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** Connect, Reflect, Prepare: Last HECC Community Gathering of 2025
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Throughout 2025, Health Equity Community Collaborative ([link removed]) Community Gatherings have offered a space for connection, learning, and belonging as we advocate for our communities. Join the conversation on Thursday, December 4th to reflect on the past year together and envision a healthier, more equitable 2026 - one shaped by both care and collective action.
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** How Would Medicaid Members Make it More Equitable?
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the State Health Access Data Assistance Center brought in our team to explore equity improvements to Medicaid. Even in the face of cuts to this critical service, these recommendations are key to centering on what matters most to members. Hear from Senior Director of Program & Learning LeAndra Padgett about the impact and learning from this work.
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** Supporting Community in the Face of Policy Change
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Like so many of the critical supports currently under threat, SNAP is one of many valued and important programs that will change shape in the coming years. To weather these changes, we must be both creative and collaborative around how we fill gaps left by the decisions of this administration. This co-authored article outlines actions to encourage your communities to take.
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** Love Letter to Philanthropy: Moving Beyond Competition to Collaboration
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More than 30 national and local organizations have signed on to this message to philanthropic organizations, spearheaded by our partners at School Based Health Alliance. Join us in this call for greater collaboration in order to protect children's health, transform broken systems, and create lasting change for families.
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** Story Bank: Celebrating Community Health Workers
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We’re thrilled to support California Health Care Foundation’s Amplifying Impact Initiative, which invests in organizations demonstrating the critical impact of CHWs. These snapshots are a celebration of connection and care, and a call to action to increase investment and policies supporting the vital role CHWs play across California and beyond.
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** What We Are Watching, Reading and Hearing!
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November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to honor the strength, resilience, and history of Indigenous peoples. First Nations highlights the importance of recognizing the sovereignty and cultures of Native nations, celebrating not just tradition but also leadership, innovation, and community. Learn more with them all month-long.
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A Few Good Things From 2025 (Really) ([link removed])

In a year marked by uncertainty for federal health programs, An Arm and a Leg host Dan Weissmann spotlights the bright spots. This episode travels coast to coast to show how lawmakers from both sides of the aisle still advanced important reforms that expanded health care access.

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