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Care is essential, care is love, and care connects us all
December 1, 2023Care work is skilled work that should be compensated. Care work allows all other forms of work to take place. Care work...Read more »
Humanity at the heart of systems change: highlights from a convening of Foundation grantees
June 8, 2023Margaret Tobias Grier shares a story about a recent convening of 26 grantee partners to talk about the systems change...Read more »
Investing in Health: A Bold and Pragmatic Federal Action Plan
January 22, 2021COVID-19 has exposed and intensified long-standing problems in our country, including deep cracks in the U.S. health...Read more »
Connecting the dots: Improving child care workers’ conditions leads to better health, economic stability, and greater equity
November 6, 2020Outrage and Action: Honoring George Floyd’s legacy & dismantling racist systems
June 3, 2020How would our society look different if we responded to racism with the same urgency as COVID-19? Read more »
Dismantling narratives – what solidarity means to me
May 28, 2020Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as an opportunity to express solidarity and name how our resilience is...Read more »
Sustainable Solutions: Debbie Chang on Blue Shield of CA Foundation
May 21, 2020In this interview, Foundation President & CEO Debbie Chang discusses how women can transform public health. Read more »
Relying on a Spiritual Connection During COVID-19
May 20, 2020As we continue to shelter in place and adjust how we function in our daily lives, I try to stay positive and find the “...Read more »
Ethnic media works to end the infodemic
May 6, 2020In March 2020, as part of its COVID-19 Rapid Response grantmaking, the Foundation approved a proposal by Ethnic Media...Read more »
It Wasn’t Supposed to End This Way: Lessons we’ve learned and one we can’t afford to miss
April 16, 2020Raymond Baxter reflects on a year with Blue Shield of California Foundation during the COVID-19...Read more »