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- 2008 Health Insurance Survey of CA Farmers and Ranchers No. 2
New Report Finds 1 in 5 Farmers and Ranchers Say Health Care Costs Cause Financial Problems; Spend More Than A Third of Annual Income on Coverage and Care LOS ANGELES (November 19, 2008) – During this holiday season, many of those farmers and... - Children's Health Initiatives Recieve Nearly $8 Million in Premium Subsidies for Children's Health Coverage to Healp Them Remain Solvent Through 2008
Funding will Provide Short-Term Relief to Successful Children’s Health Initiatives that are in Jeopardy Due to Funding Shortfalls LOS ANGELES (November 18, 2008) – In the wake of the State of California once again reneging on its promise to enact... - USC Annenberg Receives Two Major Grants from The California Endowment
The awards, totaling more than $4 million over three years, will expand programs improving health journalism and community health communication LOS ANGELES, November 18, 2008 – In an effort to improve the quality of health communication and health... - Report Finds Community-Based Disease Prevention Saves California Money and Improves Californian's Health
SACRAMENTO (October 23, 2008) – At a time when the state is struggling with increasing deficits and decreasing revenues, and many Californians are scrambling to keep their homes while balancing an array of expenses that are increasing faster than... - Pilot Programs Reduce Emergency Room Use, Promote Better Health
Initiative Releases Evaluation of Project Targeting Frequent Users Oakland, CA (October 21, 2008) – A report issued today, A Dollars and Sense Strategy to Reducing Frequent Use of Hospital Services, provides evaluation data from six California... - Allied Health Care Workforce Program Report Assesses Los Angeles Region Health Minority Workforce
Latinos, African Americans and American Indians Are Significantly Underrepresented in Higher Paying Occupations and Those Requiring the Highest Level of Education LOS ANGELES (September 16, 2008) – Some of the fastest growing jobs in Los Angeles County... - The California Endowment Appoints New Program Officer for Los Angeles and Surrounding Counties
LOS ANGELES (September 8, 2008) – The California Endowment today announced the appointment of Elaine Peacock, M.A., as a program officer for the private, statewide health foundation working to build healthy communities. Ms. Peacock, who has extensive... - Central Valley Hmong Health Collaborative to Build Their Sustainability, Improve Health Care Services with Help of $1 Million Grant from The California Endowment
Group Continues to Build Inroads for Improved Health for Central California's Hmong Communities FRESNO, Calif. (August 11, 2008) – The California Endowment today announced a two-year, $1 million grant to the Central Valley’s Hmong Health Collaborative... - California's Farmers and Ranchers Hit Hard by Health Care Costs
Access Project Report Finds That Individual Health Insurance Market Fails To Provide Adequate Financial Protection to Farm and Ranch Families LOS ANGELES (July 23, 2008) – A new report, issued by The Access Project and commissioned by... - New Report: Investment in Disease Prevention Could Save California More Than $1.7 Billion in Five Years
July 17, 2008, WASHINGTON, DC – A small strategic investment in disease prevention could result in significant savings in U.S. health care costs, according to a new report released today by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH). In its report,... - Councilmember José Huizar Announces $200,000 for Anti-Gang Program
The California Endowment award will allow Legacy L.A., a start-up nonprofit based in Boyle Heights, to fund 10 ‘Dream Big’ youth fellows, who will design anti-gang programming LOS ANGELES (July 9, 2008) - Councilmember José Huizar today announced... - Allied Health Care Workforce Program Report Assesses San Diego Health Care Minority Workforce
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (July 2, 2008) – Some of the fastest growing jobs in San Diego County include nursing assistants, mental health counselors, mental health social workers and public health educators, according to the Allied Health Workforce Analysis... - The California Endowment Announces Multi-Year Partnership with Innovative Youth Center to Transform the Community Health of Richmond
RICHMOND, Calif. (June 25, 2008) - The California Endowment announced today that it has awarded a two-year grant to the RYSE Center in Richmond. The grant, totaling $249,214, comes at a time when RYSE organizers are completing plans to... - National Hispanic Medical Association to Showcase Economic Benefits of Health Care Reform at Congressional Briefing June 24
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Amid skyrocketing gas and food prices, there is one cost Americans can help rein in - the rising costs fueled by health disparities, so says the National Hispanic Medical Association in a congressional briefing Tuesday, June 24. That's... - Better Chronic Disease Care Through Technology: Health Care Foundations Unveil $4.5 Million Program
Disease registries can help safety-net clinics ensure needed care OAKLAND, Calif. (June 11, 2008) - Five leading health care philanthropies have embarked on a two-year, $4.5 million effort to help community clinics and health centers that serve... - Dan C. DeLeon Named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The California Endowment
LOS ANGELES (May 20, 2008) – The California Endowment, a private, statewide health foundation, today announced the appointment of Dan C. DeLeon, CPA, as vice president and chief financial officer. DeLeon, who is the foundation’s newest member... - New Report Shows Dental Health Services for Low-Income Bay Area Residents in Jeopardy Due to Governor's Proposed Budget
2.8 Million Adults in California Set to Lose Access to Dental Health Services Oakland, CA (May 19, 2008) – Thousands of low-income Bay Area residents and more than 2.8 million adults in California stand to lose access to dental health services... - New Report Provides Blueprint to Fight the Envrionmental Triggers of Childhood Asthma
OAKLAND, Calif., (May 13, 2008) - Our homes, schools, playgrounds and neighborhoods are riddled with preventable asthma triggers that