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Welcome to the Central Valley Health Policy Institute
The nation is facing a remarkable national debate on health care financing and delivery reform. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has recommended that any reform initiative seek to create a system of health care in the US that is Continuous, Affordable, Universal, Sustainable and Efficient (CAUSE). But what would this look like? Do the proposals under consideration in Washington achieve these goals? And what would be needed in national policy changes so that a CAUSE health systems could emerge in places like California's San Joaquin Valley that face crushing inequities in health care access, dramatic shortages of key providers, and ongoing concerns with the cultural and linguistic appropriateness of health care? CVHPI attempts to answer these questions in a new project.
Health Policy Leadership Program 2010-2011
New this year -- CVHPI has been awarded a grant by the Community Leadership Project (CLP) by which we will be able to support five organizations per year in the Health Policy Leadership Program. Organizations will receive a stipend and two full scholarships for participation in the program. Click here to learn more...
Promatora Program
A Promotor(a) Health Education Model for Improving Latino Health Access in California's Central Valley. The project's goal is to improve access to health care services for low-income Latino families in Fresno County.
Health Policy Leadership Program 2010-2011
The Central Valley Health Policy Institute (CVHPI) is committed to facilitating the development of health and healthcare policies and programs in the San Joaquin Valley. Current policy research and technical assistance priorities for the CVHPI include: uninsured and inadequately insured adults, health professional shortages, and environmental influences on health. Click here to learn more...
Download the Health Policy Leadership Program Brochure (PDF)
Capitman is named Nickerson Distinguished Professor
Dr. John Capitman, executive director of the Central Valley Health Policy Institute and a professor of public health at California State University, Fresno, is the inaugural Sister Ruth Marie Nickerson Distinguished Professor in Health Policy.
Read full story at Fresno State News
CVHPI awarded $150,000
The Central Valley Health Policy Institute has been awarded $150,000 from the Community Leadership Project to adapt its successful Health Policy Leadership Program to meet the needs of grassroots leaders. The program will recruit 10 participants from five organizations each year (engaging two leaders from each organization), for a total of 30 leaders over three years. Participants will attend nine monthly sessions and complete an organizational development project. Participants will receive strong peer support, academic training, and one-on-one technical assistance from CVHPI staff to develop their organizational problem-solving and policy analysis skills. The application period will open on February 1, 2010.
For more informatiopn, please visit
www.communityleadershipproject.org/int_cvhpi.html
Place Matters Initiative
Place Matters is a national initiative of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Health Policy Institute (HPI) designed to improve the health of participating communities by addressing social conditions that lead to poor health. Read More
Access to Oral Health Care in Central California
Access to Oral Health Care in Central California explores the supply and accessibility of dental care in the 18-county Central California region with the goal of providing an empirical basis for evaluating current dental policies and practices. Prior to this study, no data existed on oral health accessibility for the 18-county Central California region. Read More
The Central Valley Health Policy Institute was established in 2002 at California State University, Fresno to facilitate regional research, leadership training and graduate education programs to address emerging health policy issues that influence the health status of people living in Central California.