HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR COMMUNITY:

CSRHA Celebrates Success of D.C. Advocacy Visit
CSRHA and its delegation of 12 advocates visited Washington D.C to raise awareness and disseminate information on the health issues affecting California’s rural populations. Read more!

Message from the Board
By: Judith Shaplin, CEO Mountain Health & Community Services
California is rural?  How many times have you heard that question? California, our great state, is a rural state, but it is not recognized as such on the Federal level, the State level and in many of our urban Counties. Read more!

POINT OF VIEW:

The Economic Downturn and Community-Based Services: What the future might look like for nonprofit programs
By: David Gray
Reprinted from the California Association of Nonprofits CAN Alert Jan/Feb 2009, www.CAnonprofits.org
The current global financial crisis is having enormous impact on families, businesses, government revenues and, ultimately, on the services provided by many community-based organizations.  As we confront declining economic conditions that constrict the revenue streams that fund community-based services, all of us need to consider new ways to provide help and support to our local communities. Read more!

Medi-Cal Optional Benefits
By: Harry Foster, President and CEO, Family HealthCare Network
After months of uncertainty, California finally has a signed budget. However, the final budget may have come at a cost that weighs too heavily on the state’s most vulnerable population and those organizations serving them by placing Medi-Cal optional benefits in jeopardy of being eliminated. Read more!

RURAL RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS:

–Financial Health of Community Clinics California HealthCare Foundation, March 2009

–Why California is Ready for Statewide Health Information Exchange (White Paper) California Regional Health Information Organization South Carolina Rural Health Research Center

–The Potential of the Economic Stimulus Package to Address Health Inequality Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Health Policy Institute, February 2009

...more Rural Health Research & Publications...

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