Program areas at CHCF
Advancing people-centered care: chcf aims to ensure people receive responsive, comprehensive, and coordinated services that support their health and well-being. This work includes projects in the following areas: 1) improving mental health and substance use treatment so that care is effective, appropriate, and accessible. 2) helping medi-cal enrollees with challenging health or social circumstances get high-quality medical care and supportive services. 3) improving care quality and outcomes for black californians by reducing documented disparities through data, partnerships, and quality improvement.
Laying the Foundation: chcf aims to provide research, timely information, training, and networks. This work includes projects in the following areas: 1) providing timely research and analysis on health care in California. 2) supporting high quality health care journalism. 3) supporting leadership and skill-building for California's health care professionals and state policymakers. 4) supporting efforts to help safety-net organizations adopt innovative technologies.
Improving access: chcf aims to advance state policy reforms and delivery system transformations to improve coverage and care. This work includes projects in the following areas: 1) ensuring that all californians with low incomes have affordable coverage. 2) improving access to high-quality primary care that meets patients' language and cultural needs. 3) addressing major shortages in California's health workforce.
Across our three primary goals, chcf also uses a variety of tools to increase the impact our grant making. 1) convening: we bring stakeholders together to find solutions, spread knowledge, and create the impetus for change. 2) research: we create a data and policy analysis agenda that helps decisionmakers make informed choices. 3) engagement: we produce and disseminate informational content and cultivate networks to help California address health care problems and find solutions.