Since 1992, the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California (LCHC) has been the leading voice on Latino health issues throughout the state. LCHC’s primary objectives include community education, research and policy advocacy in the areas of access to health care, immigrant health, health care disparities and community health.

Community Education
Through the LCHC Regional Networks, community members and organizations have an opportunity to discuss local health care concerns while being mobilized to participate at the state level on legislation and state budget issues. The Rapid Response Network, coordinated by LCHC, educates and informs over 1,500 community members about state policy issues and generates mass communication to elected officials.

Research
LCHC produces relevant research and policy briefs regarding Latino health. LCHC has conducted research and produced policy briefs in conjunction with the University of California, Los Angeles and the Office of Minority Health.

Public Policy and Advocacy
Since its inception, LCHC has been the leading voice on Latino health and has mobilized local and state-wide organizations. Early battles included immigrant bashing in the early 1990s, the denial of health care to undocumented pregnant women, language access restriction and limited funding for any government service that addressed access for immigrant, monolingual persons (Proposition 187).

More recent battles have included the public charge issue for legal immigrants; Cultural & Linguistic Standards in Medi-Cal, Healthy Families and Mental Health Department provider contracts; the elimination of the Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) program as well as other state-funded programs that serve Latinos.

For more information about our public policy agenda, please visit our policy page.