Rural Health Advocate, Winter 08



Winter 2008 :: Issue 001 Funding Opportunities: –Native American Grants Program –Rural People Rural Policy Initiative –CATCH Implementation Funds Program –Native Youth Programs –Small Grant Program for Conference Support (R13) –Cancer Research and Community Grants Programs Hot Off The Press! Governor Schwarzenegger’s Broadband Taskforce Releases Report Seen from the Extremes: Uninsureds’ Effect on Medicine Assembly Bill Would Help Cover State’s Uninsured Whites more likely than minorities to get narcotics from ER Health Information Exchange Boosts Healthcare in Rural California Hispanic growth in rural towns creates health care challenges The Top Ten Health Policy Stories of 2007 Clash of the Cannabis Clinicians El Dorado County receives two awards for regional HealthyKids Program Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Gives AARP Foundation $10 Million for New Center to Address the Nursing Workforce Crisis Threatening Patient Care Rural Hospitals Getting Wired Upcoming Rural-Related Events click for more				CSRHA Member Feature: 2007 Rural Champion Award Luncheon Inspires Tears of Joy One of the most memorable moments of CSRHA’s 7th Annual Conference was the Rural Champion Awards Luncheon, the final event of the three day program. click for more Will Partisan Politics and Special Interests Burst the Health Reform Bubble? click for more CSRHA Staff Express Their Hopes And Desires For The Year To Come The premier of the newly re-designed Rural Health Advocate is a perfect venue for re-introducing our readers to the talented staff who are working hard to carry out CSRHA’s mission of preserving and enhancing health in rural California this year. click for more Annual Conference Highlights, Photo Gallery and Video Clip click for more The Access Project to Release Research Findings on the Economic Impact of Healthcare Costs on California Farmers Family farms and ranchers can provide an important voice in ongoing healthcare reform debates in California. click for more CSRHA Members: You May Register for the 23 Annual Rural Health Care Symposium at the CHA Member Rate! You must register by February 8 for to receive discount. click for more The Real Crisis in Our Healthcare “System” By Earl W. Ferguson, M.D., Ph.D. click for more Model for Rural Hospital Intensive Care Units for the Future May Be Here Today By Kurt Hahn, Board Member, Healdsburg District Hospital click for more Predatory Insuring: A View from Inside the Individual Health Insurance Crisis By Sue Dormanen click for more Rural Research and Publications –The Rural Web Portal: Healthy Children and Families –News from FDA –The Importance of Children’s Health Coverage: Research and Stories from Working Californians –California Medicare Advantage Enrollment Leads the Nation, but Rural Enrollment Is Low –Reliance on Independently Owned Pharmacies in Rural America –And the Journey Continues... Achieving Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Systems Serving Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs and their Families –Functioning at the Brink: The Children’s Health Initiatives Have Grown but May Not Survive –Rural Hospitals' Experience with the 340B Drug Pricing Program –Improving Knowledge Transfer among Health Researchers and Decisionmakers at the Border: An Expert Meeting –Overweight and Physical Inactivity among Rural Children Aged 10-17 A National and State Portrait

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