CA Black Health Network (CBHN)

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The California Black Health Network (CBHN) is the only statewide, Black-led nonprofit dedicated to advancing health equity for all Black Californians. CBHN envisions a California where all Black residents can live long, healthy lives free of systemic inequities and communities are empowered to define and drive their own health outcomes and future.

The passage of HR1 and resulting budget cuts have created significant threats to the accessibility, availability, and affordability of healthcare. Vital community health centers and care facilities are closing, enrollment barriers are increasing, and administrative burdens are becoming more challenging. These policies will deepen existing health disparities faced by Black Californians—who already experience higher rates of chronic illness, maternal mortality, and preventable hospitalizations.

Against this backdrop, CBHN’s role as a trusted resource and voice, during a period of unprecedented health policy and fiscal challenges, is more important now than ever before and we are actively mobilizing to protect our community’s health and healthcare.


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Mission

To advance health equity for Black Californians by improving health literacy, strengthening community power, and advocating for protecting the health and healthcare of our community.

Needs

For more than four decades, CBHN has been on the forefront of the fight in California to increase access to quality, equitable healthcare, improve healthcare delivery and outcomes, and address the root causes of health inequities that impact Black Californians. Now, more than ever, we need your support to help us sustain our efforts to advocate and fight to protect the health and healthcare of our community.

To help protect Black health and support equity-focused advocacy during this critical time, please consider donating to the California Black Health Network to help strengthen and sustain the impact of our work to:

• Improve health literacy and drive health empowerment among Black Californians so they can better navigate the healthcare systems and advocate for themselves.

• Protect and expand access to care for Black Californians during HR 1-driven Medicaid cuts, loss of Covered CA subsidies, and CA budget cuts.

• Strengthen community-led networks to drive advocacy, engagement, and community power building.

• Elevate CBHN’s role as California’s trusted statewide Black health equity leader.

• Build organizational capacity to scale up our work and statewide impact and expand our statewide networks.

• Support a multi-year funding campaign to ensure long-term sustainability.

Equity Statement

At a macro level, vulnerable communities across California face many of the same challenges and barriers to meeting their basic needs. For this reason, we are committed to ensuring that Black Californians, and all vulnerable communities, have the power, access, and agency to define and drive their own health outcomes and futures.

CBHN recognizes and values individuals’ differences, unique needs, and lived experiences. We believe that access to healthcare is a basic human right, and that everyone deserves high-quality care and the opportunity to live a long, healthy life. While our mission is to advance health equity for Black Californians by improving health literacy, strengthening community power, and advocating for the protection of our community’s health and healthcare—serves as our core equity statement, we remain firmly committed to an inclusive approach that advances health equity for all.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

CA Black Health Network (CBHN)

other names

CBHN

Year Established

1983

Tax id (EIN)

95-3794688

Guidestar

Mission Category

Health Care

Operating Budget

$1,000,001-$5 million

Organization Need

Funding: Unrestricted, Funding: Program, Board Members

Demographics Served

Black/African American, Low-income individuals/families, LGBTQIA+

BIPOC Leadership

Executive Director/CEO

Local Counties Served

Sacramento

Equity Statement

Equity Statement

Address

520 9th Street Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95814-1327

Service areas

CA, US

Phone

916-333-0613

fax

855-631-3878

Email

info@cablackhealthnetwork.org

Website

http://www.cablackhealthnetwork.org

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