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About Our First 5 LA Connect Project
and NexCare Collaborative
California Speaker of the Assembly Fabian
Nunez (center) visits NexCare Collaborative. |
Dr.
Elliot Siegel
Associate Director for Programs Development, National Library of
Medicine
(The world’s largest medical library)
“The National Library of Medicine chose to partner with NexCare
Collaborative because of the excellent capabilities that have already
been assembled here…in terms of information technology, understanding
the community’s needs, the database that has already been
created and the ability to capture information on existing medical
and social service resources in Los Angeles County. We are beginning
with a high quality capability that frankly matches the capabilities
we have here (at the National Library of Medicine).”
William
Weil, M.D.
Past President, Los Angeles County Medical Association
“There are so many community resources available to people
in California who are part of the seven million people with no health
insurance. NexCare makes those resources available with the touch
of a finger.”
Chuck
Hurewitz
Commissioner, First 5 LA
“There’s no place else in Los Angeles County where you
can have access to all of these services, information and referral.
Services like enrollment in health insurance. And it’s unique,
as far as I know, to any other warm line in the country.”
Javier
La Fianza
Director, Crystal Stairs, Inc.
“First 5 LA Connect is such an invaluable
resource to parents and children in Los Angeles County.”
John
Gonzalez
Finance Director, First 5 LA
“What NexCare has done so well is brought all of these organizations
and collaborators together and has created a huge source for parents.
We can only thank NexCare for the work they have done.
Pina
Hernandez
Director, WIC Program (Women, Infants, Children)
“Knowing that NexCare follows up so well with
their callers…to find out if the families got the services
they needed. That’s amazing. It’s like having a parent
guarding you or helping you through difficult times in your life.
I see First 5 LA Connect as that.”
Stephen
Cheung, Psy D
Program Director, Asian Pacific Counseling & Treatment Centers
“A lot of immigrant families are intimidated by
the existing health are system. They don’t know how to find
a doctor or access a medical check-up. I think First 5 LA Connect
(NexCare) provides, linguistically and culturally, highly competent
services to them.”
Carol
Blake, Ph D
Director of Early Childhood Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
”First 5 LA Connect can serve as an extended family
for all of the new families and immigrants moving into our community.”
Amanda
Guzman-Perez
Program Officer, First 5 LA
“First 5 LA Connect has put in a lot of heart
to create this service for the community”
Pamela
Davidson
Assistant Professor, UCLA School of Public Health
“I can’t think of a more
worthy organization in terms of the potential for having a major
impact on the lives and health and social well being of children
and families in the County of Los Angeles.”
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