Affiliate
Organizations
Organizations with an interest
in rural health.
Online
Newsletters
Affiliate organizations with an
online newsletter or mailing of interest to rural health professionals.
Rural
Information
Reference information specific to rural health
needs such as obtaining a rural designation, categories of community clinics/health
centers, rural health statistics, and a map of California rural counties.
Vendor
Links
Organizations that support rural health with
services and programs.
AFFILIATE
ORGANIZATIONS:
Angel
Flight West
Association
of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU)
California Advocates
for Nursing Home Reform
California Association for
Healthcare Facilities
California Association
for Local Economic Development
California
Center for Health Improvements
California Healthcare
Association
California HealthCare
Foundation
California Healthline
(from the CHCF)
California Institute
for Rural Studies
California Mental
Health Directors Association
California Primary
Care Association
California Primary
Care Consortium
California
Program on Access to Care
California Telehealth
and Telemedicine Center
California Workforce
Association
Cecil G.
Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina
Community Health Resource
and Development Center
International
Rural Health Network
Make
It In Scrubs - Diversity in Health Professions Public Education Campaign
National
Health Services Corp
National Rural
Health Association
Northeastern California
Telecommunications Partnership
Northern Sierra Rural
Health Network
Project HOPE
Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Regional Council
of Rural Counties
Rural Assistance
Center
Rural Community Assistance
Corporation
Rural Policy Research
Institute
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center, University of South Carolina
University
of California at Davis Residency Program
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ANNOTATED LIST OF AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS
Angel Flight West provides free transportation to medical treatment for people who cannot afford public transportation, or who cannot tolerate it for health reasons. Angel Flight also flies missions in response to other compelling needs. www.angelflight.org
The California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform seeks to remind decision makers of what needs to be done about long-term care through community education, legislation and litigation; that this "forgotten population" consists of our mothers and fathers, our husbands and wives, our brothers and sisters, and that their suffering is our shame at www.canhr.org.
California Association for Healthcare Facilities (CAHF) is an association of long-term care facilities in California. CAHF is located online at http://www.cahf.org/. The Quality Care Health Foundation (QCHF) is the education and training branch of the CAHF. QCHF is located online at http://www.cahf.org/cahf/qchfhome/qchf.htm.
California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED) is a resource for local economic development issues, resources, and contacts, dedicated to helping its members deliver economic development services to their communities. CALED is located online at www.caled.org
California Center for Health Improvements (CCHI) is a prevention-focused, health policy center. CCHI is located online at www.cchi.org. The CCHI Policy MATTERS publication indexes a large number of successful prevention policies related to the major determinants of health. The Policy MATTERS website is located at http://www.cchi.org/cgi-bin/cchi/default.asp.
California Healthcare Association (CHA) is the state trade association representing the interests of hospitals, health systems, physician organizations, and other health care providers in California through leadership and advocacy. CHA includes the Rural Healthcare Center, which focuses on the concerns of rural hospitals in California. CHA is located online at http://www.calhealth.org/.
California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) is a private, independent philanthropy that serves, in part, as a resource for MediCal news, research, and analysis. CHCF is located at www.chcf.org/. CHCF also publishes California Healthline, a free, daily, electronic briefing on California and national health policy and industry news. Register for California Healthline at http://news.chcf.org.
California Institute for Rural Studies (CIRS), a private, nonprofit research organization, is a particularly good source for data on agricultural health and safety. CIRS is located at www.cirsinc.org/.
California Mental Health Directors Association (CMHDA) is the association for county mental health agency directors. CMHDA includes a section, which promotes an agenda specifically for small and rural counties. CMHDA is located online at http://www.cmhda.org/.
California Primary Care Association is a statewide trade organization for clinics, including safety net and open door facilities. It is dedicated to facilitating access to care and providing a forum for primary health care centers. CPCA is located online at http://www.cpca.org/.
California Primary Care Consortium (CPCC) works to ensure the recruitment and retention of qualified primary care providers in California. CPCC is located online at http://www.cpcc.org/.
California Program on Access to Care (CPAC) is the implementation of California's Title XXI Healthy Families Program and addresses issues related to access to health care for low-income populations. CPAC is located online at http://www.ucop.edu/cprc/cpac.html.
California Telehealth and Telemedicine Center is a private organization within the framework of CHA (see above) that works to promote the use of information and communication technologies as tools to improve and expand access to health services and information in California. CTTC is located at http://telemed.calhealth.org/.
California Workforce Association (CWA) is the lead association for workforce development professionals in California. CWA is located online at http://calworkforce.org/.
Cecil
G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University
of North Carolina is one of the nation’s oldest and largest health
services research centers. The center encompasses an interdisciplinary
program of research, consultation, technical assistance and training focusing
on the accessibility, adequacy, organization, cost and effectiveness of
health care services. Cecil G. Sheps Center is located online at http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/.
Community Health Resource and Development Center (CHRDC) is a non-profit
organization established to provide technical assistance to community-based
organizations. CHRDC is located online at http://www.chrdc.org/.
The Make It In Scrubs - Diversity in Health Professions Public Education
Campaign is commited to help promote healthcare careers in our youth.
The campaign informs young people of the diverse health care professions
and the steps they need to take to enter these fields. Visit
www.makeitinscrubs.com for information on jobs, colleges, training
programs and financial aid and salaries.
The National Health Services Corp is a unique group of dedicated and caring clinicians providing primary health care to adults and children in the communities of greatest need across the Nation. They are helping medically underserved communities recruit and retain primary care clinicians, including dental and mental and behavioral health professionals, to serve in their community at http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/.
National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is the national organization working to improve health for rural Americans through advocacy , communication, education, and research. NRHA is located online at http://www.nrharural.org/.
Northeastern
California Telecommunications Partnership (coNnECTuP!) is an organization
established by the NSRHN (see above) to develop telehealth and telemedicine infrastructure
and services in the northeastern section of the state. CoNnECTuP is located online
at www.connectup.org.
Northern Sierra
Rural Health Network (NSRHN) is an organization working to improve healthcare
in rural and frontier areas of northeastern California through managed care, telemedicine,
and community wellness. NSRHN is located online at www.nsrhn.org.
The Project
HOPE Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis is one of six rural research centers
funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)as part of its Rural Health
Research Centers program.Together, the work of these centers provides ORHP with
the information needed to understand the myriad of health-related issues facing
rural America and to assess the affect of major health policy initiatives on this
population. The Walsh center is located online at http://www.projecthope.org/CHA/rural/.
Regional Council of Rural Counties (RCRC) is a statewide advocacy association working on behalf of rural county governments in California. RCRC is located online at http://www.rcrcnet.org.
The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) conducts policy-relevant research and facilitates public dialogue to assist policymakers in understanding the rural impacts of public policies and programs. Many policies which are not explicitly "rural policies" nevertheless have substantial implications for rural areas, and RUPRI is dedicated to understanding and articulating these implications at www.rupri.org.
Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) is dedicated to helping community-based organizations and rural governments increase their own capacity to implement solutions to their problems, through a wide range of housing and environmental services. RCAC is located online at http://www.rcac.org/.
South Carolina Rural
Health Research Center's (SCRHR) mission is to increase the knowledge of the
persistent inequities in health status among the populations of the rural US with
an emphasis on factors related to socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, and
access to healthcare services. SCRHR is located online at http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/index.html.
Southwest
Rural Health Research Center (SRHRC) is part of Texas A&M School of Rural
Public Health with a specific focus on rural issues as well as a unique member
of the HRSA/ORHP consortium of research centers. SRHRC is located online at http://srphmain.tamu.edu/centers/srhrc/.
WWAMI
Rural Health Research Center
(WWAMI RHRC) is one of six rural research centers funded by the federal Office
of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) to perform policy-oriented research on issues related
to rural health care. Major areas of inquiry being conducted at the WWAMI RHRC
focus on (a) the training and supply of rural health care providers and the content
and outcomes of the care they provide; (b) the availability and quality of care
for rural women and children, including obstetric and perinatal care; and (c)
access to high-quality care for vulnerable and minority rural populations. WWAMI
RHRC is located online at http://www.fammed.washington.edu/wwamirhrc/.
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California
Healthline/iHealthBeat
California
Physician Magazine
Rural
Assistance Center (RAC)
Rural Health
Advocate
Rural
Health News
Washington
Rural Health Association (WRHA)
California Healthline and iHealthBeat are publications of the California Helathcare Foundation. They are a rich source of health policy, industry information and technology updates at http://www.californiahealthline.org.
California Physician Magazine is the online source for news on public health policy and medicine from the California Medical Association at http://www.calphys.org.
Rural
Assistance Center (RAC) is a new national resource on rural health
and human services information. Their information specialists are available
to provide customized assistance, such as web and database searches on
rural topics and funding resources, linking users to organizations, and
furnishing relevant publications from the RAC resource library at http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/index.html.
Rural Health Advocate
is a biweekly (every other week) publication of the California State Rural
Health Association. The Advocate has current rural health news and articles
and links of interest to rural health professionals and consumer at http://www.csrha.org/advocate.
Rural
Health News is a now defunct publication of the Rural Information
Center Health Services of HRSA at http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/richs/rhnarch.htm.
Washington Rural Health Association (WRHA) provides a neutral forum
to discuss the implications of proposed rural health policy and legislation
upon the multiple players in the rural health arena at http://www.wrha.com/art.html.
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Rural
Health Update (Provided by OSHPD)
Primary
and Rural Health Care Systems Branch
California
Rural Counties Map (provided by OSHPD)
Clinic
and Health Center Categories
Rural
Designations
Rural
Health Clinics - Rules and Guidelines
How
to Start a Rural Health Clinic -Manual (provided
by US Department of Health and Human Services)
Rural Statistics and
Facts
AIG
Valic
Angel Flight West
Aspen
Street Architects
BKD, LLP
Blue Cross of California
C2P Group, LLC
California HealthCare Foundation
California
Reach Out and ReadCalifornia
State Office of Rural Health
California Telemedicine
& eHealth Center
Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid
CompHealth
Council
Connections
Family
PACT
Harbor-UCLA
Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program
Health Net
Healthcare Financial
Solutions
HGA
Architects
Hospital Building
& Equipment Company
Independent Adoption
Center
M & M Computer
Services
National Rural Health
Association
Northern
Sierra Rural Health Network
Office of State
Health Planning & Development
Pacific
Aids Educational Training Center
Regional Council of
Rural Counties
Rural Health Design
Network
Sierra
Health Foundation
Staff Care, Inc.
The California Endowment
The California Wellness
Foundation
The Data
Systems
TurnKey
Vista Staffing Solution
