Perinatal and Early Childhood Health

Publications

Brief

The Role of California’s Community Health Worker, Promotora, and Community Health Representative Workforce in the Central Valley - A Survey of CHW/P/Rs Serving the Prenatal to Age Three Population

Apr 3, 2025

This brief presents the findings from our landscape analysis of the prenatal to three serving community health worker, promotora, and community health representative (CHW/P/R) workforce in California’s Central Valley. Our work around CHW/P/Rs in the Central Valley is done in collaboration with the Whole Child Equity Partnership. The WCEP is a multi-sector coalition of statewide organizations, advocates, and direct service providers working across multiple disciplines to make California the best state to have, raise, and be a child.

Brief

Proposal for New Medi-Cal Benefit: Early Childhood Home and Community Based Services

Mar 17, 2025

This brief is the second in a series about home and community-based perinatal supports for California families.

Brief

Community Health Workers Advancing Child Health Equity: Part II

May 23, 2024

A community health workforce can improve the health of children, particularly children of color, by connecting families to information, care, and services. They are trusted members of the communities they serve, creating a link between the community and health/social services, which are not always easy to navigate nor culturally responsive, to improve service access and quality.

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Proposal for an Early Childhood Health Services Initiative in California: An Opportunity to Expand Preventive Supports for Young Children

Sep 8, 2022

This concept paper explores California’s opportunity to improve the health and development of young children by leveraging the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Health Services Initiatives (HSIs).

Blog Posts

May Revise Impacts Medi-Cal Coverage for Families

May 20, 2025

First 5s Offer a Wealth of Knowledge and Experience to Support the Implementation of the Birthing Care Pathway

May 19, 2025

Medicaid Work Requirements Threaten to Place Additional Financial Strain on California Families with Infants and Toddlers

May 8, 2025

Perinatal and Early Childhood Health

High quality and easily accessible health services are fundamental to ensuring our children are set up for long-term success.

The Role of California’s Community Health Worker, Promotora, and Community Health Representative Workforce in the Central Valley - A Survey of CHW/P/Rs Serving the Prenatal to Age Three Population

Proposal for New Medi-Cal Benefit: Early Childhood Home and Community Based Services

Community Health Workers Advancing Child Health Equity: Part II

Proposal for an Early Childhood Health Services Initiative in California: An Opportunity to Expand Preventive Supports for Young Children

May Revise Impacts Medi-Cal Coverage for Families

First 5s Offer a Wealth of Knowledge and Experience to Support the Implementation of the Birthing Care Pathway

Medicaid Work Requirements Threaten to Place Additional Financial Strain on California Families with Infants and Toddlers

Threatened Changes to Medicaid and IDEA Could Impact Developmental Supports for Young Children in California

More Than Half of California’s Children from Birth to Five Rely on Medi-Cal

The First 5 Medi-Cal Learning Community: First 5s Partner with Managed Care Plans on Medi-Cal Transformation

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