CARESTAR Foundation

What a partner and what a partnership! 🙌🏼 Thank you to the UCLA Center for Prehospital Care for all that you do, and for the recognition during your presentation at EMS World in Las Vegas! #racialequity #prehospitalcare #healthequity #CARESTARfoundation #EMS

In honor of National Preparedness Month, EMSA Director Elizabeth Basnett shares her number one recommendation for ensuring you and your loved ones are prepared for an emergency. National Preparedness Month is an annual campaign to raise public awareness about emergency and disaster preparedness. It’s the perfect time to start a conversation with your family and put together an emergency plan!    #NationalPreparednessMonth #EmergencyPlanning #EMSA #StayPrepared #CommunitySafety

📢 Calling all public opinion researchers! The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) is seeking partners for an important project on the health and health care experiences of Latino/x Californians. 🔍 We're looking for experts in: • Public opinion & social science research • Latino/x community engagement • Bilingual survey methods • California's diverse regions • Health equity & disparities This project will help shape policies and interventions to improve health outcomes for Latino/x Californians. Your insights could make a real difference! 🗓️ Deadline: September 30, 2024 Interested? To learn more about the project and respond to the RFQ, visit https://lnkd.in/g724NVu2

< Behavioral health >< Health equity > < FQHCs > These were the top perspectives or interests for the people who participated in our first design workshop to gather feedback for Policy at Healthforce's new projects and programs. Guided by the values of hashtag #socialjustice and hashtag #healthequity, Healthforce Center at UCSF set out last year to advance California-focused health workforce research that prioritizes systems and policy changes to promote the diversity and skills of health workers and, ultimately, to produce better economic opportunity and better health for California’s communities. We invite anyone interested in shaping California’s health workforce policy priorities to participate the final online workshop to discuss the projects we expect to undertake in the coming year. These projects will focus on meeting current priorities and better defining emergent and future-oriented policy issues. Monday, September 9, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Pacific We look forward to a shared journey to achieve a vision of a thriving, equitable health workforce ecosystem in California. Thank you for your participation, and please share this invitation widely with your colleagues and collaborators! REGISTER NOW! https://lnkd.in/gxygBEp8 Sunita Mutha, MD, Beth Mertz, Rebecca Hargreaves, Taylor B. Rogers, PhD, MPH, Van Ton-Quinlivan, Crispin Delgado, Kiran Savage-Sangwan, @Virginia Hedrick, Lisa Countryman-Quiroz, Jocelyn F., David M. Carlisle, M.D., Ph.D., Susan Ehrlich, Rehman Attar, Joanne Spetz, Janet Coffman

Shout out to CARESTAR grantee, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District for their incredible work, "meeting the need of those experiencing a mental health crisis". Amazing recognition from NAMI Contra Costa, awarding SRVFP as a Community Change Agent! 👏 #racialequity #CARESTARFoundation #mentalhealth #grantee

EMS Awards Nominations Are Open!     Hey EMS friends, have you nominated someone yet for EMSA's 2024 EMS Awards?    We've added Paramedic of the Year, Dispatcher of the Year, and Mobile Intensive Care Nurse of the Year to our award categories. Now, 15 categories await your nomination.    We’ve also streamlined the online nominations process—it's smoother than ever!    Head over to emsa.ca.gov/awards, check out the categories, and click "Nominate an EMS Hero."    From firefighters to nurses, educators and administrators, paramedics and EMTs to civilian heroes, every nomination is a chance to spotlight individuals or teams who do extraordinary work in EMS!    Nominations are open until the end of the year. Join us in May 2025 to honor these incredible individuals at our awards ceremony. We’re also looking for sponsorship partners!    Don't let the EMS heroes in your life go unnoticed – nominate today!     #EMSAwards #EMSHeroes #EMSA #EMS 

🌟 Calling all Healthcare Providers! 🌟 The CARESTAR Foundation is excited to support the State of California-Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) and the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California (CCCC) in an important initiative to improve understanding of the Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form. As they prepare for the launch of the electronic California POLST eRegistry, they need your help! They are conducting a survey to assess the current knowledge of healthcare providers regarding POLST, including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, emergency medical services, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and any other clinicians involved in completing or honoring POLST forms. Participation will guide efforts to enhance provider education before the eRegistry goes live.📋 ➡ Time Commitment: 10 minutes ➡ Deadline: August 28, 2024 ➡ Link: https://lnkd.in/g9b3XDK6 Please help us get this survey out to healthcare providers to ensure reach to all relevant providers. Together, we can ensure that patient wishes are respected across all care settings. Thank you for your support! #POLST #healthcare #healthequity #emergencyresponse #CARESTARFoundation #survey

Huge congratulations to State of California-Emergency Medical Services Authority Director Elizabeth Basnett on this prestigious appointment! 🙌

Join the Prehospital Care Research Forum Clinical Journal Club next Monday, the 12th, to explore the latest research on the female EMS journey. Workforce shortages continue to pervade EMS. Despite the pandemic recovery and increased efforts at bringing more people into the field and keeping them there, fewer people are choosing to climb into the back of an ambulance. Little work, however, has been put into describing the experience of being an EMT or paramedic, specifically those who are underrepresented in the EMS workforce. The Female Emergency Medical Services Experience: A Mixed Methods Study. Register now: https://ow.ly/W9ps50SNu3U

🌞 Exciting things have been happening at the CARESTAR Foundation this summer!🎉 Our latest newsletter is live, and it’s filled with tidbits that highlight the incredible work our team and grantees are doing right now! From transformative projects to inspiring community partnerships, you won't want to miss these updates. https://conta.cc/3WQhT81 Public Health Advocates, Courtney Davis, State of California-Emergency Medical Services Authority, UCLA Center for Prehospital Care, Remle Crowe, PhD, Jamie Kennel, PhD, MAS, Paramedic #CARESTARFoundation #EMS #emergencyresponse #racialequity #prehospitalcare