building Bridges Across Antiracist Workforces: Lessons Learned from Community Health Workers, Promotoras, Representatives, Doulas, Peer Support Specialists, and Navigators
From CPEHN’s Voices for Change Conference’s workshop, “Leveraging CHW/P/Rs, Doulas, Peer Support Specialists and Navigators as an Anti-Racist Strategy to…