AB 2250 has passed the Assembly Health Committee this week & now heads into the Appropriations Committee! #AB2250 will ensure that clinicians have the resources to understand social impacts on their patients’ health & connect them to services outside of clinic walls. #SDOHmatters

What a win, excited for this new notification system that will keep the public informed about missing black children and young people. #BLC #Blackinaction #Ebonyalert #SB673
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In LA County, Black women experience pregnancy-related complications at four times the rate of their white counterparts, and Black infants have a two to four times higher mortality rate compared to infants of other racial backgrounds that persist across income, (1/3)

Grateful for the opportunity to have spoken at @PitzerCollege about the California Reparations Task Force final report, and next steps regarding legislative advocacy. It was an honor to engage in this important conversation! 📚 #ReparationsNow #AB3121 #CRTF

Reason #6 for #HERJFund : A person’s skin color & zip code shouldn’t determine the length or quality of their life! #CaLeg & @CAGovernor’s investments in health care access won’t solve CA’s grave inequities alone. #HERJFund will help build a healthier & more equitable tomorrow!

Reason #5 for #HERJFund : It would scale up innovative work being done by CBOs to address community conditions ( #FoodInsecurity /Poverty/Housing, etc) at root of #HealthDisparities , incl. long-standing structural inequities. @CAGovernor #CALeg

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Reason #4 for #HERJFund : #CBOs have unique expertise advancing #HealthEquity & #RacialJustice in our underserved communities. They know their neighbors’ distinct needs, are fluent in every language, & implement effective local solutions. Let's invest in them! @CAGovernor #CALeg

Reason #3 for #HERJFund : During #COVID CA relied on #CACBOs to keep us safe. The Emergency may be ending, but effects persist – esp. for communities of color that bore the brunt of #Pandemic . CBOs advancing #RacialJustice & #HealthEquity need our support now! @CAGovernor #CALeg

Reason #2 for #HERJFund : #SystemicRacism adversely impacts the environments in which people live, work, & play. Despite 80% of health outcomes determined by community conditions we spend upwards of 95% of health expenditures on medical services & only 3.5% on prevention.

Reason #1 for #HERJFund : #StructuralRacism & social/economic inequities represent dual public health crises for people of color & marginalized communities, leading to higher rates of asthma, heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, & other health issues. @CAGovernor #CALeg

1/Join Us for Tomorrow’s #HERJStorm ! The fate of the #HealthEquity & #RacialJustice Fund hangs in the balance! Let’s convince #CALeg & @CAGovernor to stand with & up for communities by establishing the #HERJFund this year!

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8/14 // Celebrating 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop at the Capitol! All Day activities on the steps of the Capitol starting at 11am. Special evening CLBC Industry Reception produced by RIAA * 5:30pm The Mix Sacto • RSVP bit.ly/CLBCCelebratin…

2/We urge all our CBO partners & #HERJFund co-sponsors (CPEHN, PHI: find us other places at PublicHealthInstitute, Roots Community Health, Public Health Advocates, CABlackHealthNetwork, Center for Wellness and Nutrition, California Black Women's Health Project (CABWHP), Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, APPEAL, Black Leadership Council, Cultiva La Salud, BWWActionProject, California Latinas for Reproductive Justice, National Health Law Program) to engage with us for the hour! #CALeg

1/ #HERJStorm Alert! #CALeg & @CAGovernor are returning next week! Now is the time for them to hear from ALL of us! Join us HERE for a #TwitterStorm to elevate #HERJFund & need to support CA CBOs work advancing #RacialJustice & #HealthEquity .

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2/CA has an unprecedented opportunity to replace policies that reinforce #StructuralRacism with ones that dismantle it! Our coalition of 230+ orgs look forward to working with Akilah Weber, MD & to establish Fund’s framework into law this year!

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1/We thank Assemblymember Akilah Weber, MD for her leadership championing policies that reduce #HealthDisparities & advance #HealthEquity & #RacialJustice . The #HERJFund is fully aligned with Akilah Weber, MD’s vision for a more equitable CA & can help provide a critical missing piece for success.

Biden designates new Emmett Till monument as debates over U.S. history intensify #BLACKINACTION
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Worth the read! #Blackinaction
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The reparations fight continues.
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U.S. maternal mortality more than doubled since 1999, and most deaths were among Black women.
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