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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

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Study Finds Hunger, Food Issues in Sacramento County

Nearly 16% of Sacramento County residents have limited or uncertain access to nutritionally adequate and safe food, and the demand for services from area food banks increased by 20% in 2011, according to a new study by the Sacramento Hunger Coalition and other not-for-profit groups. The report -- which was funded by USDA and the Sierra Health Foundation -- urges county leaders to avoid further funding cuts to human services and develop public education programs about hunger.

Reader Comments:
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  • 05/10/2012
  • Clark Norwood

Maybe if humans were valued more than the Delta Smelt the water supply to the central valley could be restored and we could have an abundant supply of high quality food for all the folks living in the state.



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