California Family Health Council, Inc.

Our vision is a world in which adequate health, education, and human services are equally available to all.

The I&E Division tailors its services to honor diversity, meet the varied needs of health care clients, and empower providers and clients alike to improve the health care system. I&E's multicultural and multilingual staff creates programs and resources that increase access to and improve the quality of services for low-income and underserved health care clients, especially women and children.

Visit www.healthed.org to learn more.

Training & Conferences

Health and human services providers want to provide their clients with the most up-to-date information and services. At CFHC, we provide a variety of training opportunities to make this your work easier, more effective, and more economical. Our services can enhance the work you do to promote and maintain the health and well-being of men, women, families, and communities.

Event Planning

CFHC specializes in developing conferences and meetings for health care providers, public health professionals, and health care advocates. We employ a public health model that ensures the successful design and implementation of events. From a comprehensive needs assessment to evaluation, the conferences and meetings we develop for you will meet the diverse needs of your agency and your participants. We can also design and implement staff training programs tailored to meet the specific needs of your agency.

Health Literacy Consulting

Our philosophy is grounded in our dedication to creating materials that are appropriate for and sensitive to the intended client. The images and messages used must honor the client in four essential ways. They must:

• Reflect and honor the cultural values and realities of the clients.
• Address the reading level and ease of comprehension of the intended readers.
• Respect the emotional and personal needs of the intended clients.
• Be accurate and demonstrate positive role modeling.

We can help agencies develop easy-to-read and culturally competent materials

Resource Center

The Resource Center provides health education information and resources to California healthcare providers, health educators, and advocates, so they may in turn promote and maintain the health and well being of California families and communities. Our online database of evaluated materials allows users to search for health education resources that meet their needs. Our innovative blog keeps health care professionals abreast of the latest resources.

Patient Education Materials Online Store

We are committed to meeting the ever-changing needs of health care professionals and their clients. All CFHC materials are extensively field-tested with their intended audiences and adapted accordingly to their cultural values, life realities, and reading levels.

As our communities become more diverse, many health and advocacy organizations face the challenge of serving limited English speaking clients. CFHC is proud to feature a series of multilingual/ multicultural products in 14 languages to assist in reaching these populations with critical health information. In addition, all CFHC’s client education materials are always available in Spanish.