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The Central Valley Health Network is a dynamic presence in 19 counties throughout the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys. This is the place to learn what's new with CVHN and its 13 affiliated health center organizations.

Recent Articles:

2011

• February 19, 2011: House Lawmakers Approve Huge Spending Cuts--Putting the Nation’s Health at Risk.
• February 12, 2011: The Effort to open Oak Park pediatric clinic.
• January 13, 2011: David Quackenbush Appointed to the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley.
• January 13, 2011: Program draws medical students to Fresno, CA
• January 12, 2011: Merced AARP chapter will host Golden Valley Health Center physician Jan. 26.
• January 8, 2011: Big Plans for Family HealthCare Network in 2011
• January 8, 2011: Enloe Children's Health Center May Get New Owner

2010

• December 21, 2010: Valley Health Team Opens New Dental Clinic
• December 12, 2010: J. Kaiser honors community health groups at Fontana luncheon.
• November 17, 2010: Jovita S. Alvarez, who helped Latino causes, dies at 79.
• November 9, 2010: New Health Care Home for Seniors.
• October 28, 2010: Mariposa Walk to School Event.
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• October 9, 2010: Millions in Grants to Medical Centers.
• October 4, 2010: Binational Health Week 2010 - Reaches 10 Year Milestone.
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• September 27, 2010: Community Clinics May Start Cutting Services as Funds Run Dry.
• August 9 - Central Valley Health Centers Celebrate National Health Center Week
• July 6 - Tulare County medical providers await direction on new health care laws
• Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in California: Advocating for Nutrition Education for the Medically Underserved
• June 25 - Schools Play Huge Role in Childrens’ Health
• June 10 - Opinions in the Bee - DAVID QUACKENBUSH: Time of the essence with '10 state budget
• May 19 - Health Net awards Valley organizations
• May 3 - Sacramento's CARES is full-service provider to HIV-positive patients
• April 29 - The Growing Importance of the Community Health Center
• April 23 - Family HealthCare Network names Visalia doctor as chief medical officer
• March 27 - Tulare County high school students learn about opportunities in medical field at youth conference
• March 25 - Local Briefs: Conference focuses on health careers
• March 20 - Lobbying reaches fever pitch on both sides of health care debate
• March 19 - CVHN Urges Valley Democrats to Vote YES on Health Care Reform
• March 19 - Golden Valley Health Centers Press Conference
• Number of Uninsured Jumped to More Than Eight Million from 2007 to 2009
• Advisory Youth Conference
• February 16 - New Report Finds ARRA Investment in CHCs Yields Major Returns
• February 10 - Physician Hiring Ban
• February 8 - At Odds Over Hospital Plans to Add Doctors
• February 7 - At Odds Over Hospital Plans to Add Doctors
• February 3 - American Heart Month
• January 26 - Healthy dose of reality -- In speech at Pacific, Michael Dukakis bemoans lack of action in D.C.
• January 22 - Central Valley Health Network to Host Roundtable on Jobs and Economic Growth
• January 18 - Remembering Robert Harless
• January 17 - La Clinica of Vallejo launches 'Family Affair' lecture series
• January 8 - Report estimates dental, health effects of deep Medi-Cal cuts
• January 6 - Family Resource Center Receives $625,000 Grant

2009

• December 28 - Tulare County experts give their best tips for keeping your resolutions
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• December 24 - Staying power - Profile of Robert Caulk, Ph.D. included
• December 21 - Central Valley farming town demands answers on birth defects
• December 21 - Fresno, Calif., rebrands itself but shuns labels
• State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates in 2007
• USDA: States struggle to administer food stamps
• December 14 - Federal Grant Benefits Valley Health Centers
• December 13 - Editorial: Hunger in California
• December 11 - CVHN awarded stimulus grants
• December 10 - Central Valley Health Centers Awarded Grants through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
• December 10 - Merced Health centers get $9.5M - Golden Valley to build clinic with latest grant
• December 10 - Golden Valley Health Centers gets $9.5 million to add facility in South Merced
• December 9 - President Obama Press Conference (video): New Recovery Act Funding for Community Health Centers
• December 9 - President Obama Announces Recovery Act Awards to Build, Renovate Community Health Centers in More Than 30 States
• December 9 - Barack Obama community health center awards(Facility Investment Program)
• December 9 - Golden Valley Health Centers Awarded $9.5 million to Meet Pressing Health Center Needs
• December 7 - Number of S.J. residents receiving food assistance up by thousands
• December 4 - Swearengin attends Obama jobs summit
• December 3 - We need jobs, Costa tells Obama
• December 1 - Food stamps help keep a nation fed
• November 17 - Medical school funding will be key
• November 17 - Kaweah Delta works with school for medical residency program
• November 17 - Valley doctors keep focus on health overhaul
• November 16 - Valley businesses get boost with microloans
• November 14 - Steve Kang: UC Merced catalyst for Valley prosperity
• November 11 - Dennis Cardoza: Why I voted for health care reform
• November 10 - Report Confirms Community Health Centers Lower Health Care Costs
• November 9 - Valley bacon brings cheers and jeers
• November 8 - Open Door Health Clinic hosts national telemedicine conference
• November 6 - Are doctors what ails U.S. healthcare?
• November 2 - Decaying Care: Loss of dental benefits leads to larger problems
• October 21 - Valley organization unifying health care providers
• October 21 - Introducing the Central Valley Value in Purchasing (ViP) Program. Save Big on Health Centers Purchases
• Octover 20 - Health network seeking to save providers money
• October 19 - Health Centers Play Bigger Role in California Health Care
• October 5 - Two CA Health Centers Awarded $1.86M In EHR Stimulus Funds
• October 3 - 25% in the Valley Lack Health Insurance
• October 3 - Healthy Families Newsletter
• September 30 - Sebelius pumps stimulus money into health IT for needy
• September 26 - Easton Health Clinic to Open
• September 17 - Bubbling Over: Soda Linked To Obesity
• August 14 - New health center “vital” to local wellness
• August 12 - Community clinics provide health care home and ER alternative
• August 11 - National Health Center Week Op Ed
• August 10 - Central Valley Health Centers Celebrate National Health Center Week
• August 10 - Health Center Reopens in Fresno
• July 29 - Elimination of Clinic Programs Threatens Access to Care in the Central Valley
• July 5 - Valley Med School Momentum
• July 3 - Power Play in Tulare County
• June 30 - A Neighborhood Model for Smarter Care
• June 29 - Hundreds of Health Care Providers, Patients and Advocates Rally at the State Captiol to Protest the Elimination of Critical Health Care Services
• June 23 - Livingston Medical Group gets new CEO
• June 17 - Blue Shield of California Foundations Ushers in New Wave of Clinic Leaders
• June 12 - Health center leaders lament possible loss of state support for dental care
• June 11 - Adult dental cuts to Medi-Cal coverage could have dire consequences, providers say
• June 8 - Livingston Medical Group Names John S. Alexander CEO
• June 8 - Budget cuts hit community clinics hard
• June 4 - CVHN at Nutritional Play Day
• May 29 - Local TV segment highlighting CVHN's quest for Champion Families
• May 7 - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Appoints Central Valley Health Network CEO David Quackenbush to the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley
• May 6 - Kaiser Gives $2M to UCLA Effort for Doctors Trained in Latin America
• May 5 - A New Era for National Service and the Community HealthCorps
• May 4 - The Party Continues in Downtown Fresno
• April 7 - Dental Program's End Leaves Big Hole: Poor Adults With No Insurance Won't Get Preventative Care
• Mar 31 - Merced's Golden Valley Health Center gets $1.2 million from stimulus
• Mar 21 - Health care cuts threaten us all
• Mar 21 - Medi-Cal Cuts Concern Officials
• Mar 12 - Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments
• Mar 6 - MOM comes to Riverbank
• Mar 5 - State budget contains costly health-care cuts
• Feb 17 - Federal Economic Package Signed into Law Today
• Feb 17 - NACHC Praises Historic Signing of Economic Stimulus Legislation
• Feb 6 - UC Merced Accelerated Medical Program on Track to Help Relieve Doctor Shortage in Central Valley
• Feb 3 - Valley must find, train more doctors
• Feb 3 - State dithers while Californians suffer
• Jan 19 - Central Valley Health Network Awarded Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to Help Reduce Barriers to Rural Healthcare Delivery
• Jan 15 - Clinics scramble to find qualified entrylevel workers
• Jan 13 - Tulare Co. to lay off 200 health agency workers
• Jan 9 - Garamendi plan worth a look
• Jan 8 - UC Merced medical plan laid out

2008

• Dec 3 Sowing Hope: UC Merced's quest for a medical school
• October 31 - Nichole Mosqueda: Parents - Get kids walking to school
• September 4 - Health center gets green honor Carpooling, potlucks and other efforts pay off for Golden Valley
• August 25 - Merced County woman leaves mark on migrant health
• August 14 - Health clinic operator lifts lid on roving Eyemobile
• August 11 - Disabled doctor must overcome medical board to work in Bakersfield
• July 25 - California budget impasse hurts health clinics
• July 25 - Budget cut casualties: Cost of state's fiscal fiasco extends beyond dollar figures
• July 24 - State Budget Problems Threaten Medi-Cal Funding (video)
• July 23 - Clinics pained by budget impasse
• July 7 - Interview on Capital Public Radio (audio)
• July 1 - Clinics get emergency loans amid budget impass
• Health at a Crossroads - Study: Tulare County gets failing health grade
• Budget Puts Health Clinics in Peril
• Missed Budget Deadline Could Further Delay Medi-Cal Payments
• Governor's Medi-Cal Cuts Unacceptable
• Let's Preserve Our Safety Net in Health Care
• CVHN Nutrition Program Case Study (2.6 mb) Adobe Acrobat
• CVHN Nutrition Program Case Study Summary (200 kb) Adobe Acrobat
• FQHCs in Fresno County (1 mb) Adobe Acrobat
• FQHC's in Fresno County Press Release (33 kb) Adobe Acrobat
• CVHN 2008 Brochure (951 kb) Adobe Acrobat
• Medical Homes (114 kb) Adobe Acrobat
• 2007 At a glance (70 kb) Adobe Acrobat
• Health Professional Shortage in The Central Valley (114 kb) Adobe Acrobat
• CVHN Opinion Editorial on CA State Budget 2008-09 (22 kb) Adobe Acrobat