{"id":266346,"date":"2024-05-17T18:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T21:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-l-a-care-and-blue-shield-of-california-promise-health-plans-unveil-new-vibrant-community-resource-center-in-panorama-city-with-array-of-health-focused-offerings\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T18:20:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T22:20:01","slug":"l-a-care-y-blue-shield-of-california-promise-health-plan-inauguran-su-nuevo-y-vibrante-centro-de-recursos-comunitarios-en-panorama-city-con-una-serie-de-servicios-enfocados-en-la-salud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/l-a-care-y-blue-shield-of-california-promise-health-plan-inauguran-su-nuevo-y-vibrante-centro-de-recursos-comunitarios-en-panorama-city-con-una-serie-de-servicios-enfocados-en-la-salud\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans Unveil New, Vibrant Community Resource Center in Panorama City with Array of Health-Focused Offerings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><i><span class=\"xn-location\">Panorama City<\/span> location is the latest addition to the network of 14 planned centers <\/i><i>by year-end 2024\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 17, 2024<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan today held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their Community Resource Center (CRC) in <span class=\"xn-location\">Panorama City<\/span>, located at 7868 Van Nuys Blvd. in the Plant Shopping Center. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpge151left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpge151left\" title=\"L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans Unveil New, Vibrant Community Resource Center in Panorama City with Array of Health-Focused Offerings\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2416237\/Blue_shield_photo_two.jpg\" alt=\"L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans Unveil New, Vibrant Community Resource Center in Panorama City with Array of Health-Focused Offerings\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The new Center relocated from its original home in the\u00a0Zocalito of <span class=\"xn-location\">Pacoima<\/span> shopping center, where it operated from 2014 through 2023. The <span class=\"xn-location\">Panorama City<\/span> location opened its doors in <span class=\"xn-chron\">February 2024<\/span> with a larger footprint. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Community Resource Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Panorama City<\/span> is the newest among the health plans&#8217; jointly operated Centers throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles County<\/span>, which are part of the two health plans&#8217; five-year, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=994651718&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prnewswire.com%2Fnews-releases%2Fla-care-health-plan-and-blue-shield-of-california-promise-health-plan-set-to-open-their-first-jointly-operated-community-resource-center-300952481.html&amp;a=%24146+million+commitment+announced+in+2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-money\">$146 million<\/span> commitment announced in 2019<\/a> to help address local health, behavioral, and social needs. The Center offers a wide range of free fitness and wellness classes, programs, and services that are open to health plan members and the public to enhance the community&#8217;s overall well-being.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are delighted to offer our Community Resource Center as a one-stop hub for the diverse populations of the San Fernando Valley, helping them stay active, healthy and informed,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">John Baackes<\/span>, CEO of L.A. Care. &#8220;Our Center&#8217;s array of services is tailored to empower individuals with free classes, programs and readily available resources, all geared toward supporting health and social needs and enhancing overall quality of life.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Visitors to the Center will have access to various offerings, including:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Fitness classes such as Zumba, Pilates, and yoga<\/li>\n<li>Healthy cooking classes and group sessions with a registered dietitian<\/li>\n<li>Multi-lingual assistance with healthcare coverage options, including Medi-Cal renewals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;We understand that for many people across <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles County<\/span>, accessing local health and social services can be a challenge, especially when they don&#8217;t understand how to navigate the healthcare system or know what services are available in their community,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Kristen Cerf<\/span>, president and CEO of Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan. &#8220;The new Community Resource Center will be staffed by individuals who are bilingual and bicultural and will offer programs and services that address <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=3148330633&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fabout%2Fpriorities%2Fwhy-is-addressing-sdoh-important.html%3FCDC_AAref_Val%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fabout%2Fsdoh%2Findex.html&amp;a=social+determinants+of+health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">social determinants of health<\/a> for people of all ages. We hope to break cultural and language barriers and positively impact the health and well-being of <span class=\"xn-location\">Panorama City<\/span> residents and the surrounding communities we serve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Center is open Monday to Friday from <span class=\"xn-chron\">9 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/span> To learn more about the Community Resource Centers, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=2784476935&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.communityresourcecenterla.org%2F&amp;a=CommunityResourceCenterLA.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CommunityResourceCenterLA.org<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=39512363&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.communityresourcecenterla.org%2Flocations%2Fpanorama-city&amp;a=click+here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">click here<\/a> for specific information about the <span class=\"xn-location\">Panorama City<\/span> location.<\/p>\n<p><b>About L.A. Care Health Plan <br \/><\/b>L.A. Care Health Plan is the largest health plan in <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles County<\/span> serving more than one of every four Angelenos. It is also the largest publicly operated plan in the country. L.A. Care offers four health coverage plans including <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=4077987039&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacare.org%2Fnode%2F2426&amp;a=Medi-Cal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Medi-Cal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=3768051946&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacare.org%2Fnode%2F33437&amp;a=L.A.+Care+Covered%E2%84%A2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">L.A. Care Covered\u2122<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=4006147660&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedicare.lacare.org%2F&amp;a=L.A.+Care+Medicare+Plus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">L.A. Care Medicare Plus<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=2497662234&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacare.org%2Fnode%2F2656&amp;a=PASC-SEIU+Homecare+Workers+Health+Care+Plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">PASC-SEIU Homecare Workers Health Care Plan<\/a>, all dedicated to being accountable and responsive to members. As a public entity, L.A. Care&#8217;s mission is to provide access to quality health care for L.A. County&#8217;s low-income communities, and to support the safety net required to achieve that purpose. L.A. Care prioritizes quality, access and inclusion, elevating health care for all of L.A. County. For more information, follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=4040989689&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FLACareHealth&amp;a=X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=2643267374&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLACareHealth&amp;a=Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=2247604841&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Flacarehealth%2F&amp;a=LinkedIn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=1837813034&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flacarehealth&amp;a=Instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan <br \/><\/b>Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan is a managed care organization, wholly owned by Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, offering Medi-Cal. It is led by healthcare professionals with a &#8220;members-first&#8221; philosophy and committed to building a quality network of providers and partnering with community organizations for more than 530,000 members across <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego<\/span> counties. For more information about Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=3735053939&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blueshieldca.com%2Fen%2Fbsp%3Futm_source%3Ddisplay%26utm_medium%3Dmailer%26utm_campaign%3Dpromisewcm%26utm_content%3Dhome&amp;a=www.blueshieldca.com%2Fpromise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.blueshieldca.com\/promise<\/a>. For more news about Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=2441468158&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.blueshieldca.com%2F&amp;a=news.blueshieldca.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">news.blueshieldca.com<\/a>. Or follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=3193554399&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fblue-shield-of-california%2F&amp;a=LinkedIn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=1375426311&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FBlueShieldCA&amp;a=Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=3724261135&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBlueShieldCA%2F&amp;a=Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Media Contacts:\u00a0<br \/><\/b><b>L.A. Care Health Plan <br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Penny Griego<\/span> \u2013 (310) 613-8309 <br \/><a href=\"mailto:pgriego@lacare.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pgriego@lacare.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Blue Shield Promise Health Plan <br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Olga Gallardo<\/span> \u2013 (323) 537-6364 <br \/><a href=\"mailto:olga.gallardo@blueshieldca.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">olga.gallardo@blueshieldca.com<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg6156left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg6156left\" title=\"Members of Robert Fulton College Preparatory Band and Haddon Avenue STEAM Academy and Magnet Mariachi Band\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2416236\/Blue_shield_photo_one.jpg\" alt=\"Members of Robert Fulton College Preparatory Band and Haddon Avenue STEAM Academy and Magnet Mariachi Band\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg2a10left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg2a10left\" title=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1024104\/4713237\/CRC_Logo.jpg\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=3806046895&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2416237%2FBlue_shield_photo_two.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2416237%2FBlue_shield_photo_two.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2416237\/Blue_shield_photo_two.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=1087493814&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2416236%2FBlue_shield_photo_one.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2416236%2FBlue_shield_photo_one.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2416236\/Blue_shield_photo_one.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4170011-1&amp;h=3520377038&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1024104%2F4713237%2FCRC_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1024104%2F4713237%2FCRC_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1024104\/4713237\/CRC_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><i><span class=\"xn-location\">Panorama City<\/span> location is the latest addition to the network of 14 planned centers <\/i><i>by year-end 2024\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 17, 2024<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan today held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their Community Resource Center (CRC) in <span class=\"xn-location\">Panorama City<\/span>, located at 7868 Van Nuys Blvd. in the Plant Shopping Center. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&lt;div&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":266348,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-266346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salud"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266346"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":266350,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266346\/revisions\/266350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}