• Community Action Partnership Community Needs Assessment 2016
• RLA Refugee Report 2017
• RLA Refugee Report (Arabic) 2017
• RLA Refugee Report (Somali) 2017

• Live Well San Diego RLA Curriculum
• America’s Tomorrow: Equity is the Superior Growth Model
• California’s Tomorrow: Equity is the Superior Growth Model
• Why Place and Race Matter

Building Community Leadership, Power, Influence and Partnerships to Improve Health and Well-Being Through a Resident Leadership Academy

The Resident Leadership Academy (RLA) was highlighted at the College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL) national network on April 30, 2021. Resident Leadership Academies (RLAs) are multi-week training programs for residents who want to learn how to improve their local communities. Training sessions focus on topics such as community leadership, social determinants of health, crime prevention and safety, land use and community planning, and healthy food systems. Residents learn skills and best practices to address the issues that most affect their communities, and they work alongside their neighbors to help improve quality of life where they live.  Representatives of Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP) in partnership with the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), and RLA program graduates will share the story about program’s evolution and impacts over the past 11 years in San Diego County.

Resident Leadership Academy, Oceanside CA
The Resident Leadership Academy (RLA) is a 10 session, 25-hour curriculum program that serves to build the knowledge and advocacy skills of local residents from under-served communities towards empowerment and action. The learning sessions serve as a foundation of public health knowledge and challenges the residents to create their own action plans and evaluation goals. These plans are based on advocating for positive changes to improve their food, physical activity, and public safety environments.

RLA Breakout Session at Live Well Advance 2018
Community Health Improvement Partners hosted an RLA breakout at the Live Well Advance 2018 focused on resident-driven results – How Resident Leadership Academy Graduates are Driving Outcomes in their Communities – A Breakout Session at the 2018 #LiveWellAdvance. This panel of resident leaders highlighted their work in improving health, safety and economic outcomes in their neighborhoods, and CHIP shared information on how to access resources to lead a community-driven improvement project in your neighborhood.

Boys and Men of Color Committee Hearing
RLA Co-Founder, Dana Richardson (1:21:50), participated in the Boys and Men of Color Committee Hearing on Friday, January 26, 2018 at the San Diego Continuing Education’s North City Campus.