IN THE PRESS
June 22, 2020 - Amidst Dual Public Health Crises of COVID 19 and Racial Inequity, the California State PTA Adopts Resolution to Support Healthier Communities for Kids and Families brought by the California Alliance for Prevention Funding
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EVENTS
Past Events
Web Forum
Growing Dollars for Prevention: a California Wellness Trust Webinar
CAPF hosted a Web Forum with
Dialogue 4 Health to share our proposal for a California Wellness Trust and give concrete steps on what you can do to make a Wellness Trust a reality
Legislative Briefings
A California Wellness Trust: Promoting Health Equity and Improving the Health of All Californians
On April 5, 2019, the California Alliance for Prevention Funding held a legislative briefing for legislators, their staff and others to learn about the Alliance’s proposal for creating a California Wellness Trust and how sustained funding for prevention would enable effective local public health projects to scale and build a seamless culture of health in California.
Speakers: Karen Smith - California Department of Public Health, Melissa Jones - Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Iniative, Lynn Silver - Public Health Institute, Kat DeBurgh - Health Officers Association of California
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Panelists: Juliet Sims - Prevention Institute, Carle Brinkman - Ecology Center, Flojaune Cofer - Public Health Advocates, Kelly Fischer - Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Claudia Corchado - Cultiva La Salud, Monica Gurmilan - East Salinas Building Healthy Communities
Making Prevention Possible: Sustainable Funding for Chronic Disease, Injury and Violence Prevention
On January 22nd, 2018, the California Alliance for Prevention Funding (CAPF) held a legislative briefing in Sacramento to educate legislators, their staff and others about the need for sustained and expanded support for chronic disease and injury prevention and to demonstrate that establishing a State Wellness Fund is feasible, other states have done it, and there are different ways it can be approached and funded.
Speakers: California Assemblymember Bloom - 50th District, California Assemblymember Wood - 2nd District, Karen Smith - California Department of Public Health, Chris Tholkes - Minnesota Statewide Health Improvement Partnership, Tracey Strader - Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (former), Barbara Ferrer - Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (current), Massachusetts Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund (former), Kat DeBurgh - Health Officers Association of California
Regional Convenings
The California Alliance for Prevention Funding has held convenings across the state of California to share our proposal for a California Wellness Trust and concrete steps you can take to be part of making a Wellness Trust a reality.
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Each convening highlighted local programs that are making a difference in their communities, talked about the impact they are having, how they could grow their program with sustained, dedicated funding for prevention and what will happen when their funding ends.
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Bay Area Convening
Date: November 27th, 2018
Co-sponsor: BARHII
Location: The California Endowment Oakland Conference Center
Speakers: Tony Iton - The California Endowment, Melissa Jones - BARHII,
Panelists: Kimi Watkins-Tartt - Alameda County Public Health Department, Rhonda Renfro - Club Stride, Gabriela Galicia - Street Level Health Project
Los Angeles Convening
Date: January 17, 2019
Co-sponsors: County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health, Public Health Alliance of Southern California
Location: Center at Cathedral Plaza
Speakers: Barbara Ferrer - Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Tracey Delaney - Public Health Alliance of Southern California,
Panelists: Muntu Davis - Los Angeles County Department Department of Public Health, Paul Simon - Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, D'Artagnan Scorza - Social Justice Learning Institute, Veronica Flores - Community Health Councils
Central Coast Convening
Date: Feb 28, 2019
Co-sponsors: County of San Luis Obispo Health Agency, Impact Monterey, Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization, Monterey County Health Department, Public Health Alliance of Southern California, Santa Barbara County Public Health Department,
SLO Health Counts
Location: SLO Vets' Hall
Speakers: Heidi Harmon - City of San Luis Obispo, Bruce Gibson - County of San Luis Obispo, Penny Borenstein - County of SLO Public Health
Panelists: Ed Moreno - Monterey County Health Department, Krista Hanni - Monterey County Heatlh Department, Ashley Costa - Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare, Monica Grant - San Luis Obispo YMCA
San Diego Convening
Date: March 15, 2019
Cosponsors: County of San Diego Health and Human Services, Live Well San Diego, Be There San Diego, CA4Health, Public Health Alliance of Southern California
Location: Coronado Community Center
Speakers: Nick Macchione - San Diego County HHSA, Naomi Billups - San Diego County Public Health
Panelists: Wilma Wooten - San Diego County Public Health, Kitty Bailey - Be There San Diego, Janedra Sykes - Multicultural Health Foundation
Eureka Convening
Date: October 25, 2019
Cosponsors: Humboldt County Health and Human Services, Humboldt Community Health Trust, Population Health Innovation Lab, Northern ACEs Collaborative, Public Health Institute, CA4Health
Location: Sequoia Conference Center
Speakers: Angela McQuillen - Humboldt County, Virgina Bass, Humboldt County, Connie Beck, Humboldt County Health and Human Services, Lisa Tadlock - Northern ACEs Collaborative
Panelists: Patty Torres - North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network, Hillarie Beyer - McKinleyville Family Resource Center, Marva Jones - Wiyot Tribe, Michele Stephens - Humboldt County Public Health