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.
Infant Safe Sleep for Baby Campaign
The American Academy of Pediatrics produced “Back to Sleep” safe sleeping environment recommendations.
Best Babies Zone (BBZ) in Alameda County – Castlemont Neighborhood (Oakland, CA)
The Best Babies Zone (BBZ) Initiative is an innovative, multi-sector approach to reducing infant mortality and racial disparities in birth outcomes and improving birth and health outcomes by mobilizing communities to address the social determinants that affect health.
The California Newborn Screening Program
The California Newborn Screening (NBS) Program is the largest newborn screening program in the world, screening over 99% of babies every year in California for 80 different genetic and congenital disorders.
The California Prenatal Screening Program Story
The California Prenatal Screening Program helps to optimize pregnancy outcomes by offering accurate screening for birth defects and genetic conditions along with timely and effective follow-up services, including genetic counseling, for all pregnant women in California.
Getting the Right Level of Care
Ensuring mom and baby have access to hospitals with the right level of quality health care is an important and necessary health systems solution to reduce infant mortality.
California Home Visiting Program (CHVP)
Home visiting programs pair at-risk and expecting parents with public health nurses or para-professionals who offer an intensive, positive parenting program to help vulnerable families independently raise their children.
California Reducing Disparities Project – Phase 1
Focuses on developing strategies to transform the public mental health system and identifying community-based promising practices in each of the five targeted populations. Read more »
California Reducing Disparities Project – Phase 2
Focus on funding and evaluating the promising practices identified in Phase 1, as well as advancing the strategies outlined in this plan. There has not been a project of this scope before; one that recognizes [...]
California Reducing Disparities Project – Stakeholder Generated Reports
Stakeholder workgroups focusing on five populations developed individual Population Reports that included recommendations for reducing disparities and removing barriers to accessing programs and services, along with an inventory of community-defined evidence and promising practices that could support efforts to reduce disparities.
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