Rural health and human services resources for California, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ This report, based on interviews with dentists and other experts, consumer surveys, and published reports, examines factors that would support or inhibit the emergence of retail dental clinics in California and elsewhere. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=policy&fn=RetailDentalClinics%2Epdf&pid=513021&itemid=134119 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:11:34 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=policy&fn=RetailDentalClinics%2Epdf&pid=513021&itemid=134119 San Diego CA September 10, 2010 http://www.ivatcenters.org/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:33:05 CST http://www.ivatcenters.org/ San Diego CA September 12, 2010 http://www.ivatcenters.org/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:28:47 CST http://www.ivatcenters.org/ Billings Gazette article via the Center for Rural Affairs tells how during the last three years area residents have come up with a plan to transform the Melstone store, in a rural California town, and turn it into a cooperative to keep it operating after the current owner retires. http://www.cfra.org/ruralmonitor/2009/10/28/melstone-drug-hardware-store-hopes-survive-help-community Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:16:17 CST http://www.cfra.org/ruralmonitor/2009/10/28/melstone-drug-hardware-store-hopes-survive-help-community Presents the findings of the first comprehensive study of the Medical Board of California survey data on practicing physicians in the state. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/documents/policy/FewerAndMoreSpecializedMDSupplyInCA.pdf Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:00:25 CST http://www.chcf.org/documents/policy/FewerAndMoreSpecializedMDSupplyInCA.pdf Outlines how telehealth in schools is emerging as a valuable way to complement and expand the capacity of schools to meet the health care needs of children, particularly those who are low-income and living in medically underserved areas. -- Children's Partnership http://www.childrenspartnership.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Reports1&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=13701 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:52:50 CST http://www.childrenspartnership.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Reports1&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=13701 Profiles California's Medicaid program, providing the fundamentals of program eligibility, enrollment, benefits, and service delivery, as well as the Medi-Cal budget and forces affecting costs. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=policy&fn=MediCalFactsAndFigures2009%2Epdf&pid=512908&itemid=21659 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:01:51 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=policy&fn=MediCalFactsAndFigures2009%2Epdf&pid=512908&itemid=21659 Leaders at health care innovation organizations nationwide, including rural, share perspectives about how their centers operate, the objectives they are pursuing, and some of the challenges they face. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/documents/hospitals/InnovationCenters.pdf Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:03:06 CST http://www.chcf.org/documents/hospitals/InnovationCenters.pdf An almanac chartbook that provides facts and figures for California's performance on a wide variety of health care quality measures, from birth to end of life. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=hospitals&fn=QualityOfCareFactsAndFigures09%2Epdf&pid=512642&itemid=134052 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:01:42 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=hospitals&fn=QualityOfCareFactsAndFigures09%2Epdf&pid=512642&itemid=134052 Examines state Medicaid and SCHIP pay-for-performance programs, assesses the feasibility of such a model in California, and explores options for applying it to Medi-Cal managed care and Healthy Families. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/documents/policy/PayForPerformanceInMediCalPaper.pdf Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:45:53 CST http://www.chcf.org/documents/policy/PayForPerformanceInMediCalPaper.pdf Supports collaboration among libraries and information centers that serve health information needs in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the U.S.-Associated Pacific Basin. http://nnlm.gov/psr/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:55:04 CST http://nnlm.gov/psr/ Describes strategies that several states have used to better address the oral health of young children, pregnant women, people with developmental abilities, and people living in rural areas. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/documents/policy/IncreasingAccessToDentalCareInMedicaid.pdf Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:37:12 CST http://www.chcf.org/documents/policy/IncreasingAccessToDentalCareInMedicaid.pdf Outlines for FQHCs (and FQHC Look-Alikes) the state and federal laws and regulations that govern the provision of specialty services. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=policy&fn=FQHCSpecialtyCareRegs%2Epdf&pid=512405&itemid=133998 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:37:19 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=policy&fn=FQHCSpecialtyCareRegs%2Epdf&pid=512405&itemid=133998 Discusses how California has an opportunity to improve the performance and sustainability of federally qualified health centers by integrating technology, adapting to changes in health policy, and tapping new sources of funding. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/view.cfm?itemid=133994 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:33:43 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/view.cfm?itemid=133994 A newsletter of articles focused on child welfare practice in rural communities. -- Center for Human Services, University of California - Davis Extension http://humanservices.ucdavis.edu/news/pdf/082_230.pdf Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:42:53 CST http://humanservices.ucdavis.edu/news/pdf/082_230.pdf Provides a listing of opportunities available to rural California communities through the ARRA of 2009. -- California State Rural Health Association http://www.csrha.org/ARRA.html Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:52:40 CST http://www.csrha.org/ARRA.html Illustrates that California faces a nurse shortage despite an increase in graduates and provides background information about the California Nurse Education Initiative. http://www.labor.ca.gov/pdf/NEI_3rd_Annual_Report_2008.pdf Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:26:51 CST http://www.labor.ca.gov/pdf/NEI_3rd_Annual_Report_2008.pdf San Diego CA February 9, 2010 -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.activelivingresearch.org/conference/2010 Fri, 29 May 2009 12:11:51 CST http://www.activelivingresearch.org/conference/2010 Sacramento CA November 17, 2009 -- California State Rural Health Association http://www.csrha.org/conference/2009/workshops.html Wed, 27 May 2009 08:37:38 CST http://www.csrha.org/conference/2009/workshops.html Provides a look at the experiences of early adopters of electronic health record (EHR) portals and personal health records (PHRs), focusing on how initiatives were undertaken; services provided; benefits and challenges encountered and lessons learned. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=chronicdisease&fn=SafetyNetPatientsOnline%2Epdf&pid=511960&itemid=133920 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:57:57 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=chronicdisease&fn=SafetyNetPatientsOnline%2Epdf&pid=511960&itemid=133920 Profiles four community health centers in California using Chronic Management Disease Systems (CDMS). -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/documents/chronicdisease/ToolsForClinicsCDMScasestudies.pdf Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:20:56 CST http://www.chcf.org/documents/chronicdisease/ToolsForClinicsCDMScasestudies.pdf Examines whether California's hospital characteristics are independently associated with hospital performance. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/documents/hospitals/AnalyzingHospitalPerformanceIB.pdf Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:12:17 CST http://www.chcf.org/documents/hospitals/AnalyzingHospitalPerformanceIB.pdf An overview of the uninsured in California providing data on likelihood of being uninsured by employer size and type, family income, eligibility for public programs, age, ethnicity, and citizenship. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=insurance&fn=UninsuredSnapshot08%2Epdf&pid=511434&itemid=133820 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:19:12 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=insurance&fn=UninsuredSnapshot08%2Epdf&pid=511434&itemid=133820 Identifies the differences in the amount and quality of care patients receive in various parts of California and the rest of the nation. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=hospitals&fn=GeographyIsDestiny08%2Epdf&pid=511335&itemid=12388 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:06:42 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=hospitals&fn=GeographyIsDestiny08%2Epdf&pid=511335&itemid=12388 Assesses the progress of transmitting of prescriptions electronically in California and examines how greater coordination between providers, health plans, and pharmacies could help overcome persistent barriers. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=chronicdisease&fn=E%2DPrescribingOutlookCalifornia%2Epdf&pid=511294&itemid=133793 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:58:19 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=chronicdisease&fn=E%2DPrescribingOutlookCalifornia%2Epdf&pid=511294&itemid=133793 Explores education characteristics in the western states and examines how it impacts rural development. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/Education_WEB.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:01:09 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/Education_WEB.pdf Examines and compares employment and income in western states with both rural and urban data. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/PovertyIncome_WEB.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:58:00 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/PovertyIncome_WEB.pdf Provides baseline data for identifying population changes in the western states for use in advancing rural development. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/ChangingWest_WEB.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:41:47 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/ChangingWest_WEB.pdf Baseline information for the advancement of rural development that examines population changes and characteristics within California. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/California_WEB.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:08:19 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/California_WEB.pdf Examines land use and resources in the western states. -- Western Rural Development Center http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/LandUse_WEB.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:43:17 CST http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/uploads/Population/LandUse_WEB.pdf