Government

State Legislation
Find the full text, status, history, and policy committee analyses for California legislation – this session and last – at the Legislative Counsel Bureau Web site via http://www.leginfo.ca.gov.

State Health Programs
To find out more about state health programs and initiatives in California, including Medi-Cal managed care, visit the California Department of Health Services at http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov or the Health & Welfare Agency at http://www.hwdc.cahwnet.gov.

The California Rural Health Policy Council Web site features a searchable employment database, a funding clearinghouse, and more. Access the site at http://www.ruralhealth.ca.gov.

The Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board administers the Healthy Families Program in California, an insurance program for low-income uninsured children. Their Web site includes monthly enrollment reports, regulations and other important program information. Access this site at http://www.mrmib.ca.gov.

The Web site of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) includes program information and data resources at http://www.oshpd.ca.gov.

Federal Legislation
Find the full text, status, history, and policy committee analyses of all federal legislation – this session and last – via http://thomas.local.gov.

Federal Health Programs and Information
For more information about federal health programs, access the Department of Health and Human Services Web site at http://www.os.dhhs.gov.

For information specific to federal programs for the underserved and vulnerable populations, including community and migrant health centers, access the Bureau of Primary Health Care at http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site, CDCWonder, provides query access to about 40 text-based and numeric databases. The databases can provide, for example, the numbers and rates of sexually transmitted diseases, cancer cases, or deaths in the United States. Access the site at http://wonder.cdc.gov.

The Government Printing Office Web site includes a searchable database containing the full text of the Federal Register (1994 - current), the Congressional Record, and more. Access the site at http://www.access.gpo.gov.

The U.S. Census Bureau includes valuable demographic data on their Web site. Once connected to the Census Bureau home page, click on the CenStats/CenStore link to access much of the data. Access the site at http://www.census.gov