Foundation invests $5.2 million toward preventing domestic violence and making California the healthiest state
"We share the vision of our grantee partners, of a California where everyone has an opportunity to live a healthy life."
Blue Shield of California Foundation supports lasting and equitable solutions to make California the healthiest state and end domestic violence.
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80% of health outcomes are not tied to health care — which is why we target root causes in our work to promote health equity and end domestic violence. We have carefully honed our strategies to focus on the following three areas:
With $5.2 million in grants, Blue Shield of California Foundation's partners will help advance health equity and prevent domestic violence in communities across California.
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One in five women who become homeless in California flee their homes to escape violence and escalating abuse by an intimate partner, a new analysis of a statewide survey has reported.
Research indicates that an estimated 20 percent of health outcomes are linked to medical care; the remaining 80 percent stem from socioeconomic, environmental, and behavioral factors referred to as social drivers of health (DOH). These factors — such as homelessness, food insecurity, and exposure to intimate partner violence — are associated with chronic illness, mental health issues, acute hospitalizations, and high health care costs and disproportionately impact communities of color.
Continuing our commitment to make California the healthiest state and end domestic violence, Blue Shield of California Foundation made 27 grants totaling $7.8 million in the third quarter of 2023.
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Natalie Patterson, a poet and leader with BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective), talks with Blue Shield of California Foundation about her work.