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Fall 2020 Infosession

Tuesday, September 8

O U R S T O R Y

California Physicians Alliance (CaPA) was founded in 1987 in the San Francisco East Bay area. The founders were doctors who believed we could improve health care for patients by improving our health care financing and delivery system. 7,000 physicians, medical providers, health professional students, and advocates throughout California. In August, 2010, CaHPSA became the official autonomous student program of Physicians for a National Health Program California, now California Physicians Alliance (CaPA).

CaHPSA at UC Berkeley

In 2017, students established the Berkeley Chapter of CaHPSA.

O U R P A R T N E R S Berkeley Public Library System South Berkeley Senior Center Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay Suitcase Clinic

MISSION STATEMENT

CaHPSA is the student branch of the California Physician’s Alliance. We aim to promote health care justice in our community by bridging access to healthcare resources, train members to become health policy advocates, and inform our community members to give them greater voices in enacting health care reform!

OTHER CHAPTERS

California Northstate University College of Medicine • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA • Touro University, California • University of California, Irvine School of Medicine • Keck Graduate Institute • California State University, Chico

• Sonoma State University • UC Davis • UC Irvine • UC Los Angeles • UC Merced
• UC Riverside • UC San Diego •UC Santa Barbara • UC Santa Cruz

Introduce yourself!

OFFICERS

Jonathan Kuo

Co-President

Sandra Arriaga

Co-President

Alex Gomez

Head of Publicity

Anisha Dosanjh

Head of PWC

Lee Dason Lam

Head of PWC

Ammar Bhaiji

Head of HA

Katarina Cook

Head of Finance

GENERAL MEETINGS

Education & updates on healthcare policies and disparities Guest Speakers ~ 1 meeting / month

OUR STRUCTURE

Work on individual projects Project White Coat Health Alerts ~ 3 meetings / month

COMMITTEE MEETINGS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Matched with an officer in our club! New program; starting this semester

P R O J E C T W H I T E C O A T

We provide assistance to anyone interested in learning more about the enrollment process and submitting their Covered California application. At every enrollment event, our students can answer questions about current health plans, the application, eligibility requirements, and more. Every PWC student is extensively trained to address questions about the enrollment process and maintain confidentiality. We have helped over 400 families enroll in Medi-Cal or another form of health insurance!

H E A L T H A L E R T S

Update members on CaPA legislation updates and

• ther health-related news at the beginning of

meetings Newsletters/Weekly emails Online health alert via Facebook or Instagram Have discussions about news and healthcare at committee meetings Discuss our thoughts/opinions on recent health- related news topics 5 Calls and emails legislators Call and email legislators to pass/not pass bills Town Halls Attend town hall meetings Listen/discuss topics with constituents

E X P E C T A T I O N S

General Meetings: Attend 2 out 3 Committee Meetings: Attend 5 out of 7

Co-Curricular Events: Occur on weekends

Details to be discussed in committee.

Meeting Recordings posted online.

Sounds difficult? We can work something

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House Parties with our local CaPA affiliates Lobby/Immigrant Day Webinar Opportunities Guest Speaker/Luncheon

Other Events

Thanks for coming!

Questions? Check our official page: http://cahpsa.org/ Follow us on facebook and instagram: cahpsaberkeley! If you have further questions or suggestions please email us at cahpsa.berkeley@gmail.com Join us in helping provide the community with better health care!