Los Angeles City Health Commission — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2026-05-11
Time: 18:00

LOS ANGELES CITY HEALTH COMMISSION

 Monday, May 11, 2026

 ROOM 340, CITY HALL - 6:00 PM
 200 SOUTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

 MEMBERS: NOMSA KHALFANI, M.A., Ph.D., PRESIDENT (CD 8)
 SHAMIKA OSSEY, R.N., B.S.N., 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT (CD 15)
 STEPHANIE LEMUS, M.A., Ph.D., 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT (CD
 13)
 VACANT (CD 1)
 VACANT (CD 2)
 VACANT (CD 3)
 VACANT (CD 4)
 HOWARD C. MANDEL, M.D., FACOG (CD 5)
 VACANT (CD 6)
 VACANT (CD 7)
 IRMA AVILA, C.N.A. (CD 9)
 VACANT (CD 10)
 RON C. KATO, M.B.A (CD 11)
 MAHFOUZ M. GEREIS, D.D.S. (CD 12)
 MARCO ANTONIO “CHICHI” NAVARRO (CD 14)

 CLARE WILLIAMS, MONICA RODRIGUEZ, ILARI MACHERA,
 RESEARCH ASSOCIATES: TATHEER ADNAN, NEYHA PARMAR, EDEN WALDMAN,
 SASCHA WEISS



 (Rita Moreno, Legislative Assistant (213) 978-1074 or rita.moreno@lacity.org)


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The Commission will take public comment from members of the public in-person only; there will be no public comment
by teleconference. Additional information regarding Commission procedures is provided at the end of this agenda.

Interpretation services are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon
as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available.

 SI REQUIERE TRADUCCION AL ESPANOL, COMUNIQUESE CON LA PERSONA INDICADA ARRIBA COMO
 “LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT” CON POR LO MENOS 72 HORAS DE ANTICIPO.
Roll Call



Approval of the Minutes

 Approval of the Minutes from the March 9, 2026 Regular Meeting.



Neighborhood Council Comments (pursuant to Ordinance No. 184243)

Neighborhood Council representatives will be afforded an opportunity to provide the Commission
with its formal position on any matter listed on the agenda, provided it has been filed with the City
Clerk in the form of a Community Impact Statement or written Resolution.

Public Comment

Comments by the public on agenda items and on all other matters within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the Commission will be heard during the "Public Comments" period of the meeting.
Members of the public who wish to speak on Agendized items shall be allowed to speak for up to
two minutes per item, and one minute on Non-Agendized items, up to a total of five minutes per
meeting. Given the logistical limitations of interconnecting two independent virtual meeting
spaces, once every member of the public has been given the opportunity to be heard, further
public comment will not be possible at this meeting.


Items(s)

(1) Report from Kevin Brunke, Senior Legislative Deputy to
 Councilmember Traci Park, on introduction of a Resolution declaring
 April 7, the World Health Organization's established World Health Day,
 as Health Day for the City of Los Angeles to highlight the importance of
 the Plan for a HealthyLA; and possible Commission action.

(2) Commissioner Kato report on discussions with the Department of
 Neighborhood Empowerment on creating a position to serve as a
 liaison between the Neighborhood Councils and the Health
 Commission; and possible Commission action.

(3) Presentation by Dr. Steven Chen, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Alameda
 County Recipe4Health Program, on the award winning "food as
 medicine" model successfully implemented as one of California's first
 Medically Supportive Food and Nutrition services covered by Medi-Cal;
 and possible Commission action.

 (4) Items for Future Discussion.



Adjournment

SUPPORTING MATERIALS

Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Commission’s website found at
https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk-divisions/cps/city-health-commission.

PUBLIC INPUT AT COMMISSION MEETINGS

Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to two minutes
per item. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to two minutes for
general public comment on any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. The Commission is not
required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Commission may limit the total amount of time
for public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda items collectively, and/or on general public comment,
based on the anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the
availability of Commission members and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The
Commission shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment except as explicitly permitted under
the Brown Act.

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION

Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978-1133. For
Telecommunications Relay Service for the hearing impaired, please see the information below.

NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES

If a member of the public is compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require them to
register as a lobbyist and report your activity. More information can be found at Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et
seq. or at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. Further assistance can be found by contacting the Ethics Commission at (213) 978-
1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS

Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves
of both for peer-to-peer and third-party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications
Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive
telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local
and/or long distance calls. TRS providers generally telephone companies are compensated for the costs of providing
TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user.

What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and
the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-
English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video
Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-
relay-service-trs.

Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello.
This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS
provider, to a person who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability.

For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with
disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.