Los Angeles County Uplifts LGBTQ+ Initiatives During Pride Month

2023-06-06T17:51:32-07:00June 6th, 2023|Community, Health, In the news, leardership, Policy, Press Release, services|

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved two proposals by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, one co-authored by Supervisor Lindsey Horvath and the other co-authored by Chair Janice Hahn, in support of the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, or another diverse gender identity) community by expanding access to [...]

Solis Leads Effort for LA County to Support Proposed Rule Expanding Health Coverage to DACA Recipients

2023-04-18T16:10:15-07:00April 18th, 2023|Community, Health, Immigration, In the news, Press Release|

LOS ANGELES, Calif. Today, LA County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors approved her motion to support efforts to expand eligibility for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid plans for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients, also known as Dreamers. On April 13, 2023, the Biden-Harris administration announced a [...]

New Child Development Center Opens on Los Angeles County’s Flagship Medical Campus

2023-02-22T16:25:07-08:00February 22nd, 2023|Community, Health, In the news, Newsletter, Press Release, women children and families|

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom today joined parents and children for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Los Angeles County Child Development Center. The new 6,000-square-foot facility replaces the existing LAC+USC Children's Center located on Mission Road. Supervisor Solis is working to transform LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles County's flagship [...]

Solis to Expand Mental Health Continuum of Care at LAC+USC

2022-12-20T18:13:37-08:00December 20th, 2022|Community, Health, In the news, Press Release|

LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved her motion to advance two projects at LAC+USC Medical Center that will provide 10 permanent acute adolescent psychiatric beds and 24 permanent acute adult psychiatric beds, as well as 24 behavioral health medical surgical [...]

For Diabetes Awareness Month, Supervisor Solis Leads Efforts to Expand Access to Nutritious Food

2022-11-15T17:49:59-08:00November 15th, 2022|Community, Health, In the news, Newsletter, Press Release|

LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and Supervisor Janice Hahn to proclaim November 2022 as Diabetes Awareness Month in Los Angeles County and to expand access to healthy and nutritious food for residents most in-need. For low-income communities in LA County, [...]

Los Angeles County Implements Gender Impact Assessment

2022-11-15T17:49:14-08:00November 15th, 2022|Community, Health, In the news, Press Release|

LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and Supervisor Sheila Kuehl to implement a Gender Impact Assessment (GIA) for County departments. "Achieving gender equity is a multi-year effort, requiring us to question assumptions that our services affect everyone in the same [...]

LA County Proclaims Support for Proposition 1: Constitutional Rights to Reproductive Freedom

2022-11-01T16:10:17-07:00November 1st, 2022|Community, Health, In the news, Press Release|

LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and Supervisor Janice Hahn to support Proposition 1: Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom. "The Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson decision will lead to increased deaths of women, particularly women of color, and it [...]

Empowering Schools and Youth to Respond to the Drug Overdose Epidemic

2022-10-18T17:09:16-07:00October 18th, 2022|Community, Health, In the news, Newsletter, Press Release|

LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis to empower schools and youth to respond to the drug overdose epidemic in Los Angeles County. "Los Angeles County is experiencing the worst overdose epidemic in local history, and it is having devastating [...]

Los Angeles County to Explore Providing Supplemental Paid Leave for Monkeypox and COVID-19

2022-09-27T17:41:04-07:00September 27th, 2022|Community, COVID-19, Health, In the news, Newsletter, Press Release|

LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and Supervisor Sheila Kuehl to explore options on providing supplemental paid sick leave for monkeypox and COVID-19. “While I’m glad to see that our COVID-19 cases continue to gradually decline and that new [...]

Solis Leads Effort to Oppose Senator Graham’s Nationwide 15-Week Abortion Ban Legislation

2022-09-27T17:42:00-07:00September 27th, 2022|Community, Health, In the news, Press Release|

LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis opposing U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s recent legislation, S.4840 (Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act), which would prohibit the performance of abortion at 15 weeks nationwide. “Senator Graham is completely wrong. After the devastating [...]

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