The L.A. Trust for Children's Health
Putting the care in student healthcare
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Wellness Network development
The goals for the development of the Wellness Centers are three in the next two years:
a) to establish a systemwide coordinated school health delivery model that is focused on prevention and early intervention
b) to collect evaluation baseline and follow up data from each of the 14 Wellness Centers
c) to develop a health information exchange system for the school health system and the health care providers that will support the medical home model for school Wellness Centers
Oral Health Initiative
The overall goal is to establish a district wide oral health initiative. Focused in east LA, we are creating aplan to do universal screening and fluoride varnish application on kindergarten and 2nd graders in two local schools. We will monitor and evalaute their dental health progress to assess improvement.
We are also going to conduct a local district community awareness campaign for oral health developed in consort with students.
School Health Policy and Practice improvement
The L.A. Trust convenes stakeholders for county wide convening to improve practice for school health providers and stakeholders; to inform on local, state and federal school health policy; and to improve and strategize how LA County can best support school health programs.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
American Public Health Association (APHA) 2015
External reviews
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of children with a source of ongoing care
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Wellness Network development
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This number was determined by the total number of student visits to all 17 Wellness Centers.
Number of community-based organizations providing primary prevention services in nutrition
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Adults
Related Program
School Health Policy and Practice improvement
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The L.A. Trust helps support delivery of nutrition information supporting the community and 17 LAUSD Wellness Centers.
Number of community-based organizations providing primary prevention services in physical activity
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Wellness Network development
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The L.A. Trust shifts campus culture by engaging students in healthy behaviors. The HEAL program aims to prevent and treat childhood obesity and to increase healthy behaviors.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The mission of The Los Angeles Trust for Children's Health is to bridge the worlds of health and education to improve student wellness. The goals of The L.A. Trust include expanding access to primary, mental and oral healthcare, increasing prevention education, advocacy and outreach, and supporting school-based Wellness Centers through best practices and research. We bring educators, students, healthcare providers, government agencies, private foundations and community organizations together to find innovative solutions based on real-world results.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
The Los Angeles Trust for Children's Health has a multi-pronged strategy that includes research, outreach, education, advocacy and engagement. We advocate and support school-based healthcare, including Los Angeles Unified's 17 Wellness Centers. We have a first-in-the nation Data xChange, which links health clinic data with academic performance markers like attendance. We convene experts and stakeholders at our Oral Health and Mental Health Advisory Boards. We engage students through our Student Advisory Boards, whose campaigns reach tens of thousands of peers. We conduct prevention education and outreach in person and through social media. We facilitate health screenings and intervention and referral programs. And we conduct advocacy efforts that influence policy makers in Los Angeles, Sacramento and Washington.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Los Angeles Trust for Children's Health has years of experience navigating the complex landscape of student and community health. Founded in 1991, we are independent 501(c)(3) with close ties to the Los Angeles Unified School District and other agencies, foundations and healthcare providers committed to student health. Our growing staff has years of education and training in public health and youth development — many have degrees in public health or public health administration. We are guided by an independent board of directors that oversees our activities and a CPA-led finance team that accounts for all expenditures. The L.A. Trust has proven expertise in partnership management, collective impact strategies and creating sustainable, results-oriented campaigns and programs that improve student health and success.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Since its founding, The Los Angeles Trust for Children's Health has helped put student healthcare on the public agenda in Los Angeles. We have:
Been a ceaseless advocate for school-based healthcare.
Helped establish and support L.A. Unified's 17-clinic Wellness Network.
Delivered or facilitated education, screenings and referrals for thousands of young people.
Developed best practices and research supporting student health.
Promoted healthcare campaigns garnering more than 1.2 million views in 2020.
Established a first-in-the-nation Data xChange, linking health and academic data to find innovative solutions.
Been a partner and resource on pressing student health issues, including mental and oral health, nutrition, sexual and reproductive health, and substance use prevention.
Convened key players through our Youth Mental Health and Oral Health Advisory Boards.
Established Student Advisory Boards, training students as health advocates and educating tens of thousands of their peers.
What's next?
The L.A. Trust is launching new programs to meet the critical need for student mental health services, including training in Youth Mental Health First Aid and a new Youth Mental Health Collaborative.
We are expanding our innovative Data xChange to include oral and mental health data.
We are focusing on tobacco-use prevention education and intervention and referral training for clinicians.
We are hiring new staff and expanding our communications capabilities to reach more students and community members, in person and through the media.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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The L.A. Trust for Children's Health
Board of directorsas of 12/04/2023
Mr. BRANDON BURRISS
Morgan Stanley
Term: 2022 - 2024
Mr. Robert Davies
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Davies Medical Group
Term: 2016 - 2020
Patrice McKenzie
Assistant Chief of Staff, Dr. George McKenna, Board of Education, LAUSD District 1
George Chacon
University of California Los Angeles, Community Programs Office / Samahang Pilipino Advancing Community Empowerment
Joanna Mimi Choi
UCLA Healthier Children, Families and Communities
Paul Freese
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Brandon Burriss
Merrill Lynch Investments
Keith Pew
Whittier College
Idoya Urrutia
Capitol Group
Randi Grifka
Henry Schein
Michelle Thatcher
Capitol Group
Maria Castro
LAUSD
Maryjane Puffer
The L.A. Trust
Robert Schuchard
Davis Wright Tremain
Anita Nelson
California Family Health Council
Anita Nelson
California Family Health Council
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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