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ELEVATING COMMUNITIES,

TRANSFORMING CARE

WHAT WE DO

We’re reimagining emergency and prehospital care in California to elevate community voice and power, to build a movement, and be a catalyst for systems change.

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Ensuring communities have the voice, power, and influence to transform emergency and pre-hospital care to work for them.

Partnering with LEMSAs across the state to bring greater innovation and collaboration across counties, and with communities, to address local needs.

Helping to build trust among all Californians so they can safely and confidently engage with emergency and prehospital care organizations.

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Advocating for local and state emergency and prehospital care policies that center equity and community voices.

GRANTEE HIGHLIGHTS

We are committed to partnering with our grantees to enable strong and meaningful work that transforms and enhances the field of emergency and prehospital care.

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CA Bridge, a program of the Public Health Institute, is at the forefront of battling opioid use disorder (OUD) in California. Their efforts include training paramedics, analyzing racial disparities in access to treatment, and advocating for policy changes.

Cristo Rey De La Salle East Bay High School breaks cycles of inequity by providing a transformative educational experience in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood, an area historically impacted by discriminatory housing practices and educational disparities.

City EMT, led by San Francisco Fire Department Chief Attica Bowden, focuses on empowering young people of color from low-income backgrounds through comprehensive EMT training, mentorship, and financial aid.

The Ambulance Billing Equity Project, led by Health Access Foundation, tackles the financial barriers that prevent Californians, especially those from low-income and BIPOC communities, from seeking emergency care.

CARESTAR's multi-year support is crucial in our efforts to promote healthy, systemic change for more ethnically and culturally sensitive first response environments, since it takes consistent efforts over time to drive those desired changes.

BY THE NUMBERS

Since our founding, CARESTAR has been on a path to spark meaningful change by reimagining emergency and prehospital care that is equitable, unified, and compassionate.