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The Focus

Achieve improved health status and well-being by promoting healthy lifestyles, nurturing safe communities, providing timely access to necessary health care and social services, and embracing the cultural diversity of the region.  Action Plan >

Working together to improve the San Joaquin Valley
 
Methamphetamine Recovery Project  >

Central California Social Welfare Evaluation, Research and Training Center (SWERT) will develop a regional collaborative to build a prevention, response, treatment and long-term recovery model program for the abuse of methamphetamine and other addictive substances.

Health Enterprise Zone Project  >

This seed grant will produce a feasibility analysis to establish Health Enterprise Zones in San Joaquin Valley communities which will provide financial incentives for primary care physicians and dentists to practice in state-designated, underserved, rural and urban areas.

Announcements >

07.13.2010 Study: More substance-abuse education needed>
07.09.2010 Support for UC Merced med school grows>
06.07.2010 Telemedicine struggles in Central Valley amid hope, hardship>
09.22.2009 School a remedy for Valley doctor shortage>
08.04.2009 Tulare County FoodLink program helps people learn more about nutrition>
07.27.2009 Kaweah Delta Medical Center will open 2 new units>
07.22.2009 San Joaquin Co. to get new VA medical facilities>
07.04.2009 Fresno meeting to discuss medical school for Valley>
07.01.2009 Telemedicine lets patients tune in to specialized care>
 

Documents >

Reports

4th Quarter 2009 Health

3rd Quarter 2009 Health

Resource Documents

Flyer: Health Care Reform Forum

UC Merced Medical School Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet

Health and Human Services