Today, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles opened 50 centers in high schools throughout LA county to offer birth control, testing & treatment for STIs, & pregnancy counseling. The program will also train peer advocates to provide info about safe sex. #Health4All in action. washingtonpost.com/health/2019/12…

On Saturday, the children of Hugo Hernandez, will lead community members in a march to raise public awareness about ICE continuing to terrorize and traumatize immigrant families. Come to Fresno and stand up for what's right! Faith in the Valley-Fresno Faith in the Valley aclunc.org/news/march-fre…

#BeCounted and make sure your friends, family, and neighbors are too!

"When we vote we can make history!" The #2020Elections are upon us, it's time to dream and imagine a world rooted in health and justice. What legacy are we creating? How can we create a future of limitless possibility for all our communities? #Vote 🎨 by Lazy Beam Arte ✶ Manuela Guillén

Calling all Fresno youth!

Breaking: Acidity levels in California coastal waters are rising at a rate double that of the global average, threatening major fisheries and sounding the alarm that the ocean can absorb only so much more of the world’s carbon emissions. latimes.com/california/sto…

#Healthhappenshere ♥️

What does your Holiday wish list look like? Here's ours: Health. ✔️ Justice ✔️ #PeoplePower ✔️

┏┓ Why ┃┃╱╲ don't ┃╱╱╲╲ we ask our ╱╱╭╮╲╲ unhoused neighbors ▔▏┗┛▕▔ how to improve the housing crisis? latimes.com/opinion/story/…

For those of you who missed our last webinar, Messaging 101, we put together some key takeaways. Out #1 tip? Writing messaging is not easy, so make it useful for you. Make your messaging adaptable for all (or most of) your communications materials! Check them out 👇

"Providers screen patients for food insecurity.. and then prescribe a list of produce to address their specific health needs... Patients can then take their prescription vouchers and use them to pick up $10 of locally sourced produce at the clinic’s monthly food distribution."

Individuals and families who are currently or at risk of experiencing homelessness can visit East Los Angeles Library today from 10 am - 12:30 pm for FREE assistance from The Source Mobile Hub. For details and future locations, please visit: buff.ly/2P5OJOf

#ICYMI - Fresno Unified School District will provide free meals for all kids up to 18 years old during winter break - whether they attend Fresno Unified or not. #InvestInYouth #OneHealthyFresno ow.ly/QYJT50xDeF1

Illuminating article examining LA's income inequality through an analysis of its trees. "For years, the city kept tree growth to a minimum in some neighborhoods because police officers were worried that trees could be places to stash drugs and guns." nytimes.com/2019/12/01/us/…

With a new decade of community change on the horizon, it’s up to us to create a healthy and just Long Beach for all. Help us make the 2020 People’s State of the City a success by contributing at bit.ly/lbr-donate today! #PeoplePowerLB

Beyond the Score mobilized to eliminate standardized tests from the admissions process. Anti-testing groups explain that these tests bar students who are low-income, of color, or with disabilities from accessing higher education. #educationequity ow.ly/RIim50xzSxK

At the outset of BHC, sites were asked to identify the policy & systems changes most critical to improving health in their community. 10 years later, do these hold up? Which resonates with you (or what is missing) that you believe is necessary to advance toward health equity?

On our holiday wish list this year is for our country to #CloseImmigrantPrisons, because we believe in liberation not deportation. What's on yours?

Hector Jimenez and Marivel Servin, student reporters part of @SouthKernSol, were featured in a The New York Times piece, discussing identity politics, health care, and DACA. Check it out: nytimes.com/2019/12/20/us/…

This holiday season, as we look forward to the new year, California Endowment wants to honor the courageous men and women who have overcome many barriers and obstacles in the fight for safer, healthier communities for 39 million Californians. youtube.com/watch?v=sSPuSe…