Updated 8.29.2024
Pomona, CA (August 2024) - Through our affiliation with the California Primary Care Association (CPCA), East Valley Community Health Center is a part of a coalition of health care advocates that is supporting Proposition 35. Proposition 35 is a measure on the November ballot that will expand Medi-Cal recipients access to care in the communities we serve. This measure will invest needed revenue into the health care system that will allow health centers like ours to increase primary and specialty care appointment availability for our patients.
Why Support Prop 35?
California’s health care system has been dealing with many challenges. Hospitals are closing. Emergency rooms are overcrowded. More than 40 hospitals have stopped offering labor and delivery services. These challenges are worsen because the state has redirected more than $20 billion in health care funding to non-health care purposes over the last 10 years.
Prop 35 dedicates funding for a wide variety of health care services without raising taxes, including:
Expanded preventative health care to alleviate the burden on ERs
Reduced wait times in emergency rooms and urgent care facilities
Primary care and physician offices support
Community health centers support
Enhanced specialty care like cancer, cardiology and OB/GYN services
Family planning services
Expanded mental health treatment
Hiring more first responders and paramedics to reduce emergency response times
Health care workforce training to address the worker shortage
Comprehensive services for Medi-Cal patients to broaden access to hospitals, physicians, women's health and community clinics, and health centers
1. Positive Impact: Prop 35 will address the challenges that the communities we serve are facing in accessing healthcare by securing dedicated resources to protect and expand patient access to care at community health centers. Prop 35 will also reduce emergency response times by funding first responders and paramedics.
2. Alignment with Our Values: This proposition aligns with our commitment to providing comprehensive, accessible, and affordable healthcare services to the communities we serve.
3. Community Benefit: By supporting Prop 35, we can help create more access to care for our patients, strengthen our workforce, improve the health and well-being of our community
How Can You Help?
this initiative with your friends and family and stay tuned for updates.
Voting and supporting Prop 35 allows you to advocate for your health and the health of your community. By supporting Prop 35, you can help ensure that critical health care resources are available for all Californians. This will make your ability to access care within our health center easier and more efficient, ensuring that you and your neighbors receive the timely and comprehensive care you need.
East Valley Community Health Center will be updating you between now and Election Day, but visit Voteyes35.com for more information.
About East Valley Community Health Center:
East Valley Community Health Center’s mission since 1970 is to provide access to excellent health care while engaging and empowering our patients, employees and partners to improve their well-being and the health of our communities.
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