In 1992, Carmela Castellano-Garcia, then a staff attorney with Public Advocates, led the founding of the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California—the only statewide organization with a specific emphasis on Latinx health. The coalition first began as a project of Public Advocates, and was founded in collaboration with health care providers, consumers and advocates to impact Latinx health by focusing on policy development, providing enhanced information, and community involvement. LCHC continues to today as the only Latinx-led statewide policy and advocacy organization protecting and advancing Latinx health equity in California.