Maternal and Child Health Access
Through direct support, individual advocacy, policy change and health care workforce transformation, MCHA is building a California where women, pregnant people and families are supported, and everyone has the opportunity to be healthy.
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CONNECT ·2023 Grants ChallengeBuilding Interpretation Capacity - Mayan Languages
The initiative will support training and job development for interpreters for several Mayan (Guatemalan) and other languages spoken by Central American and Mexican immigrants in greater Central and South Los Angeles. The training and job development will lead to employment and greater economic security for the individuals trained and their families. Staff and trainees will work to increase recognition for the need for and right of interpreters for medical and social service appointments and encounters.
LIVE ·2023 Grants ChallengeCalifornia's Universal Healthcare: Reaching Immigrants
The program will support in-language outreach to immigrants concentrated in the Pico-Union and Westlake areas who may not speak English or Spanish. California will reach near-universal health coverage with Medi-Cal extending to all income-eligible regardless of immigration status as of January 1, 2024. To be successful, lack of awareness, misinformation and fear, and logistical barriers must be overcome - best accomplished by people from the community itself.