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A new study, co-authored by University of California, Davis, and Sacramento State researchers, shows how a campaign built on community-driven solutions, grassroots leadership and targeted resources has improved the health and lives of Black children, pushing back against the effects of longstanding racial inequities.
The two-year study considered the effectiveness of a regional effort to reduce preventable deaths among Black children, evaluating the impact of the Black Child Legacy Campaign, or BCLC in seven Sacramento neighborhoods. It clearly illustrates how policymakers and communities must work closely to enact systemic change, co-authors said.
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Commissioned by the Center at Sierra Health Foundation, the study is meant to develop further understanding of how a community addresses and ameliorates longstanding racial inequities in health. The BCLC was launched following a report showing that Black children in Sacramento County died at twice the rate of any ot
Study Focused on Black Children in 7 Sacramento Neighborhoods Shows Health Improvements
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At least two LGBTQ organizations are in line to receive a portion of $17.3 million in grants to help communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
The funding is from the Center at Sierra Health Foundation, in partnership with the California Department of Social Services and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency. There are 110 community-based organizations throughout the Golden State receiving the grants, according to a news release.
The grants range from $50,000 to $300,000 for regional or statewide outreach in workplaces and for community health, the release stated.
One of the LGBTQ organizations receiving community health funding is the Source LGBTQ+ Center. Based in Visalia, it serves the queer community in Fresno, Tulare, and Kings counties, Executive Director Brian Poth told the Bay Area Reporter in a recent phone interview.
In honor of Black History Month, the state of California in partnership with The Center at Sierra Health Foundation has launched a “COVID-19 Community Champions” campaign to recognize COVID-19 warriors who have made significant contributions in their communities.
Honorees of the campaign include medical community leaders, Dr. Elaine Batchlor, CEO, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital (Los Angeles); Dr. David M. Carlisle, President, Charles R. Drew University (Los Angeles); Dr. Rodney Hood, Founder of the San Diego County COVID-19 Equity Task Force; Dr. Adrian James, Chief Medical Officer for West Oakland Health Council; and Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett who was part of the National Institute of Health team that worked with Moderna, the pharmaceutical company that developed one of the two mRNA vaccines that have been proven to be up to 95 percent effective.
California Surgeon Gen. Embraces Idea of NBA Partnership for Vaccination Outreach
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media
Published February 4, 2021
When Dr. Nadine Burke Harris heard that the National Basketball Association (NBA) was discussing educating the African American community about receiving COVID-19 vaccines, she said partnering with the league could be a game-changer in the state of California.
Dr. Burke Harris, the Surgeon General of California, said she would embrace that strategy with open arms. “Yes, absolutely. Please tell LeBron James to call me,” Dr. Burke Harris told California Black Media (CBM), referring to one of league’s most high-profile Black players. James plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. “I think it’s a wonderful partnership and I am excited for that to happen because we want to use our trusted messengers.”
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