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…
CPEHN Publications
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,…
Advancing Health Equity through Systems Transformation and Payment Reform: Integrating Oral and Physical Health
We are pleased to share several new mini-briefs highlighting CPEHN’s recommendations for ways to advance health equity as part of…
Restored Medi-Cal Dental Adult Benefit is Improving Access to Periodontal Treatment in Adults
In 2009, California eliminated most dental services for adults from its Medi-Cal program. As a result, many community members have…
Taking a Bite Out of Oral Health Inequities: Promoting Equitable Oral Health Policies for Communities of Color
This brief identifies the persistent oral health disparities impacting low-income, communities of color in California and pathways to improve oral…
Not So Sweet: Confronting the Health Crisis from Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in California
This report examines how the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages impacts health in California’s communities of color and how an excise…
Still Bubbling Over: California Adolescents Drinking More Soda and Other Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
This policy brief examines increases in consumption of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages among youth in California.