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Health for All: Carolina Discovers My Health LA

November 1, 2015
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Carolina Discovers My Health LA was created by Las Fotos Project's Digital Promotoras, a team of teenage girls who advocate for community health and safety through social media and peer-to-peer edcuation. To learn more visit lasfotosproject.org

Undocumented Californians are students, mothers, fathers, neighbors and community members. Illness affects everyone, and a person's place of birth shouldn't determine if they can or cannot receive necessary medical treatment. Unfortunately, undocumented community members are locked out of access to affordable, quality health care. Despite the success of the Affordable Care Act, more than 1 million undocumented Californians remain uninsured. Building Healthy Communities Boyle Heights believes all residents should have access to health coverage, regardless of their immigration status. The California Endowment's #Health4All campaign highlights the important contributions of undocumented Californians to our state's communities and economy, while raising awareness of their lack of access to affordable health care coverage.

Building Healthy Communities (BHC) is a ten-year, comprehensive community initiative that is creating a revolution in the way Californians think about and support health in their communities. In 14 places across California, residents are proving that they have the power to make health happen in their neighborhoods, schools and with prevention--and in doing so, they're creating a brighter future for their children and for our state.

The Building Healthy Communities Boyle Heights' (BHC BH) Health Happens with Prevention workgroup is a collaborative of health focused organizations dedicated to bring health equity to Boyle Heights. In our vision of a healthy Boyle Heights, our health care system centers dignity and respect regardless of immigration status, race, gender or social class.

We are working in collaboration with residents, stakeholders, and other city-wide coalitions to emphasize prevention, comprehensive services, and coordinated strategies, to move towards a more holistic understanding of healthcare while providing residents with the necessary tools and skills to become champions in overcoming health challenges and addressing health access. To learn more bhcconnect.org.

Las Fotos Project is a nonprofit community organization that inspires teenage girls through photography, mentoring, and self-expression. Digital Promotoras are a group of Las Fotos Project youth leaders who use photojournalism, social media, online petitions, zines, public service announcements, and mixed media to promote awareness of health disparities facing their community and work together to inform residents about the various resources that are available. To learn more visit lasfotosproject.org

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