Rural health and human services resources for California, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Robert G. McSwain, a member of the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California, was officially sworn in on May 7 as the eighth Indian Health Service (IHS) director. http://www.ihs.gov/publicaffairs/PressReleases/docs/2_McSwainSwearingIn.pdf Wed, 14 May 2008 09:05:44 CST http://www.ihs.gov/publicaffairs/PressReleases/docs/2_McSwainSwearingIn.pdf PRNewswire article via Bio-Medicine reports that in releasing a new Lewin Group analysis of the Bush administration's $770 million cut to Medicare-financed nursing home care, national and state long term care leaders warned the regulatory-driven cuts not only jeopardize seniors' access to quality nursing home care -- particularly in rural areas -- but also present a clear and present danger to the U.S. economy and the state and local caregiver jobs base. http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/New-Studies-of-Bush-Administration--24770-Million-SNF-Medicare-Cut-Find-Seniors-Care-Jeopardized--Local-Jobs-Lost--National-and-State-Economies-Threat-19216-1/ Wed, 14 May 2008 08:41:41 CST http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/New-Studies-of-Bush-Administration--24770-Million-SNF-Medicare-Cut-Find-Seniors-Care-Jeopardized--Local-Jobs-Lost--National-and-State-Economies-Threat-19216-1/ Recordnet.com article tells how the California rural EMS system is under a strain as State and federal funds shrink and workload grows. http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080420/A_NEWS/804200316 Mon, 05 May 2008 11:40:32 CST http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080420/A_NEWS/804200316 The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the selection of 10 organizations in nine states for $5.8 million in loans to spur economic development. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JM/.p/5_2_4TQ/.d/0/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JM_contentid=2008%2F04%2F0111.xml&PC_7_2_5JM_parentnav=LATEST_RELEASES&PC_7_2_5JM_navid=NEWS_RE Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:55:47 CST http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JM/.p/5_2_4TQ/.d/0/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JM_contentid=2008%2F04%2F0111.xml&PC_7_2_5JM_parentnav=LATEST_RELEASES&PC_7_2_5JM_navid=NEWS_RE Discusses how a network approach to implementing EHR systems can ensure clinics and health centers to remain in the forefront of delivering quality care to the safety net. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=chronicdisease&fn=CreatingEHRNetworksInTheSafetyNetIB%2Epdf&pid=509873&itemid=133595 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:58:54 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=chronicdisease&fn=CreatingEHRNetworksInTheSafetyNetIB%2Epdf&pid=509873&itemid=133595 Anaheim CA May 20, 2008 -- Association for Enterprise Opportunity http://www.microenterpriseworks.org/index.asp?bid=3002 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:13:38 CST http://www.microenterpriseworks.org/index.asp?bid=3002 Provides facts and statistics on the current characteristics of healthcare coverage in rural California -- California State Rural Health Association http://www.csrha.org/outreach2/adequacyandaffordability.pdf Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:50:48 CST http://www.csrha.org/outreach2/adequacyandaffordability.pdf Illustrates with statistics and facts the current state of rural health in California. -- California State Rural Health Association http://www.csrha.org/outreach2/ruralhealthupdate2007.pdf Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:46:05 CST http://www.csrha.org/outreach2/ruralhealthupdate2007.pdf Provides facts and data on the shortage of healthcare workers in rural areas of California -- California State Rural Health Association http://www.csrha.org/outreach2/workforceshortages.pdf Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:40:48 CST http://www.csrha.org/outreach2/workforceshortages.pdf Irvine CA June 12, 2008 -- Health Ministries Association http://www.hmassoc.org/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:05:48 CST http://www.hmassoc.org/ Provides computer workstations, training and technical support for Head Start programs. -- National Head Start Association http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=862 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:40:24 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=862 San Diego CA October 23, 2008 -- Society for Public Health Education http://www.sophe.org/abstract_index.asp Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:08:07 CST http://www.sophe.org/abstract_index.asp Sacramento CA August 5, 2008 -- White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives http://www.dtiassociates.com/FBCI/logisticsCA2.cfm?location=CA2 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:43:19 CST http://www.dtiassociates.com/FBCI/logisticsCA2.cfm?location=CA2 Reports on a survey of HIT adoption and use in California physician practices, hospitals, clinics, and long term care facilities. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/documents/chronicdisease/HITSnapshot08.pdf Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:27:38 CST http://www.chcf.org/documents/chronicdisease/HITSnapshot08.pdf Map of California Rural Hospitals dated July 2005. -- California Rural Health Policy Council http://oshpd.ca.gov/RHPC/pdf/Ruralhospital/0507HospitalMapWithNames.pdf Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:47:01 CST http://oshpd.ca.gov/RHPC/pdf/Ruralhospital/0507HospitalMapWithNames.pdf Sacramento CA September 9, 2008 -- National Association of County and City Health Officials http://www.naccho.org/conferences/asthonaccho2008/index.cfm Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:15:42 CST http://www.naccho.org/conferences/asthonaccho2008/index.cfm Provides training courses that are designed to meet the needs of medical, health, and community professionals serving persons and communities impacted by STD and HIV. Service area includes the federal Health and Human Services Region IX: California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and the following Pacific Islands: American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.stdhivtraining.org/ Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:39:32 CST http://www.stdhivtraining.org/ San Diego CA August 15, 2008 -- National Rural Health Association http://www.nrharural.org/go/left/programs-and-events/nrha-conferences/skill-building-workshop Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:49:11 CST http://www.nrharural.org/go/left/programs-and-events/nrha-conferences/skill-building-workshop San Diego CA July 14, 2008 -- National Rural Health Association http://www.nrharural.org/go/events/quality-and-clinical-conference Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:41:24 CST http://www.nrharural.org/go/events/quality-and-clinical-conference The Center for Family Solutions taps into local resources in California's poorest county to provide shelter and educational opportunities for homeless women and theirchildren. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/manager/uploads/VoicesFall2007.pdf#page=7 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:30:37 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/manager/uploads/VoicesFall2007.pdf#page=7 Explores the history of school-based clinics in urban and rural California and the plans to increase these clinics from 146 to 500. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/documents/policy/SchoolBasedClinics.pdf Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:09:05 CST http://www.chcf.org/documents/policy/SchoolBasedClinics.pdf Highlights the findings from the evaluation of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative (TPPI) during the period 1995 through 2006. -- California Wellness Foundation http://policyweb.sri.com/cehs/publications/TPPI%5F200706.pdf Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:37:32 CST http://policyweb.sri.com/cehs/publications/TPPI%5F200706.pdf A bilingual resource to help find free or low-cost health-related programs for Californians. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/documents/consumer/GuideToHealthPrograms2007English.pdf Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:15:42 CST http://www.chcf.org/documents/consumer/GuideToHealthPrograms2007English.pdf Grants improve the delivery of health care services. http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1709 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:55:41 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1709 Discusses the findings from the 1999 National Survey of Americas Families, which identified low-income Latino families nationwide as the population group least likely to know about or to ever have received the Earned Income Tax Credit or EITC. -- USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service http://fsos.che.umn.edu/img/assets/16501/NEAFCS_Varcoe.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:52:45 CST http://fsos.che.umn.edu/img/assets/16501/NEAFCS_Varcoe.pdf Set of maps showing the geographic coverage provided by 9 different rural definitions for the state. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/CA.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/CA.pdf Provides access to information on Federally Qualified Health Centers for the state. Includes a map of FQHC locations, as well as information on the populations served by health centers, services provided, staff, patient visits, costs of care, and use of electronic health information. http://www.nachc.com/research/ca.asp Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST http://www.nachc.com/research/ca.asp Provides data on Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for the state. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/medicaidprofiles/StateProfile_California.pdf Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:40:00 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/medicaidprofiles/StateProfile_California.pdf Provides the perspective and feedback of the 50 diverse rural stakeholders, including local health care providers, regional and state-wide coalitions, and county representatives who took part in roundtable discussions on health reform in rural California. -- California State Rural Health Association http://www.csrha.org/outreach2/reform_brief07.pdf Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:56:32 CST http://www.csrha.org/outreach2/reform_brief07.pdf Provides county-level data on children's health in California. http://publications.childrennow.org/assets/pdf/policy/cdb07/cdb07_complete.pdf Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:58:23 CST http://publications.childrennow.org/assets/pdf/policy/cdb07/cdb07_complete.pdf