Los Angeles Access to Health Coverage Coalition

65 Pages·2005·0.19 MB·English

Los Angeles Access to Health
Coverage Coalition

Member Directory
Fall 2004

Los Angeles Access to Health Coverage Coalition
A Project of COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS, INC.
Funded by THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT
About Community Health Councils, Inc.

Community Health Councils is a non-profit, community-based health promotion, advocacy and
policy organization. Established in 1992, CHC’s mission is to improve health and increase
access to quality healthcare for uninsured, economically-disadvantaged, and underserved
populations. CHC acts as the lead agency in coordinating activities for the Los Angeles Access
to Health Coverage Coalition funded by The California Endowment.

Community Health Councils, Inc.
3761 Stocker Street
Los Angeles, CA 90008
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.chc-inc.org

Los Angeles Access to Health Coverage Coalition
Member Directory Fall 2004

Table of Contents

Page

Introduction i
Agency Listing by Service Planning Area (SPA) ii
Agency Listing by Language Spoken iv
Coalition Member
1) AltaMed Health Services Corporation 1
2) Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc. 5
3) Child and Family Guidance Center 7
4) Citrus Valley Health Partners 11
5) Crystal Stairs, Inc. 17
6) Health Consumer Center of Los Angeles
(a project of Neighborhood Legal Services) 23
7) Healthy Kids 4 Healthy Communities 25
8) Korean Health Education, Information
and Research Center (KHEIR) 27
9) Los Angeles Unified School District / Children’s Health
Access and Medi-Cal Program (CHAMP) 31
10) Mission City Community Network, Inc. 33
11) New Economics for Women 37
12) Northeast Valley Health Corporation 39
13) PHFE-WIC Program 43
14) QueensCare Family Clinics 47
15) Valley Community Clinic 49
16) Watts Labor Community Action Committee 53
LA Access to Health Coverage
Coalition Directory Fall 2004

INTRODUCTION

Dear Healthcare Advocate,

We are pleased to present the Los Angeles Access to Health Coverage Coalition Member
Directory. The Los Angeles Access to Health Coverage Coalition (LA Access) is a California
Endowment-funded project composed of health-based organizations working in four geographic
regions of the county with large numbers of low-income, uninsured individuals. The Directory
was developed to help coordinate LA Access Coalition members and other agencies conducting
outreach and enrollment activities throughout Los Angeles County by sharing information and
resource referral.

Coalition members are funded to increase enrollment in various public and private health
coverage programs and advocate for the expansion of health coverage options for underserved,
uninsured residents in Los Angeles County. Community Health Councils, Inc. (CHC) acts as the
lead agency in coordinating Coalition activities, including the following:

1. Improving outreach, enrollment, retention, and utilization efforts in the target
geographic regions through coalition-building activities
2. Identifying the training and capacity building needs of member organizations
3. Coordinating and providing training opportunities and resources
4. Informing local policy and advocacy priorities on the uninsured with lessons learned
from the field.

All coalition member organizations are working towards the same of goal of ensuring equal
access to quality healthcare, but we each have our own unique approach and expertise. It is our
hope that this Directory will serve as a tool for linking agencies that serve the same populations
and provide a resource for those seeking health access services outside their communities.

The Directory is arranged alphabetically by organization name. The organizations are also listed
in the beginning of the Directory by Service Planning Area (SPA) and languages spoken. Every
effort was made to publish an accurate overview on each organization listed. Readers should
contact an organization directly if they want more detailed information.

We welcome comments, suggestions, and additions for future editions. Together, we can work
collectively to provide access to quality healthcare for all those in need: true collaboration
begins with understanding the range of our work as individual organizations.

Rhea Durr, MPH
Project Coordinator
Los Angeles Access to Health Coverage Coalition

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LA Access to Health Coverage Agency Listing by SPA
Coalition Directory Fall 2004

AGENCY LISTING BY SERVICE PLANNING AREA (SPA)

SPA 1
Agency Contact Person Phone
Health Consumer Center of Barbara Frankel [phone]
Los Angeles
Valley Community Clinic Olga Duran [phone]

SPA 2
Agency Contact Person Phone
Child and Family Guidance Hugo Ramirez [phone], ext. 301
Center
Health Consumer Center of Barbara Frankel [phone]
Los Angeles
KHEIR Jenny Shin [phone], ext. 305
Mission City Community Juanita Arvizu [phone], ext. 606
Network
Northeast Valley Health Vilma Champion [phone], ext. 114
Corporation

SPA 3
Agency Contact Person Phone
AltaMed Health Corporation Daniel Ruiz [phone]
Citrus Valley Health Partners Tom McGuiness [phone]
Silvia Rodríguez [phone]
Maria Peacock [phone]
Amy Muratalla [phone]
Health Consumer Center of Barbara Frankel [phone]
Los Angeles
KHEIR Jenny Shin [phone], ext. 305
PHFE-WIC Program Judy Gomez [phone], ext. 205
Samar McGregor [phone], ext. 303

SPA 4
Agency Contact Person Phone
Asian Pacific Healthcare Andrew Ma [phone], ext. 276
Venture
KHEIR Jenny Shin [phone], ext. 305
New Economics for Women Maggie Espinoza [phone]
PHFE-WIC Program Judy Gomez [phone], ext. 205
Samar McGregor [phone], ext. 303
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LA Access to Health Coverage Agency Listing by SPA
Coalition Directory Fall 2004

SPA 5
Agency Contact Person Phone
Health Consumer Agency of Barbara Frankel [phone]
Los Angeles

SPA 6
Agency Contact Person Phone
Crystal Stairs D’Ann Morris [phone]
Marilyn Lawrence [phone]
Health Consumer Agency of Barbara Frankel [phone]
Los Angeles
Healthy Kids 4 Healthy Nancy Montgomery [phone]
Communities
PHFE-WIC Program Judy Gomez [phone], ext. 205
Samar McGregor [phone], ext. 303
Watts Labor Community Nicole Clay [phone]
Action Committee

SPA 7
Agency Contact Person Phone
Crystal Stairs D’Ann Morris [phone]
Marilyn Lawrence [phone]
Health Consumer Agency of Barbara Frankel [phone]
Los Angeles
Healthy Kids 4 Healthy Nancy Montgomery [phone]
Communities
New Economics for Women Maggie Espinoza [phone]
PHFE-WIC Program Judy Gomez [phone], ext. 205
Samar McGregor [phone], ext. 303
QueensCare Family Clinics Dianne Godbout [phone]

SPA 8
Agency Contact Person Phone
Health Consumer Agency of Barbara Frankel [phone]
Los Angeles

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LA Access to Health Coverage Agency Listing by Language Spoken
Coalition Directory Fall 2004

AGENCY LISTING BY LANGUAGE SPOKEN

Arabic
Health Consumer Center of Los Angeles

Armenian
Health Consumer Center of Los Angeles

Cantonese
Citrus Valley Health Partners
Health Consumer Center of Los Angeles
PHFE-WIC Program

Filipino
Mission City Community Network

French
Health Consumer Center of Los Angeles

Hindi
Mission City Community Network, Inc.

Khmer
Asian Pacific Healthcare Venture
Health Consumer Center of Los Angeles

Korean
KHEIR

Mandarin
Citrus Valley Health Partners
Health Consumer Center of Los Angeles

Punjabi
Mission City Community Network, Inc.

Spanish
AltaMed Health Corporation
Asian Pacific Healthcare Venture
Child and Family Guidance Center
Citrus Valley Health Partners
Crystal Stairs
Healthy Kids 4 Healthy Communities
LA Unified School District
Mission City Community Network
New Economics for Women
Northeast Valley Health Corporation
PHFE-WIC Program
QueensCare Family Clinics
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LA Access to Health Coverage Agency Listing by Language Spoken
Coalition Directory Fall 2004

Spanish (cont)
Valley Community Clinic
Watts Labor Community Action Committee

Thai
Asian Pacific HealthcareVenture

Tagalog
Asian Pacific Healthcare Venture
Mission City Community Network, Inc.

Turkish
Health Consumer Center of Los Angeles

Vietnamese
Asian Pacific Healthcare Venture
Health Consumer Center of Los Angeles
PHFE-WIC Program

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