FROM THE FOUNDATION

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.

Chronic Disease Care

Thursday, June 14, 2012

U.S. Surgeon General Touts New Plan To Improve Health

At the California Museum on Wednesday, U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin discussed an action plan to improve Americans' health by addressing obesity, tobacco use, racial and ethnic health disparities, and chronic diseases. The 17 federal departments and agencies that make up the National Prevention Council will collaborate for the first time on projects such as creating more tobacco-free environments and improving access to healthy, affordable foods.



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