Community Health Councils

3761 Stocker Street, Suite 201
Los Angeles, CA 90008
http://www.chc-inc.org

Contact Information

Name(s):	Lark Galloway-Gilliam, Executive Director Annie Park, Policy Director
Phone:	323.295.9372	Fax: 323.295.9467
E-mail:

Organization Information

Type of Organization:	Community-based organization
Tax Status:	501(c)(3)
Vision/Mission:	Our mission is to improve health and increase access to quality healthcare for uninsured, under-resourced and underserved populations.
Health Care Focus:	Community Health Councils works to strengthen community participation in defining state and local policies that impact healthcare access and quality and to increase access for uninsured, economically-disadvantaged and underserved populations.
Focus Areas:	Expansion and quality of health care coverage Access and quality of health care Community health and education
Key Policy Initiatives:	Maintaining and strengthening access to quality health care services including community clinics and public and private hospitals Strengthening access to quality and nutritious foods through market incentives and other advocacy Improving outreach, enrollment, retention and utilization (OERU) of children’s health coverage Expansion of health care coverage
Racial/Ethnic Groups Served:	All
Income Groups Served:	Low income, Middle income
Age Groups Served:	Children, Adults; Seniors
Other Groups Served:	Immigrants
SPAs Served:	All
Communities Served:	Los Angeles County and State of California
Coalition Participation:	Convenes coalitions of agencies providing outreach and enrollment into health coverage such as Covering Kids and Families and LA Access Coalition, as well as coalitions addressing local disparities and access/quality of the health care
Other Partnerships:	Provides community health leadership training to Los Angeles residents through partnership with SCOPE and Community Coalition as well as LA Trade Technical College