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It’s being said a lot: This year’s LGBTQ Pride month looks like none before it. As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the country

How would our society look different if we responded to racism with the same urgency as COVID-19? 

Governor Newsom’s announcement of multiple actions to address domestic violence in California, including support for the Relief and Resilience Fund, is encouraging news for all Californians – particularly those affected by domestic violence.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as an opportunity to express solidarity and name how our resilience is connected to others.

In this interview, Foundation President & CEO Debbie Chang discusses how women can transform public health. 

As we continue to shelter in place and adjust how we function in our daily lives, I try to stay positive and find the “silver

In March 2020, as part of its COVID-19 Rapid Response grantmaking, the Foundation approved a proposal by Ethnic Media Services (EMS) to deliver 12 timely, science-based COVID-19 telebriefings to ethnic media. Over 320 journalists participated in the first four telebriefings. Sandy Close, EMS director said, “This turnout shows the hunger for culturally-relevant news and information about the pandemic.”

Raymond Baxter reflects on a year with Blue Shield of California Foundation during the COVID-19 pandemic, capping a career in health.

On April 15, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new statewide fund to support immigrant communities who have lost jobs

When I came to the Foundation just a few weeks ago, I was energized to help achieve our bold goal: to make California the

(This post was originally published on March 3, 2020, to commemorate the 55^th Anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” March on

More than medicine or even genetics, the conditions in which people live are the biggest predictor of how healthy our communities will be.