Oral health leaders from the healthcare industry, nonprofits, academia, and the government met online at The L.A. Trust’s Oral Health Advisory Board quarterly meeting on June 7. Representatives from about 20 organizations discussed ways to help students in dental high-risk priority schools to access oral health services, how to improve screening assessments, and developed a roadmap for future meetings.

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Seeking to reach more teens with TikTok grant

The Los Angeles Trust for Children’s Health was recently awarded a six-month, $21,000 grant from the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and the Community Ambassador Network (CAN) Youth program to help reach students on the TikTok social media platform who may be suffering from emotional or mental distress.

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The L.A. Trust welcomes three new board members

The L.A. Trust Board of Directors met earlier this year to appoint three new members. The new board members bring with them a deep understanding of health care management and health care technology. Elected in January of this year, the new board members include, Jerry C. Cheng, MD; Julie H. Park, MD; and Bobby H. Lee, founder of Project XV.

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Y2Y Health Summit empowers youth as educators and students

Los Angeles Trust for Children’s Health held the annual Youth-to-Youth (Y2Y) Health Summit last month on April 1, 2022 at the Los Angeles Trade Technical College. The free conference is led by youth, for youth, and offers workshops that focus on total health and wellness for the body, mind and soul.

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Care Beyond the Clinic Walls focuses on equity and health care

School based-health providers, educators, and advocates from across California met for the 2022 statewide school health conference, Care Beyond the Clinic Walls, on Friday, April 29. The California School-Based Health Alliance hosted the statewide conference, their first in-person event since 2019, at the University of Redlands’ Orton Center.