Winter 2009

Volume 2 :: Issue 001

CSRHA Calendar of Events

Funding Opportunities:

HRSA Grant Opportunities

CIGNA Foundation Targeted Grants

Sierra Health Foundation Responsive Grants Program

2009 Flex Your Power Community Outreach Campaign Seeking to Fund Rural Health Agency in CA

Hot Off The Press!

College of the Siskiyous to Receive $86,000 Wal-Mart Foundation Grant to Improve Economic Opportunity

Farmers Go It Alone on Healthcare, Pay More

Efforts to Develop Med-School at UC Merced Encounters Hurdles

Statewide Center for Telehealth Established

NRHA Policy Advocacy Resources

CHIS 2007 Data Released

Developing Effective Strategies for Recruitment and Retention of Physicians and Other Medical Professionals Webinar Series

 

 


Message from the President,
Kiki Nocella, PhD

kiki nocella2008….what a year!  Many look back on 2008, happy and relieved that it is over.  Yes, there were many, many difficult moments this past year for individuals, organizations, our nation and the world.  But whenever there is difficulty, there is also opportunity, and that is how I chose to remember 2008 – as a year of opportunity.
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CSRHA Honors 2008 Rural Champion Awardees
The Rural Champion Awards Luncheon, held on the second day of CSRHA’s 8th Annual Conference, honored five distinguished individuals for their extraordinary achievements in the rural communities of California. click for more

2008 Rural Health Conference Highlights - Workshop Presentations Available for Download!
The title and theme for the conference, Rural Self-Reliance, Empowering People, set the stage for three days of workshops, speakers, meetings and advocacy opportunities that embodied the rural spirit of community and caring.
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Your Chance to Shine in 2009: Help Create CSRHA Tagline! The time has finally come for CSRHA to develop a tagline. And what better way to go about it than to give our members an opportunity to create it! click for more

Why Now Is The Best Time to Join Your Rural Health Association If you are enjoying this issue of The Advocate, then it's time you considered becoming a member! click for more

Identifying Appropriate Care for Veterans Returning to Rural Communities
By John Blossom, M.D., Ph.D.
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Working in a Rural Health Clinic on the Mexico-California Border
By Arlyn R. Duval, MSN, FNP-C
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Stop Death on California's Rural Roads
By Marlene Bengiamin, PhD, John Capitman, PhD, Heather Berg, MA
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Rural Research and Publications

Electronic Health Records Adoption: Rural Providers' Decision-Making Process (Policy Brief) University of Nebraska Medical Center, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, October 2008

The Medicare Drug Benefit in California: Facts and Figures California HealthCare Foundation, November 2008

Health Care Systems Around the World Insure the Uninsured Project, 2008

Trends in Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Practices Among Women in Rural and Urban Areas of the United StatesUniversity of Washington, Rural Health Research Center, August 2008

Medicare Physician Payment Policy and the Rural Perspective University of Nebraska Medical Center, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, November 2008

Geography Is Destiny: Differences in Health Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States and California California HealthCare Foundation, November 2008

Making Sense Of Economic Stimulus, Budget Deficits And
The Prospects For Health Reform
Insure the Uninsured Project, November 2008

U.S. Rural Physician Workforce:Analysis of Medical School Graduates from 1988-1997 University of Washington, Rural Health Research Center, November 2008

"If We Don't Speak, Our Voices Won't Be Heard": Organizing Farmworkers Through Poder Popular California Institute for Rural Studies, October 2008

An Assessment of the Demand for Farm Worker Housing and Transportation in Medocino County California Institute for Rural Studies, August 2008

Rural America At A Glance, 2008 USDA Economic Research Service, October 2008

2008 Health Insurance Survey of California Farm and Ranch Operators: Who Experiences Financial Hardship Because of Health Care Costs? The California Endowment, The Access Project, November 2008


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