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…
CPEHN Publications
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…
Building Culture and Gender Responsive Emergency Services
Every year, millions of Californians face an emergency or urgent medical situation resulting in an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) response.…
Alzheimer’s Fact Sheet
By 2040, the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease is expected to increase significantly, by 127%. Even greater increases are expected among…
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…
A Right to Heal: Mental Health in Diverse Communities
In the early 2000s, mental health consumers, family members, and providers banded together to gather signatures, advocate for, and ultimately…
Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Mental Health Services
An Unfulfilled Promise for Communities of Color In 2014, California’s Medi-Cal program significantly strengthened access to mental health services. As…
How California’s Community-Based Organizations Filled the Gaps for Underserved Communities
Meeting the needs of racially & ethnically diverse communities during the pandemic Across California, community-based organizations (CBOs) have stepped up…
Concept Paper: Policy Options for Community-Defined Evidence Practices (CDEPS)
There has been extensive research on behavioral health disparities in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and Lesbian, Gay,…
Landscape of Opportunity
The fourth edition of the Landscape of Opportunity provides an overview of the current state of health disparities and challenges…