Some of the main social and environmental factors that lead to health disparities, as well as the impacts of racism and discrimination on public health across communities.
The role of racism and discrimination as risk factors for toxic stress and ACE-Associated Health Conditions.
Making the case to clinicians and clinical teams that implementing trauma-informed care principles and ACE screening can help promote health equity as part of supporting the health and well-being of their patients.
Don’t forget, health care providers must take the online training and fill out an attestation form in order to receive Medi-Cal payment for ACE screenings.
The Office of the California Surgeon General and the California Department of Health Care Services are leading a first-in-the-nation statewide effort to screen children and adults for ACEs in primary care, and to treat the impacts of toxic stress with trauma-informed care. The ACEs Aware initiative is built on the consensus of scientific evidence demonstrating that early detection and evidence-based intervention improves outcomes. The bold goal of this initiative is to reduce ACEs and toxic stress by half in one generation, and to launch a national movement to ensure everyone is ACEs Aware. For more information, visit the ACEs Aware website.
