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All Over the Map

Newly updated to include breast cancer, prostate cancer, and spine procedures, this CHCF-sponsored research shows that practice patterns vary dramatically from place to place.

Medi-Cal Transforms

Medi-Cal is the main source of health insurance for one in five Californians. An updated report gives an overview of the program's key features, describes how the program is evolving, and examines the challenges ahead.

Obama Care in the Second Term

CHCF is a long-time sponsor of the UC Irvine Forecast Conference. A webcast of this year's conference on health policy in President Obama's second term is now available.

Public Health

Monday, April 16, 2012

Bill Seeks Solar Rooftops To Improve Community Health

The California Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce is considering legislation (AB 1990) that would promote the installation of solar rooftops in neighborhoods with high unemployment rates and those that "bear a disproportionate burden from air pollution, disease and other impacts from the generation of electricity from the burning of fossil fuels," according to the bill. Assembly member Paul Fong (D-Mountain View) -- who authored the bill -- said it would create jobs and help establish "cleaner, safer and healthier neighborhoods."



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