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L.A. Sentinel: Partnership Launched to Put More Compton Trainees into Medical Professions

October 2, 2023

From left: Dr. Keith Curry, Compton College president; Dr. David Carlisle, Charles R. Drew University president; Dr. Thomas A. Parham, CSUDH president; Assemblyman Mike Gipson; Jim Mangia, St. John’s Community Health president/CEO; Dr. Darin Brawley, Compton Unified School District superintendent; and Gregory Polk, Kedren Community Health Center executive director.

Source: L.A. Sentinel Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) joined partners at California State University, Dominguez Hills – including the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Compton College, Compton Unified School District, CSUDH, Kedren Health, and St. Johns Community Health – to officially sign the Memorandum of Understanding for the Compton Community Health Professions Partnership (CCHPP). The CCHPP commits resources from stakeholders across the community towards a vertical integration along the health professions pipeline. Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) joined partners at California State University, Dominguez Hills – including the Charles R. Drew ... Read More

Insight into Diversity: California Grant Expands Health Professions Access for Underrepresented Students

January 4, 2023

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Source: Insight into Diversity To address the shortage of health care professionals in the state and promote diversity in health education, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information recently invested nearly $41 million across more than 20 higher education institutions and organizations through the Health Professions Pathways Program (HPPP). The primary goal of HPPP is to encourage and support disadvantaged and underrepresented individuals who plan to pursue health careers, which will also lead to a more culturally competent workforce. Awardee institutions received funding based on their commitment to three components: pathway programs, paid summer internships for ... Read More

CSUDH Mental Health Resources Expand and Adapt

May 11, 2022

CSUDH Mental Health Resources Expand and Adapt

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic and its ensuing hardships, college students were not immune to the nation's widespread rise in mental health issues. Studies from the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) found that pre-COVID, one in four young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 had a diagnosable mental illness. Among college students nationally, a recent Mayo Clinic study found that 30 percent reported experiencing depression in the past year, while 50 percent said they had felt “overwhelming anxiety” during the same time frame. Paradoxically, the restrictions placed on in-person meetings and counseling have made receiving mental health services more difficult. Creative ... Read More

CSUDH Alumna Helps the Public Stay Healthy

April 13, 2022

CSUDH Alumna Helps the Public Stay Healthy

During her first meeting as a member of the McNair Scholars Program, CSUDH alumna Kristi Sprowl (BS, '16) was asked how she would impact the world if given the chance. Her answer: “I would like to create opportunities for people of color to live in equitable spaces, and also be a part of what health equity looks like for them.” Today, after years of hard work and study, Sprowl is living her dream as the community impact director for the American Heart Association in Atlanta, Ga., while simultaneously working towards a doctorate of public health at the University of Georgia. She attends night school with other working executives in the field–the people who will be “creating and ... Read More

Providence Health Donates 1,500 COVID-19 Supply Kits to Students and Staff

February 21, 2021

Kenya Beckmann felt good as she turned into Parking Lot 1 at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and saw students placing donated food as well as Providence Health bags filled with COVID-19 protection supplies into the trunks of cars for their peers in need. Beckmann, the regional chief philanthropy officer of Providence Health, came to CSUDH to volunteer during one of the Toro Food Pantry food distribution drive-throughs. Operated through the university's Basic Needs Office, the pantry has been providing students food every other week since the beginning of the pandemic. Providence, the largest health care provider in Southern California, has committed $50 million ... Read More

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Press Releases

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October 31, 2023

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