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Two Years into Our Journey: Lessons in listening and humility
What started out two years ago as a simple “strategic plan refresh” quickly became a completely new direction for Blue Shield of California Foundation in our journey to make California the healthiest...
How a Census Undercount Could Affect the Health of Californians
This article originally appereared in Blue Shield of California's News Center : In tiny Planada, a hamlet just outside of Merced, the California Rural Legal Assistance held its first focus group with...
Every October we rededicate ourselves to ending domestic violence in partnership with you: survivors, service providers, healthcare providers, faith communities, and the many others working to end DV in our lifetime.
Will the Movement Doctors please stand up?
I grew up in Grand Blanc, a small town just outside of Flint, epicenter of the Flint Water Crisis and birthplace of Michael Moore. My family members were the only Hispanics we knew and we shared our...
It's all connected, and so are we: a life course perspective
I get together with a small group of close friends from law school every year. We’ve been friends since before we had babies, husbands, and careers — and before we knew about diva-camping trips. We...
A New JEDI Force: Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
This article previously appeared in Grantmakers in Health, Views from the Field, September 2019. One can hardly deny America’s abundant prosperity and rise as a global superpower; yet, upon closer...