VOICE FOR CHANGE

Come Unite with Us!

CPEHN’s 20th anniversary is off to a great start, and this summer you can be part of one of the pivotal events of our yearlong celebration, our biennial conference, Voices for Change: Uniting for Health Equity.

Hundreds of health advocates and community leaders from across the state will come together on June 13th in Los Angeles to focus on addressing some of the root causes of racial and ethnic health inequities...

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LCHC: Continuing the Fight to Improve Latino Health

Monica Blanco-Etheridge, Executive Director, Latino Coalition for a Healthy California

As a new CPEHN board member and longtime supporter, I am pleased to continue my collaboration with the organization in my new role as Executive Director of the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California (LCHC). LCHC and CPEHN walk down similar paths to improving the health of Latinos and California’s multicultural populations, advocating and educating our communities on critical health policy issues...

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HOPE Collaborative Pursues Urban Agriculture Policies to Benefit Oakland Food Growers

Jessica Rothstein, HOPE Collaborative

HOPE (Health for Oakland’s People and Environment) Collaborative members have been working hard to transform Oakland’s urban agriculture landscape. HOPE is a community collaborative working towards policy and systems change to improve the food and fitness environments in the most vulnerable communities in Oakland...

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Creating Healthy Regional Transportation Plans

Stuart Cohen, Executive Director, TransForm

As we increasingly make the connection between the built environment and our health, we can have the greatest impact by shifting our focus from local community design to regional planning. The Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), a long-term blueprint of a region’s transportation system, provides a particularly important opportunity for improving health. Updated every four years, these plans don’t just sit on a shelf; they shape the spending of billions of dollars in state and federal transportation funds...

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CPEHN Sponsored Legislation

Since its passage two years ago, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has already expanded coverage for millions of Californians. Unfortunately, there is also concern about the spread of misinformation about what the new law requires.

To address these concerns, CPEHN is co-sponsoring Senate Bill 1313 with Consumers Union and the California Immigrant Policy Center to strengthen consumer protections and shield new health care enrollees from fraud...

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Proposition 29 Will Prevent Smoking and Fund Cancer Research

California voters will have an opportunity to vote on Proposition 29 on the June 5th ballot. The measure imposes an additional $1.00 tax on cigarette packs, generating approximately $735 million a year to support cancer research and tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation programs. Prop. 29 will improve the health of communities of color, who represent over half (51.5%) of the state’s approximately 3.9 million smokers. Vote YES on Prop 29.

State Budget Update

Achieving Equity by Building a Bridge from Eligible to Enrolled

This brief, developed in partnership with UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education, highlights findings from the California Simulation of Insurance Markets model estimating the effects of specific provisions of the ACA on family and employer decisions about insurance coverage in California, with a focus on communities of color and adults with limited English proficiency.
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ACCESS TO CARE

• Amicus Brief to Supreme Court in Support of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - A document from the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, highlights the needs of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities in light of the health reform law.
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• The Affordable Care Act In California: After Two Years: Big Benefits, More Work To Do - A report from Health Access, highlights how Californians have benefited in the first two years of the ACA.
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• Medicaid: Essential to California’s Hospitals and Communities - A fact sheet from Families USA, details the importance of Medicaid to California and what would result from severe cuts to the program.
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• The State of Health Insurance in California: Findings from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey - A report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, paints a comprehensive picture of health insurance trends, access, and coverage status for California's more than 37 million residents.
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MORE RESOURCES AND REPORTS – ACCESS TO CARE

PREVENTION

• Kick the Can: Giving the Boot to Sugary Drinks - A resource from the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, compiles evidence and news stories on the link between sugar-sweetened beverages and chronic health conditions.
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• Green for Greens: Finding Public Financing for Healthy Food Retail - A report from Public Health Law & Policy and the National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity, provides ideas for approaching economic development agencies with healthy food retail proposals.
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• Creating Healthy Regional Transportation Plans: A Primer for California's Public Health Community on Regional Transportation Plans and Sustainable Communities Strategies - A report from TransForm and the California Department of Public Health, explains key components and requirements of Regional Transportation plans and ways to incorporate health-promoting strategies.
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MORE RESOURCES AND REPORTS – PREVENTION

OTHER

• Measuring Up: The Social and Economic Context of the Governor’s Proposed 2012-13 Budget - A report from the California Budget Project, provides an overview of the Governor's proposed spending plan and the social and economic context that will shape this year's budget debate.
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• Children's Fitness & Weight: Key Trends and Issues - A brief from KidsData.org, analyzes data on the weight and fitness of California's students.
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• ASTHO Climate Change Population Vulnerability Screening Tool - A report from the California Department of Public Health and the California Environmental Health Tracking Program, finds that poor, urban residents and  communities of color are most at risk for health problems linked to climate change.
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MORE RESOURCES AND REPORTS – OTHER

An Appetite for Equity: Ensuring Access to Healthy Foods

April 4, San Diego
April 5, Los Angeles
April 11, Fresno
April 19, Oakland

With diabetes rates on the rise, and over half of adults and teens in the state either overweight or obese, increasing the availability of healthy foods can greatly improve the health of our communities. CPEHN’s spring convening series, An Appetite for Equity: Ensuring Access to Healthy Foods, will focus on best practices and advocacy strategies to increase access to healthy foods in our schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods.

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Voices for Change: Uniting for Health Equity Conference

Join us as we celebrate CPEHN’s 20th anniversary at our biennial conference, Voices for Change: Uniting for Health Equity, this June in Los Angeles. The event will focus on identifying effective ways to collaborate on some of the most pressing issues impacting health in communities of color – wealth inequalities, struggling schools, punitive immigration laws, environmental hazards, and access to care.

June 13, 2012
The California Endowment
1000 North Alameda Street
Los Angeles

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Advertise in Voices for Change Program

As a valued CPEHN supporter, we’d like to give you an opportunity to be part of our 20th anniversary celebration by purchasing ad space in our Voices for Change: Uniting for Health Equity conference program book.

Ad submissions are due May 7, 2012.

Click here for the form with options and pricing information. If you have any questions, please contact Pam Flood by email or at 510-832-1160.

ENACT Day 2012: Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity

CPEHN is co-sponsoring ENACT Day 2012 on May 16th in Sacramento. ENACT Day is a day-long training and advocacy event that brings together community leaders, youth, and advocates to promote policies that improve nutrition and opportunities for physical activity.

Register today for this exciting event!

OTHER EVENTS

• African American Leadership Weekend and Wellness Day Conference
  March 29-31, Sacramento
  Hosted by the California Black Chamber Foundation, the California Black Health Network, and the California Legislative Black Caucus
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• 9th Annual RAMP Roundtable on Addressing Asthma in Schools
  April 17, Oakland
  Hosted by RAMP Asthma
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• California Healthy Cities and Communities Annual Conference: Designing and Living in Healthy Cities and Communities
  April 19, Los Angeles
  Hosted by Center for Civic Partnerships
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• 19th Annual Economic Summit: By the People, For the People: Communities Creating Change
  April 20, Los Angeles
  Hosted by the Greenlining Institute
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• 2012 ISMS Conference
  April 26, Oakland
  Hosted by the ISMs Collaborative
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• 2012 California WIC Association's Annual Spring Conference and Trade Show
  April 29, Palm Desert
  Hosted by the California WIC Association
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• Transportation Choices Summit
  May 1-2, Sacramento
  Hosted by TransForm
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• Paying the Price with Our Health: Community Strategy Conference on Clean Air & Better Health
  May 2-3, Los Angeles
  Hosted by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
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• Pedestrians Count! 2012
  May 3-4, Los Angeles
  Hosted by California WALKS
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• Office of Traffic Safety Grants
  California Office of Traffic Safety
  Deadline: April 6
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• Local/Regional Aging and Disability Service and Advocacy Coalitions
  The Scan Foundation
  Deadline: April 20
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• The Community Environmental Action and Justice Fund
  Center for Environmental Health
  Deadline: April 28
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• Capacity Building Assistance to Improve Health in Tribal Populations 
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Deadline: May 1
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• School Grants for Healthy Kids
  Action for Healthy Kids
  Deadline: May 5
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• Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity 
  The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
  Deadline: May 22
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• Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization
  The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
  Deadline: Open
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