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Sustainable Solutions: Debbie Chang on Blue Shield of CA Foundation
In this interview, Foundation President & CEO Debbie Chang discusses how women can transform public health.
Relying on a Spiritual Connection During COVID-19
As we continue to shelter in place and adjust how we function in our daily lives, I try to stay positive and find the “silver lining”. This is one of the many Native Hawaiian cultural practices we’ve...
Ethnic media works to end the infodemic
In March 2020, as part of its COVID-19 Rapid Response grantmaking, the Foundation approved a proposal by Ethnic Media Services (EMS) to deliver 12 timely, science-based COVID-19 telebriefings to ethnic media. Over 320 journalists participated in the first four telebriefings. Sandy Close, EMS director said, “This turnout shows the hunger for culturally-relevant news and information about the pandemic.”
It Wasn’t Supposed to End This Way: Lessons we’ve learned and one we can’t afford to miss
Raymond Baxter reflects on a year with Blue Shield of California Foundation during the COVID-19 pandemic, capping a career in health.
We're proud to support the California Immigrant Resilience Fund
On April 15, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new statewide fund to support immigrant communities who have lost jobs or wages as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic: Blue Shield of California...
New grants support Californians whose ‘new normal’ in the pandemic is intolerable
When I came to the Foundation just a few weeks ago, I was energized to help achieve our bold goal: to make California the healthiest state with the lowest rates of domestic violence. I didn’t know it...
