California Family Health Council, Inc.

Institutional Wisdom: An Interview with Ricardo Alvarado

Born and raised in East Los Angeles, Alvarado said the walkouts and his ensuing activism positively channeled his adolescent energy and helped keep him off the streets and out of trouble. “After the walkouts, it was a matter of finding out how to effect change.” [Continue]

Open Doors Places High Caliber Interns in the Field of Family Planning

For 15 years, CFHC’s highly successful Title X Intern program, Open Doors, has placed qualified graduate students into paid internships at family planning and reproductive health agencies in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Hawaii. [Continue]

Cooperatives Weather Challenges of Rising Cost of Contraceptives

On July 1, Ortho-McNeil dramatically raised prices of birth control pills and the Ortho-Evra patch for public health entities, including members of CFHC’s Cooperative Programs, with no warning. [Continue]

Parental Involvement Initiative Slated for November 2006 Ballot

Proposition 85, like last year’s defeated Proposition 73, would endanger teens by amending California’s Constitution to restrict the circumstances under which a minor may obtain a legal abortion. A waiting period and parental notification would be required before an abortion could be performed. [Continue]

2006 Condom Cover Art Contest Winners Announced

Young artists Angel Aguilar, Jimmy Conchola, Maria F. Garcia, Judy Huang, Remy Wong, and Danying Wu won the 2006 California Family Health Council Condom Cover Art Contest award for best condom cover design. Each winner will be awarded a $500 prize at a ceremony to be held September 27 at the Radisson Hotel in Los Angeles. [Continue]

Save the Date: Women’s Health Update

Over the past 25 years, we have seen many changes in women’s healthcare. The conference has always strived to provide the most up-to-date, cutting-edge information on clinical practice—and this year is no different. An exciting program for this special anniversary will feature three days of lectures and workshops that will provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver quality services in today's challenging healthcare practice. [Continue]