Long Beach Branch NAACP welcomes Rosie Turner Phillips, RN as the new Branch Health Chair. She is a registered nurse with a Master’s Degree from the University of Phoenix.

The Health Committee (1) works to promote, protect and maintain the health of African Americans; (2) assesses the health needs of the community; (3) advocates for equal access to health education, care, treatment and research for all Americans; (4) sponsors health-related activities such as health forums, fairs and workshops, highlighting issues of importance to people of color, and (5) supports health initiatives of the NAACP.