Above: Whole Person Care Research Evaluation Retreat 2019.
Whole Person Care-Los Angeles (WPC–LA) - WPC–LA brings together health and social service agencies to coordinate care for LA County’s most vulnerable Medi-Cal beneficiaries. Through 16 programs delivered across Los Angeles County, WPC-LA serves six high-risk populations: people experiencing homelessness, justice involvement, barriers to a healthy pregnancy, serious mental illness, substance use disorder, and complex health conditions.
WPC-LA stakeholders help clients navigate the many health and social systems and connect them to medical care, housing, transportation, food, and other services.
UCLA’s Community Engagement and Research Program are leading a mixed-methods research evaluation of WPC-LA to identify successes and challenges, implementation, and impact. The primary research evaluation activities include:
For more information, see the WPC-LA Impact Report released in 2022.
Research Evaluation Contact:
Francesca Cameron, FCameron@mednet.ucla.edu