Change always comes bearing gifts, as the popular saying goes, and we’ve certainly been fortunate to have attracted such a diverse and enthusiastic team of individuals to CSRHA who are committed to improving the quality of life and health in rural California. With new organizational leadership and perspective, CSRHA is on the cusp of another, more significant transformation. click
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Rural health has been the backbone of many rural communities in California for decades. Due to the resiliency and vigor of its community leaders and healthcare providers, rural communities in California have surpassed numerous challenges and continued to build networks of support to adapt to changing social and economic climates, and address the healthcare needs of its community.click
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CSRHA and Ridgecrest Regional Hospital (RRH) welcomed over 25 attendees and 5 video conferencing sites, representing a diverse cross-section of California’s extended rural health community, for the Joint Southern/Central California Rural Roundtable on September 5, 2008 in Ridgecrest, CA. click for more
Vote for Kids! Informing California Voters Where Candidates Stand on Children's Issues
By Jennifer Kattlove click for more

By Marj Stuart click
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By Kevin Hannah click
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By Laurie Ignacio click
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Rural
Research and Publications:
-New Report Examines Future of Children's Coverage in California
-Good Health Counts: A 21st Century Approach to Health and Community for California
-Promoting Health Equity: A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health
-Insure the Uninsured Project: "California's Safety Nets and the Need to Improve Local Collaboration in Care for the Uninsured: Counties, Clinics, Hospitals and Local Health Plans"
WHO and WONCA: “Integrating mental health in primary care - a global perspective”
-Rural Public Health Financing: The Relationship Between Infrastructure and Local Program Funding (Policy Brief)
-Financing Rural Public Health Activities in Prevention and Health Promotion
-Chartbook: Dental Health and Access to Care Among Rural Children: A National and State Portrait (Executive Summary)
-Hunger in the Fields: Food Insecurity Among Farmworkers in Fresno County
-Indigenous Oaxacan Communities in California: An Overview
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