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Blue Shield of California Foundation believes all Californians can be healthy and safe.

Find out how we're helping those most in need through our two program areas:

We’re one of California’s largest and most trusted grantmaking organizations.

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We back promising practices and strategies that strengthen leaders, bolster organizations, and connect people to support health and safety for low-income and vulnerable Californians.

Our Mission in Action

Publications

July, 2017

This toolkit, supported by Blue Shield of California Foundation, aims to support community health centers as they navigate...

Read Moving Forward in Uncertain Times: A Scenario Planning Guide and Toolkit for California Clinics and Health Centers

June, 2017

This Aspen Institute report indentifies five transformative ideas to accelerate innovation and amplify value and quality in...

Read Accelerating Innovation in Health Care: Game-Changing Ideas to Clear the Way

June, 2017

Community health workers (CHWs) and promotores de salud areplaying an increasingly important role in the delivery of high-...

Read Supporting the Integration of Community Health Workers into Health Care Teams in California

From Our Blog

The Trump Administration's decision this week to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) is an inhumane act that impacts all of us and stymies our progress as a society — particularly here in California, which is home to 25 percent of those who would be affected. Our state is where people from many different backgrounds and cultures find hope and... Read more »

Continue reading Defending the Dream

by Peter Long, Ph.D.

President and CEO

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Sacramento Native American Health Center

The Sacramento Native American Health Center Inc. (SNAHC) is a Federally Qualified Health Center serving Sacramento. The health center is committed to enhancing quality of life for the community by... Read more »

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Connecting Healthcare & Domestic Violence in L.A. County

Jenesse Center, Inc. and Watts Healthcare Corporation are working together to improve intervention and screening for domestic violence within the healthcare system, as well as to connect survivors to... Read more »

Facts About Our Impact

Engaging Our Healthcare System to End Domestic Violence

764

healthcare providers have been trained on domestic violence prevention, assessment, and methods of response.

We work to improve the lives of all Californians, particularly the underserved, by ending domestic violence.
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Behavioral Health Affects All Californians

1 in 6

Adults in California need general support for a behavioral health issue

1 in 20

Adults suffer from a serious and disabling mental health condition

Through grantmaking, we help our health care system improve the way we address behavioral health.
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The Path to Patient Engagement

64%

of low-income patients who say that someone at their healthcare facility knows them very well rate their care as excellent or very good.

For those who lack a personal connection: only 40%

Five simple steps community health centers can take to improve patient-provider relationships and satisfaction with care.
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