Change-makers in action
California has a strong track record of spurring innovation and improving health. Let’s Get Healthy California aims to engage and empower change makers who are working to achieve critically necessary changes to improve health for all Californians.
Increasing Tdap Vaccination Among Pregnant Medi-Cal Women In Los Angeles County
Latesa Slone2016-01-23T00:43:18-08:00Increasing Vaccination Rates|
The mission and vision of this pilot project is to promote best practices and optimize maternal and child health outcomes in San Fernando Valley specifically among Hispanic mothers.
Collaborative Partnerships and Environments for Early Childhood Health
Latesa Slone2016-01-17T20:49:16-08:00Reducing Childhood Obesity|
HAB45 strives to prevent early childhood obesity among low-income children ages 0-5.
A Culture of Health: Creation of the Healthy RC Steering Committee
Latesa Slone2016-01-17T20:49:00-08:00Increasing Walking|
The City of Rancho Cucamonga developed a steering committee comprised of community residents and city officials.
AARP Livability Index
Latesa Slone2016-01-19T22:14:30-08:00Improving Overall Health Status|
The AARP Livability Index is a web-based tool used to measure community livability.
Active Design Guidelines and Icon
Latesa Slone2016-01-13T05:47:47-08:00Increasing Adult Physical Activity|
The County of Sacramento’s Active Design Guidelines and Icon innovation incorporates the use of active design strategies and guidelines to support and foster physical activity among its residents through the use of neighborhood design and strategic land use.
Aging With Dignity at Home
Latesa Slone2016-01-20T18:46:17-08:00Palliative Care and Hospice Care, Increasing Advance Care Planning|
Aging with Dignity at Home, AltaMed’s Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) allows seniors to receive coordinated medical, social, dental, nutritional and rehabilitative services, including Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) close to their homes and within the community.
Building Broccoli Smiles through Food Literacy
Latesa Slone2016-01-22T22:10:31-08:00Adolescent Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Reducing Childhood Obesity|
The Food Literacy Center teaches low-income elementary school students skills to reduce obesity risk.
The MobileMAMA Text Program: Integrating Medical Care and Social Services for Pregnant Women in the Safety Net
Latesa Slone2016-01-22T21:44:12-08:00Increasing Access to Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services, Increasing Coordinated Outpatient Care for Children|
MobileMAMA is a text-messaging program designed to be used by safety-net prenatal patients to provide continuous information to their medical providers about their use of social services in their community.
UCLA Health/Coalition for Compassionate Care of California Advance Care Planning Initiative (ACPI)
Latesa Slone2016-01-13T05:24:24-08:00Palliative Care and Hospice Care|
The Coalition for Compassionate Care of California (CCCC) is partnering with the UCLA Health System to develop and test an innovative comprehensive advance care planning model that routinely receives patient preferences through a standardized process that ensures that these preferences are recorded and that they can be retrieved and honored at critical times.
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