Many public and private sources provide information on consumer health care topics, such as attempting to facilitate consumers' access to services.
AARP Health Reform
Provides consumer information on federal health reform in English and Spanish that is relevant to the senior population.
CalHospitalCompare - Rating Hospital Quality in California
Site sponsored by the California HealthCare Foundation that rates quality of care, patient experience, and safety measures for hospitals by location. Ratings for a single hospital, or a comparison of hospitals on care for specific conditions are available.
California Health Care Reform
Informational website maintained by the State of California to provide consumer information and the latest news on health reform implementation throughout the state.
ConnectLA
ConnectLA is dedicated to linking underserved neighborhoods to important information and resources, incorporating community computer centers to ensure that low-income communities have access to these resources. Information is available on various health topics by age group and gender. A section allows searches for physicians, agencies and insurance agencies by service type, zip code and name. A Community Health page lists services in each SPA. It also links to a page with a Health Report Card Lookup, which contains basic information from the Children’s Planning Council such as child death rates, children with health insurance, and teen pregnancy rates broken down by SPA.
Federal Health Reform Web Site
Managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, this site provides a single resource for consumer to learn about health reform. English and Spanish language information is provided for consumers to: 1) find insurance coverage options 2) learn about prevention, 3) compare quality of care 4) understand the health reform law and 5) learn how the health reform law can apply a variety of populations.
Health Care and You
Comprised of organizations that represent consumers, patients, physicians, nurses, hospitals and pharmacists, the goal of the site is to provide the public with easy-to-understand information about federal health reform.
HealthyCal.org
Website combining health policy reporting with community stories that show how decisions made in the Sacramento Capitol affect the everyday health of Californians.
HealthyCity
Leverages information from the Asset Mapping Project, which is a database of community resources, and also utilizes the INFOLINE of Los Angeles database of health and human services resources. The main features of the site include a Find a Service section, a My Neighborhood feature and a Policy Map Room.
Homelessness Resource Center Web Site
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has launched a new Homelessness Resource Center Web site. Topics include Facts [about homelessness], Best Practices, Training, Events, Organizations, and Forums. It also includes information on housing and trauma and homelessness.
Kaiser Family Foundation Health Reform Source
Source for consumer-related federal health care reform information, including resources to understand the law, the implementation timeline and the many ways in which our communities are affected.
L.A. County Helps
L.A. County consumer information resource on public services such as child care, health services, CalWORKs, food stamps or general relief, social security information, housing, consumer protection and more. The website offers information about what services are available, where they are located, how to apply and includes a brief, anonymous, self-screening eligibility questionnaire.
National Council of La Raza
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR)—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—provides English and Spanish language consumer information about issues affecting the Hispanic community.
Network of Care for Mental Health
Provides information about mental health services, laws and related news, as well as communication tools and other features in English, Spanish, Cantonese, Russian, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Cambodian.
Teen Health Rights
Designed by the National Center for Youth Law to help California adolescent health care providers understand the many of laws that impact their work. It includes a range of information on laws from minor consent and confidentiality to child abuse reporting and insurance regulations, as well as an "Ask an Expert" section, where questions can be submitted by e-mail.
The California Endowment: The New Health Law and You
The California Endowment has created a one-stop resource for federal health reform information. English and Spanish language resources and information are provided for consumers on the local, state and national levels.
Valley Care Community Consortium
Provides an online, searchable directory of services for providers needing to make referrals for the residents of L.A. County’s SPA 2, the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys.
White House Health Reform Website
Web site by the White House on federal health reform providing information and up-to-date news to consumers.
