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State
California State
Government
State Senate
State
Assembly
California
Legislative Rural Caucus
California
Rural Health Policy Council
Department
of Health Services (DHS)
County
Medical Services Program (CMSP)
Primary and Rural Health Care Systems (PRHCS) Branch
Department
of Mental Health (DMH)
Department
of Social Services (DSS)
Employment
Training Panel (ETP)
Healthy
Families Program (HFP)
Managed
Risk Medical Insurance Board (MrMIB)
Medi-Cal
Office
of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)
Federal
White
House
White
House Federal Briefing Room Health Statistics
US
House of Representatives
Representatives'
Websites
US
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Dianne
Feinstein
FEDSTATS
Government
Information Xchange
Thomas
USDA
Rural Development
USDA
Distance Learning and Telemedicine
USDA
- List of Agencies with Rural Interest
US
Department of Health & Human Services
Administration
for Children and Families
Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Health
Care Financing Administration
Health
Resources and Services Administration
Bureau
of Primary Health Care
National
Health Service Corps
Indian Health
Service
Federal Communications
Commission
Medicare
Rural
Information Center Health Service
ANNOTATED LIST:
State
California State Government
is the gateway to all state government Internet resources, including data,
resources, agencies, officials and more. The California State Government
Website is at www.ca.gov.
California State Senate is located online at www.sen.ca.gov.
California State Assembly is located online at www.assembly.ca.gov.
California Rural Health Policy Council (CRHPC) is an inter-agency body representing the departments within the Health and Human Services Agency, providing data and funding opportunities for rural health care providers. CRHPC is located online at http://www.ruralhealth.ca.gov.
Department of Health Services (DHS) is located online at www.dhs.cahwnet.gov .
County Medical Services Program (CMSP), a program of the Office of County Health Services (OCHS) of DHS, administers funding programs in infrastructure development and wellness and prevention for small and rural counties. CMSP is located online at www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/hisp/ochs/cmsp.
Primary and Rural Health Care Systems (PRHCS) Branch is the sub-section of DHS dedicated to improving and making more accessible comprehensive primary and preventive health care services for at-risk persons, including the medically uninsured or indigent. PRHCS is located online at http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/rural/pages/default.aspx.
Department of Mental Health is located online at www.dmh.cahwnet.gov .
Department of Social Services is located online at www.dss.cahwnet.gov .
Employment Training Panel (ETP) is a joint business-labor supported state agency that provides training funds to empower workers, promote businesses, and propel the state's economy. ETP is located online at www.etp.cahwnet.gov .
Health and Welfare Data Center (HWDC) provides cost-effective, large-scale computer processing and telecommunications services to the departments within the California Health and Human Services Agency. HWDC is located online at www.hwdc.cahwnet.gov .
Healthy Families Program (HFP) is California's child health improvement program, providing health insurance coverage to children from low income working families. HFP is located online at www.healthyfamilies.ca.gov .
Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board (MrMIB) is an appointive state-level body, which administers the Healthy Families Program (see above), Access for Infants and Mothers (AIM), and the Major Risk Medical Insurance Program (MrMIP). MrMIB is located online at www.mrmib.ca.gov.
Medi-Cal Website is located online at www.medi-cal.ca.gov.
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) is a department of the California Health and Human Services Agency. The mission of OSHPD is to promote healthcare accessibility through leadership in analyzing California's healthcare infrastructure and promoting a diverse and competent healthcare workforce at www.oshpd.cahwnet.gov .
Federal
White House Website is located at www.whitehouse.gov.
White House's Social Statistics Briefing Room contains a Health section, with statistical health information including vital statistics, use of health services, prevention and risk, health status, reportable diseases, and health care expenditures. The briefing room's Health section is located online at www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/health.html.
US House of Representatives is located at www.house.gov. A page with direct links to each House member's Website is located at www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html .
US Senate is located at www.senate.gov. Senator Barbara Boxer's website is located at www.senate.gov/~boxer. Senator Dianne Feinstein's website is located at www.senate.gov/~feinstein.
Thomas, the US Congress legislative tracking program, offers the full text, status, history, and policy analysis of all federal legislation, maintained by the Library of Congress. Thomas is located online at thomas.loc.gov .
FEDSTATS, maintained by the Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy, provides easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by federal agencies for public use. FEDSTATS is located at www.fedstats.gov .
Government Information Xchange (GIX) is dedicated to the sharing and dissemination of information resources among federal, state, and local governments. GIX is located online at www.info.gov.
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is located athttp://www.rurdev.usda.gov/. USDA's Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program is located at http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/dlt/dlt.htm
Rural Information Center Health Service (RICHS), part of the National Agricultural Library of the USDA, provides customized information products to specific inquiries including assistance in economic revitalization issues; local government planning projects; rural health issues; funding sources; and other related issues. RICHS is located online at www.nalusda.gov/ric/richs.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is located online at www.os.dhhs.gov
DHHS' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is located at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/ . ACF oversees the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program, which replaced what was commonly known as welfare (Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) programs). TANF is located at www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa .
DHHS' Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) offers practical health care information, research findings, and data about health care issues. AHCPR is located online at www.ahcpr.gov. (Formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
DHHS' Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), the federal Medicare and Medicaid agency, is located at www.hcfa.org.
DHHS' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), offering information on grants, job opportunities, and more, is located at http://www.hrsa.gov/ . The Bureau of Primary Health Care, administered by HRSA, is located at www.bphc.hrsa.dhhs.gov. The National Health Service Corps is located at www.bphc.hrsa.dhhs.gov/nhsc.DHHS' Indian Health Service (IHS) is located at www.ihs.gov.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) offers programs including rural initiatives. Information on the FCC's Rural Initiatives is located online at http://www.fcc.gov/rural/ .
Medicare,
the official US Government site for Medicare information, is located online
at www.medicare.gov .
