BMOC Alliance: Next Steps in Health

Jamila Iris EdwardsChildren’s Defense Fund – California

November 20, 2012

Overview1. The Alliance for Boys and Men of Color

Health Workgroup

2. Policy Priorities for Health

3. Advocacy Opportunities

The Alliance for Boys and Men of Color Health Workgroup

• California Health Professions Consortium

• California Health Workforce Alliance• California Pan-Ethnic Health Network• California Primary Care Association• California Program on Access to Care• California School Health Centers

Association• Children’s Defense Fund• Latino Coalition for a Healthy

California• PolicyLink

The Alliance for Boys and Men of Color Health Workgroup

Policy Priorities1. Coverage/ACA

Implementation2. Health Homes3. School-Based Health

Centers4. Health Workforce5. Prevention/Behavioral

Health

Coverage/ACA Implementation

Removing barriers to enrollment in health ACA supported health plans for BMOC.

Key Partners:Children’s Defense Fund, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, California Program on Access to Care

Health Homes

Ensuring the design of health home and services BMOC receive build on their cultural strengths and community assets and address the systemic barriers to their healthy development, particularly high rates of exposure to trauma and chronic adversity.

Key Partners: California Primary Care Association

School-Based Health Centers

Ensuring the health providers that are most suited to provide a culturally competent and trauma informed health home to BMOC, specifically school-based and community-based clinics, get priority in ACA implementation and resource allocation.

Key Partner: California School-Based Health Center Association

Health Workforce

Expanding the numbers of BMOC that are prepared for and secure good jobs in the health sector; as a result, ensuring greater numbers of health sector professionals have the knowledge and capacity to effectively serve BMOC

Key Partners: Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, California Health Workforce Alliance

Prevention

Expanding resources for prevention strategies in vulnerable neighborhoods; specifically, strengthening violence prevention and strategies that support mental and emotional health.

Key Partners: PolicyLink, CPEHN

Advocacy Opportunities

• Special Session in January• New legislators• Prop. 30 & 39 revenues• Realignment• Immigration reform discussions

Thank you!

Alliance for BMOC Websitewww.allianceforbmoc.org