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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:03:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Foods Advertised to Children on TV Remain Nutritionally Poor,</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/childhood-obesity-advertising-food.aspx?link_page_rss=150009</link>
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<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new study by Children Now reveals the ineffectiveness of the food &amp; beverage industry's "Better for You" initiative to improve the nutritional quality of foods advertised to children. This landmark report raises serious reservations...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=404183" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>$8 MILLION IN GRANTS FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT HELPS STATE MAXIMIZE FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS AND CONNECTS STRUGGLING FAMILIES TO SAFETY-NET SERVICES</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/safety-net-stimulus-outreach.aspx?link_page_rss=149832</link>
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<description><![CDATA[HEALTH FOUNDATION'S GRANTS ALREADY HELP BRING $6.6 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO CALIFORNIA FOR FOOD STAMP OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT SERVICES 
 
LOS ANGELES (December 10, 2008) - Due to economists' forecasts that the recession will continue into...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=388728" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>LEADERS IN HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE URGE UC REGENTS TO SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND KING/DREW MEDICAL CENTER</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/king-drew-letter-leaders.aspx?link_page_rss=112705</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Group of Public/Private Institutions Stand At-the-Ready to Improve Health Services in South L.A.
 
LOS ANGELES (November  17, 2009) -  Leaders of six health foundations, health plans and health care providers have come together to urge...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=355235" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The California Endowment, Consortium of Foundations Address the Role of Health in Education Policy Reform</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/school-health-foundation-consortium.aspx?link_page_rss=111974</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Initiative will study the critical connection between student health and academic achievement
 
LOS ANGELES -  In an effort to ensure that student health plays a central role in California's education reform agenda, the state's largest...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=354892" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Counties Question Value of Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Citizenship Requirement; Further Complicates Enrollment in Medi-Cal, Report Finds</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Deficit-reduction-act-identity.aspx?link_page_rss=111434</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Counties Interviewed Reported No Medi-Cal Enrollees Misrepresented Citizenship Status 
 
LOS ANGELES (October 19, 2009) - A new report released today finds that the federal Deficit Reduction Act's (DRA) Citizenship and Identity Document Requirement...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=349358" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USC ANNENBERG SCHOOL ANNOUNCES 2009 AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR NEW DENNIS A. HUNT FUND FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Dennis-Hunt-Health-Journalism.aspx?link_page_rss=111065</link>
<guid>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Dennis-Hunt-Health-Journalism.aspx</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ambitious stories will tackle critical community health issues such as industrial contamination, the environmental factors that contribute to obesity, and the underlying causes of health disparities in urban environments.
 
LOS ANGELES, October...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=318458" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The California Endowment Appoints East Salinas Program Officer for its 10-Year Building Healthy Communities: California Living 2.0 Initiative</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Padilla-Valverde-East-Salinas.aspx?link_page_rss=109853</link>
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<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (October 5, 2009) - The state's largest, private health foundation today announced the appointment of Lauren Padilla-Valverde, a seasoned Graduate Health Sciences Program Director, clinician and grass-roots organizer, as program officer for...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=313843" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New Research Shows Direct Link Between Soda and Obesity</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/soda-obesity-correlation-health.aspx?link_page_rss=102066</link>
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<description><![CDATA[DAVIS, CA, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 . While health officials have long suspected the link between obesity and soda consumption, research released today provides the first scientific evidence of the potent role soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages play...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=265273" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Insured and in debt: Even with coverage Californians struggle to pay medical bills</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/medical-debt-health-coverage.aspx?link_page_rss=100610</link>
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<description><![CDATA[More than 2.2 million California adults report having medical debt, and two-thirds of those incurred the debt while insured, according to the authors of &quot;The State of Health Insurance in California (SHIC),&quot; a comprehensive new report from the UCLA Center...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=232404" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT ALLOCATES $4 MILLION TO STATEWIDE GROUPS FOR CENSUS 2010 TO MAXIMIZE FEDERAL REVENUES FOR CALIFORNIA</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Census-2010-grant-funding.aspx?link_page_rss=100501</link>
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<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (August 27, 2009) - To ensure that every Californian is counted in the 2010 U.S. Census,  the state's largest, private health foundation today announced that it will make $4 million in grants towards a statewide campaign that will promote...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=226644" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FORMER DIRECTOR OF PICO CALIFORNIA APPOINTED BY THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT AS</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/James-Keddy-healthy-communities.aspx?link_page_rss=99836</link>
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<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - (August 19, 2009) - The state's largest health foundation today announced the appointment of James Keddy, former director for PICO California, as director of Healthy Communities North under its 10-year program Building Healthy Communities:...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=214284" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Leading Health Foundations Say Prevention is Vital to Health Systems Reform</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Prevention-foundations-health-reform.aspx?link_page_rss=99563</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Letter signed by leaders of six major foundations says prevention measures must be "scaled up"

New York, NY (August 17, 2009) - Leaders of six of the nation's top health foundations today made an unprecedented joint call for prevention measures to...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=211291" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT APPOINTS SOUTH LOS ANGELES SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER FOR 10-YEAR BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: CALIFORNIA LIVING 2.0 INITIATIVE</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Charles-Fields-program-officer.aspx?link_page_rss=98580</link>
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<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (August 13, 2009) - The state's largest, private health foundation today announced the appointment of Charles Fields, M.A., as senior program officer for South Los Angeles under The Endowment's 10-year Building Healthy Communities: California...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=204985" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT APPOINTS PROGRAM OFFICER TO SOUTHWEST MERCED/EAST MERCED COUNTY FOR 10-YEAR BUILDING HEALTHY COMMMUNITIES: CALIFORNIA LIVING 2.0 INITIATIVE</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Jennifer-Lind-Program-Officer.aspx?link_page_rss=97683</link>
<guid>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Jennifer-Lind-Program-Officer.aspx</guid>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (August 5, 2009) - The state's largest health foundation today announced the appointment of Jennifer Lind, MPH, as program officer for Southwest Merced/East Merced County under The Endowment's 10-year Building Healthy Communities: California...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=192060" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The California Endowment Taps Director of Alameda County Public Health to Help Lead Foundation's 10-Year Initiative to Build Community Health in 14 California Communities</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Anthony-iton-vice-president.aspx?link_page_rss=97610</link>
<guid>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Anthony-iton-vice-president.aspx</guid>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (August 4, 2009) - The state's largest, private health foundation today announced the appointment of Anthony B. Iton, M.D., J.D., MPH, as Senior Vice President of Healthy Communities for the foundation's 10-year Building Healthy Communities:...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=190244" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT APPOINTS NEW COMMUNICATIONS &amp; MEDIA PROGRAM OFFICER</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Mary-Lou-Fulton-Communications.aspx?link_page_rss=97375</link>
<guid>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Mary-Lou-Fulton-Communications.aspx</guid>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (July 30, 2009) - The state's largest, private health foundation today announced the appointment of Mary Lou Fulton to serve as the foundation's Communications and Media Program Officer. Fulton, who has 20 years of experience as an innovator...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=182175" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The California Endowment Appoints Program Officer to Boyle Heights For 10-Year Building Healthy Communities: California Living 2.0 Initiative</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Jennifer-Ybarra-Boyle-Heights.aspx?link_page_rss=96065</link>
<guid>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Jennifer-Ybarra-Boyle-Heights.aspx</guid>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (July 8, 2009) - The state's largest health foundation today announced the appointment of Jennifer Ybarra, J.D., M.P.P., as program officer for Boyle Heights under The Endowment's 10-year Building Healthy Communities: California Living 2.0...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=156889" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>California's Cost of Obesity Climbs to $41 Billion</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Obesity-cost-california-billions.aspx?link_page_rss=96066</link>
<guid>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Obesity-cost-california-billions.aspx</guid>
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DAVIS, CA, July 9, 2009 . More than just unhealthy, California's increasing girth is crippling the state's economy, according to a study of the economic cost of obesity in California released today by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=156890" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The California Endowment Appoints Program Officer to Coachella For 10-Year Building Healthy Communities: California Living 2.0 Initiative</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Margarita-Luna-Coachella-Thermal.aspx?link_page_rss=95078</link>
<guid>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Margarita-Luna-Coachella-Thermal.aspx</guid>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (July 6, 2009) - The state's largest health foundation today announced the appointment of Margarita Luna, M.P.H., M.S.W., as a program officer for Coachella and Thermal under The Endowment's 10-year Building Healthy Communities: California...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=155483" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT APPOINTS EAST OAKLAND PROGRAM OFFICER FOR 10-YEAR BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES:</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Sandra-Davis-East-Oakland.aspx?link_page_rss=97355</link>
<guid>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Sandra-Davis-East-Oakland.aspx</guid>
<description><![CDATA[OAKLAND, Calif. (June 30, 2009) - The state's largest health foundation today announced the appointment of Sandra Davis as program officer for East Oakland under The Endowment's 10-year Building Healthy Communities: California Living 2.0 initiative....<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=180700" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The California Endowment Appoints South Kern County Program Officer for 10-Year Building Healthy Communities: California Living 2.0 Initiative</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Annalisa-Robles-Kern-County.aspx?link_page_rss=94054</link>
<guid>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Annalisa-Robles-Kern-County.aspx</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles (June 9, 2009) - The state's largest health foundation today announced the promotion of Annalisa Robles, M.P.A., from program associate to program officer for South Kern County. Robles, who has been with The Endowment for 10 years, will work...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=154543" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Allied Health Report Bay Area</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Allied-Health-Bay-Area.aspx?link_page_rss=93446</link>
<guid>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Allied-Health-Bay-Area.aspx</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Latinos, African Americans Underrepresented in Higher Paying 
Health Professions Requiring Greater Levels of Educational Investment 

Oakland, Calif. (June 1, 2009) -  Some of the greatest opportunities for employment in the Bay Area over...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=153607" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT APPOINTS CENTRAL LONG BEACH PROGRAM OFFICER FOR 10-YEAR BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: CALIFORNIA LIVING 2.0 INITIATIVE</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Long-Beach-Sandy-Chiang.aspx?link_page_rss=93467</link>
<guid>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Long-Beach-Sandy-Chiang.aspx</guid>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (June 1, 2009) - The state's largest health foundation today announced the appointment of Sandy Chiang, MPH, as a program officer for Central Long Beach under The Endowment's 10-year Building Healthy Communities: California Living 2.0 initiative....<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=153627" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The California Endowment Appoints Chief Investment Officer of Kapor Capital to Board of Directors</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Stephen-DeBerry-board-member.aspx?link_page_rss=92885</link>
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LOS ANGELES (May 20, 2009) -  The California Endowment, a private, statewide health foundation, today announced the appointment of Stephen DeBerry, M.B.A., Chief Investment Officer for Kapor Capital, as a Board member  effective April 14,...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=152580" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Stockton's Community Relations Officer Appointed Senior Program Officer for The California Endowment</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Christine-Tien-Joins-TCE.aspx?link_page_rss=91196</link>
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LOS ANGELES (May 7, 2009) - The California Endowment - a private, statewide health foundation - today announced the appointment of Christine C. Tien, M.P.P, J.D., as a senior program officer to serve South Sacramento for the foundation's 10-year, multimillion...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=151393" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Past President of Ford Foundation Elected to The California Endowment's Board of Directors</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Susan-Berresford-Board-Member.aspx?link_page_rss=90546</link>
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LOS ANGELES (May 4, 2009) - The California Endowment today announced the election of Susan V. Berresford, past president of the Ford Foundation, to its Board of Directors effective April 14, 2009. Berresford currently works at The New York Community...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=149760" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Former California Assembly Member Appointed By The California Endowment as Senior Program Officer for The Central Valley</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Sarah-Reyes-Central-Valley.aspx?link_page_rss=90499</link>
<guid>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Sarah-Reyes-Central-Valley.aspx</guid>
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FRESNO, Calif. (April 30, 2009) - The California Endowment, a private, statewide health foundation, today announced the appointment of former California Assembly Member Sarah Reyes as a senior program officer to serve the Central Valley for the foundation's...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=148762" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Report Provides New Vision for L.A. County Healthcare Safety Net; Emphasis on Financial Sustainability and Quality Improvement</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/LA-Healthcare-Options.aspx?link_page_rss=90303</link>
<guid>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/LA-Healthcare-Options.aspx</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Reopening of Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital a Focus of the Report
 
LOS ANGELES (April 28, 2009) - A new report released today by the Los Angeles Healthcare Options Task Force recommends that L.A. County should form a Healthcare Planning...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=147095" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Los Angeles County Legislative Districts Have Most Uninsured</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Uninsured-Los-Angeles-County.aspx?link_page_rss=89587</link>
<guid>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Uninsured-Los-Angeles-County.aspx</guid>
<description><![CDATA[California Congressional District 31, Senate District 22 and Assembly District 46 have highest percent and number of uninsured residents age 0-64, according to new legislative district data from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
 
Los...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=145494" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT APPOINTS NEW PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR POLICY, COMMUNICATIONS AND STRATEGY WITH EXPERTISE IN LARGE SCALE SOCIAL CHANGE</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Barbara-Raymond-program-director.aspx?link_page_rss=88632</link>
<guid>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Barbara-Raymond-program-director.aspx</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO (April 13, 2009) - The state's largest private health foundation today announced the appointment of Barbara Raymond - a social policy expert with experience in research, program design and evaluation.  Raymond will be a Program Director...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=140600" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT APPOINTS PROGRAM OFFICER TO SERVE DEL NORTE AND ADJACENT TRIBAL LANDS UNDER ITS 10-YEAR BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/building-healthy-communities.aspx?link_page_rss=88119</link>
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LOS ANGELES (April 9, 2009) - The California Endowment today announced the appointment of Laura Olson - a grant maker with expertise in community development - as program officer serving Del Norte County under The Endowment's 10-year, multimillion dollar...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=139642" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Priortizing Prevention and Improving Community Health Discussed at Fifth in Series of Regional White House Forums on Health Reform at The California Endowment</title>
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LOS ANGELES (April 6, 2009) - Today, The California Endowment's President and CEO Robert K. Ross, M.D., emphasized the need for an increased focus on prevention efforts outside of the clinical arena and increased investments to build community...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=138336" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Allied Health Care Workforce Program Report Assesses Central California Health Minority Workforce</title>
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Latinos, African Americans Underrepresented in Higher Paying Health Professions Requiring Greater Levels of Educational Investment

Fresno, Calif. (February 12, 2009) - Some of the greatest opportunities for employment in Central California over...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=126471" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New Factor in Teen Obesity: Parents</title>
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New research shows teenagers more likely to eat fast food and sugary soda if their parents do 


Los Angeles - There may be a reason teenagers eat more burgers and fries than fruits and vegetables: Their parents. 

In a new policy brief released...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=116732" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Southern California Legislative Districts Have Most Uninsured Children</title>
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California Congressional District 45, Senate District 32 and Assembly District 80 have highest percent and number of uninsured children, according to new legislative district data from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
 
Los Angeles...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=114432" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Many Asthma Patients Don't Understand Their Doctor</title>
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Patient-doctor communication problems mean less preventive care, more emergency room visits for tens of thousands of Californians with asthma
 
Los Angeles - Nearly 90,000 California adults with asthma experience problems understanding their...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=107573" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nearly 6.4 Million Californians Lack Health Insurance</title>
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Recession threatens to erase slight gains in coverage since 2005
 
Nearly a fifth of all Californians under age 65 were without health insurance for all or some of 2007, according to a policy brief drawing on comprehensive new data released...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=97089" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2008 Health Insurance Survey of CA Farmers and Ranchers No. 2</title>
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New Report Finds 1 in 5 Farmers and Ranchers Say Health Care Costs Cause Financial Problems; Spend More Than A Third of Annual Income on Coverage and Care


LOS ANGELES (November 19, 2008) - During this holiday season, many of those farmers and...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=85246" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Children's Health Initiatives Recieve Nearly $8 Million in Premium Subsidies for Children's Health Coverage to Healp Them Remain Solvent Through 2008</title>
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Funding will Provide Short-Term Relief to Successful Children's Health Initiatives that are in Jeopardy Due to Funding Shortfalls 
LOS ANGELES (November 18, 2008) - In the wake of the State of California once again reneging on its promise to enact...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=84185" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USC Annenberg Receives Two Major Grants from The California Endowment</title>
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The awards, totaling more than $4 million over three years, will expand programs improving health journalism and community health communication 

LOS ANGELES, November 18, 2008 - In an effort to improve the quality of health communication and health...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=85140" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Report Finds Community-Based Disease Prevention Saves California Money and Improves Californian's Health</title>
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SACRAMENTO (October 23, 2008) - At a time when the state is struggling with increasing deficits and decreasing revenues, and many Californians are scrambling to keep their homes while balancing an array of expenses that are increasing faster than...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=73798" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pilot Programs Reduce Emergency Room Use, Promote Better Health</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Initiative Releases Evaluation of Project Targeting Frequent Users
 
Oakland, CA (October 21, 2008) -  A report issued today, A Dollars and Sense Strategy to Reducing Frequent Use of Hospital Services, provides evaluation data from six California...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=77927" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Allied Health Care Workforce Program Report Assesses Los Angeles Region Health Minority Workforce</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/AlliedHealthWorkforceLA.aspx?link_page_rss=63034</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Latinos, African Americans and American Indians Are Significantly Underrepresented in Higher Paying Occupations and Those Requiring the Highest Level of Education

LOS ANGELES (September 16, 2008) - Some of the fastest growing jobs in Los Angeles County...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=64535" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The California Endowment Appoints New Program Officer for Los Angeles and Surrounding Counties</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Program-officer-health-disparities.aspx?link_page_rss=62633</link>
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<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (September 8, 2008) - The California Endowment today announced the appointment of Elaine Peacock, M.A., as a program officer for the private, statewide health foundation working to build healthy communities. Ms. Peacock, who has extensive...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=62291" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Central Valley Hmong Health Collaborative to Build Their Sustainability, Improve Health Care Services with Help of $1 Million Grant from The California Endowment</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Hmong-health-advocacy-policy.aspx?link_page_rss=55639</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Group Continues to Build Inroads for Improved Health for Central California's Hmong Communities
 
FRESNO, Calif. (August 11, 2008) - The California Endowment today announced a two-year, $1 million grant to the Central Valley's Hmong Health Collaborative...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=54490" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>California's Farmers and Ranchers Hit Hard by Health Care Costs</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/farmers-healthcare-costs-access.aspx?link_page_rss=53820</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Access Project Report Finds That Individual Health Insurance Market Fails To Provide Adequate Financial Protection to Farm and Ranch Families
 
LOS ANGELES  (July 23, 2008) - A new report, issued by The Access Project and commissioned by...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=50815" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New Report: Investment in Disease Prevention Could Save California More Than $1.7 Billion in Five Years</title>
<link>http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Prevention-national-report-disease.aspx?link_page_rss=53459</link>
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<description><![CDATA[July 17, 2008, WASHINGTON, DC - A small strategic investment in disease prevention could result in significant savings in U.S. health care costs, according to a new report released today by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH).  In its report,...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=49556" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Councilmember Jos&#233; Huizar Announces $200,000 for Anti-Gang Program</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The California Endowment award will allow Legacy L.A., a start-up nonprofit based in Boyle Heights, to fund 10 'Dream Big' youth fellows, who will design anti-gang programming
 
LOS ANGELES (July 9, 2008) - Councilmember José Huizar today announced...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=47628" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Allied Health Care Workforce Program Report Assesses San Diego Health Care Minority Workforce</title>
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<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO, Calif. (July 2, 2008) - Some of the fastest growing jobs in San Diego County include nursing assistants, mental health counselors, mental health social workers and public health educators, according to the Allied Health Workforce Analysis...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=47329" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The California Endowment Announces Multi-Year Partnership with Innovative Youth Center to Transform the Community Health of Richmond</title>
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RICHMOND, Calif. (June 25, 2008) -  The California Endowment announced today that it has awarded a two-year grant to the RYSE Center in Richmond.  The grant, totaling $249,214, comes at a time when RYSE organizers are completing plans to...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=43746" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>National Hispanic Medical Association to Showcase Economic Benefits of Health Care Reform at Congressional Briefing June 24</title>
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<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Amid skyrocketing gas and food prices, there is one cost Americans can help rein in - the rising costs fueled by health disparities, so says the National Hispanic Medical Association in a congressional briefing Tuesday, June 24.
 
That's...<img src="http://tcenews.calendow.org/rss.ashx?id=42646" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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