Recent News and Events
January 9, 2025
Happy New Year! In 2024, we evaluated many innovative programs that are reshaping how we understand community health, equity, and systems change. We are grateful for our amazing partners and the opportunity to learn from and contribute to these important programs. In the new year, we’re looking forward to continuing our efforts to use data and insights to strengthen programs and initiatives to contribute to healthier and more equitable communities across the United States.
Please read on for highlights of some projects that wrapped up in 2024.
October 2, 2024
CCHE is wrapping up the evaluation of Well Connected Communities (WCC), a seven-year, national health equity and well-being initiative of America’s Cooperative Extension System funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. WCC used the power of collective action and youth and adult voice to identify and address health inequities.
August 19, 2024
The Center for Community Health and Evaluation (CCHE) has released the findings of an independent evaluation of the Delta Center California (DCC) initiative. DCC was a 2.5-year initiative supported by the California Health Care Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that brought together behavioral health and primary care leaders to accelerate care improvement and integration through policy and practice change. While goals were originally established for DCC, participants provided much of the direction via a robust co-design process.
August 5, 2024
A growing awareness of the impact of trauma on people’s health and wellbeing has underscored the need for trauma- and resilience-informed approaches to working with patients and communities. Resilient Beginnings Network (RBN) was a three-year learning program dedicated to advancing trauma- and resilience-informed pediatric care delivery models. RBN was led by the Center for Care Innovations (CCI) with funding support from Genentech Charitable Giving. It supported 15 safety net organization teams in California’s San Francisco Bay Area.
July 19, 2024
Previous research has shown that Lock to Live (L2L), a web-based aid to help people make decisions about firearm storage, is feasible for use in a health care setting. But very little information was previously available about how best to routinely use it during health care visits.
July 10, 2024
The Center for Community Health and Evaluation has released the findings of an independent evaluation of Samaritan, a digital health intervention designed to assist individuals at risk for or experiencing homelessness. The Samaritan pilot was implemented in five community health centers in Los Angeles, and the work was supported by the California Health Care Foundation in collaboration with Health Care LA and California Hospital Medical Center.
June 5, 2024
The best projects inspire and challenge us, changing us both professionally and personally. The Strong, Prosperous, and Resilient Communities Challenge (SPARCC) evaluation provided CCHE this experience, deepening our understanding of equitable community development and its importance.