• Fresno Area Resource Directories
• A Sample of Health Related Studies, Surveys and Reports
• Some Further Web Resources for Statistics, Data and Information

Fresno County Resources Online Directory
http://www.infofresno.net/
This directory is a Joint Project of the Fresno County Information and Referral Network: A Cooperative Program of Fresno County Agencies and Organizations Funded by Fresno County. The Fresno County Resources Online Directory contains information about public and nonprofit programs available to assist individuals in Fresno county. These programs cover a wide range of services, including food, clothing, housing, health care, transportation, and recreation.

Please Contact Us for a copy of Fresno Metro Ministry's Making Connections Community Resource Directory or visit Publications for a listing of all of our printed resources.

California Report Card 2000
www.childrennow.org
Children Now produced the California Report Card 2000. This report card and companion databook, California: The State of Our Children, focused on the status of a new generation of California teenagers, providing information for those developing policies that seek to capitalize on these special years. The 1999 version of these reports focused on children ages zero to five. These reports and more can be found at www.childrennow.org/publications.html.


Mexican-American Prevalence and Services Survey (MAPSS) - Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola of the Latino Mental Health Task Force and California State University Fresno
In this study, the prevalence of and risk factors for 12 psychiatric disorders were examined by sex and ethnicity (Indian vs non-Indian) among Mexican migrant farm-workers working in Fresno County, California. The results underscore the risk posed by cultural adjustment problems, the potential for progressive deterioration of this population's mental health, and the need for culturally appropriate mental health services. Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola was the Principal Investigator for this study and founded the Latino Mental Health Task Force. The study was published by the American Journal of Public Health in April 2000. The abstract and complete article can be ordered at www.apha.org.


Disparities in Health Insurance and Access to Care for Residents Across U. S. Cities - UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu
This report, published in August 2000, outlines disparities health insurance coverage and access to health care for among moderate- and low-income non-elderly residents of the nation's largest metropolitan areas. The complete report can be found at www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/DisparitiesInHealthInsuranceReport(MSA).pdf, and for data from this report on Fresno, California specifically, please visit to www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/FresnoCA.pdf

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Study Linking Improved Air Quality with Decreased Emergency Visits for Asthma - Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
www.cdc.gov
Atlanta's inner-city children on Medicaid seemed to benefit the most from this Olympic experiment in city transportation planning showing a 42% decrease in asthma-related emergency room visits. The study was released in the February 21st edition of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). This article can be ordered at www.jama.ama-assn.org. To view the CDC press release, please visit www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r010221.htm


Getting Health Care When You Are Uninsured: A Survey of Uninsured Patients at Six Health Care Facilities in Fresno, California - The Access Project and Central California Legal Services
www.accessproject.org - The Access Project
www.centralcallegal.org - Central California Legal Services
The Access Project collaborated with 24 community-based organizations to survey the uninsured on their experiences and perceptions of the care they received from local health care institutions. In Fresno, California the Fresno Health Consumer Center of Central California Legal Services was one of the 24 community based organizations to participate in this study. Please visit www.accessproject.org/projects.htm to read about the project, chose Fresno to read about the local participating organization, or visit www.accessproject.org/downloads/Fresno.pdf to download the entire Fresno study.

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Children's Defense Fund
www.childrensdefense.org
The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) provides a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. They pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. CDF also educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investment before they get sick or into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family breakdown.


The 100% Campaign: Health Insurance for Every California Child
www.100percentcampaign.org
Children Now, Children's Defense Fund and The Children's Partnership, with primary support from The California Endowment, have joined in a coordinated effort to ensure that all of California's children obtain the health coverage they need to grow up healthy and strong.


Kaiser Family Foundation
www.kff.org
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public.


The California Budget Project
www.cbp.org
The California Budget Project (CBP) engages in independent fiscal and policy analysis and public education with the goal of improving public policies affecting the economic and social well-being of low- and middle-income Californians.


California Food Policy Advocates
www.cfpa.net
California Food Policy Advocates is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of low-income Californians by increasing their access to nutritious and affordable food. As California's only statewide anti-poverty program with a focus on hunger and malnutrition among low-income people, CFPA employs a variety of strategies to develop and implement public policies that recognize the value of adequate nutrition and its fundamental contribution to good health and development, education and productivity.


The Access Project
www.accessproject.org
The Access Project collaborates with community initiatives to increase access to health care for the uninsured. Project staff train local activists, provide information and offer networking opportunites nationwide to effect policy change and to stimulate consensus for health care reform at the local, state and national levels.


NheLP National Health Law Program
www.healthlaw.org
The National Health Law Program is a national public interest law firm that seeks to improve health care for America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly and people with disabilities. NHeLP serves legal services programs, community-based organizations, the private bar, providers and individuals who work to preserve a health care safety net for the millions of uninsured or underinsured low-income people.


UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Reseach is one of the nations leading health policy research centers and the premier sources of policy information in California. It conducts research on national, state and local health policy issues, provides policy analysis and training as a public service to policy makers and community leaders, and offers educational opportunites for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.


Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
www.chcs.org
The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) is a nonprofit, policy resource center that promotes high quality health care services for low-income populations and people with chronic illnesses and disabilities. They achieve this objective by conducting policy analysis, testing model products and providing "real world" training and technical assistance to our key audiences: purchasers of publicly-financed health care, managed care organizations and consumer groups.


Families USA
www.familiesusa.org
Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans. Working at the national, state and community levels, they have earned a national reputation as an effective voice for health care consumers for over 15 years.


The California Policy Research Center
www.ucop.edu/cprc
The University of California established the California Policy Research as a systemwide research and public service program charged with applying the extensive research expertise of the UC system to the analysis, development and implementation of state policy and federal policy issues of statewide importance. CPRC is convened by the Governor, the President pro Tempore of the Senate and the Senate Minority Leader, the Speaker of the Assembly and the Assembly Minority Leader, and the President of the University of California, who appoint a 25-member Steering Committee to oversee the Center's work. CPRC provides technical assistance to policy makers, commissions policy-relevant research by UC faculty and affiliated researchers on major statewide issues, oversees legislatively mandated research projects, and disseminates UC research findings through publications, special briefings in the state capitol and other locations throughout California, and other activities co-sponsored with university-based programs and state government entities.


Environmental Working Group
www.ewg.org
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is a leading content provider for public interest groups and concerned citizens who are campaigning to protect the environment. EWG has developed collaborative relationships with over 400 public interest organizations in the United States, on issues as varied as pesticides in the air in California, to pedestrian fatalities nationwide. EWG provides information and policy analysis to the general public, environmental organizations and other public interest groups, journalists and policy makers. Many EWG reports are developed as a series of state-level studies and are released in collaboration with public interest organizations in dozens of cities and states.


Surface Transportation Policy Project
www.transact.org
The Surface Transportation Policy Project is a national not-for-profit organization formed in 1990 to advocate for better transportation and travel choices, stronger linkages between land use, social equity, and transportation investments, and more public involvement in the transportation decision-making process. STPP is based in Washington, DC, with field offices in California and New Mexico.


Latino Coalition for a Healthy America
www.lchc.org
The Latino Coalition began as a project of the Public Advocates, Inc. They operate programs to develop health policy briefs, position papers and to mobilize communities of color around health policy and active participation in advocacy. The project was designed to provide health policy positions structured by leading Latino health experts, build coalitions and diverse constituencies to support policy positions that would bring about social change for the uninsured, the immigrant and under-served people of color with an emphasis on Latino health.


National Association of Latino Elected Officials
www.naleo.org
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund was established in 1981 to promote the participation of Latinos in the nation's civic life. The NALEO Ed. Fund carries out this mission by developing and implementing programs that promote the integration of Latino immigrants into American society, developing future leaders among Latino youth, providing assistance and training to the nation's Latino elected and appointed officials; and by conducting research on issues important to the Latino population.


Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
http://apiahf.org
The Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) is a national advocacy organization dedicated to promoting policy, program and research efforts for the improvement of health status of all Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.


California Healthcare Foundation
www.chcf.org
The mission of the California Healthcare Foundation is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of the people of California. The California HealthCare Foundation was established in May 1996 as a result of the conversion of Blue Cross of California from a non-profit health plan to WellPoint Health Networks, a for-profit corporation. The Foundation is one of two philanthropies created by the conversion; the other is The California Endowment which is the principal charitable entity.


Some California Health Related Grantmaking Institutions

The California Wellness Foundation
www.tcwf.org
The mission of The California Wellness Foundation is to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education and disease prevention.

The California Endowment
www.calendow.org
The mission of the California Endowment is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians.

Health Related Government Sites

Fresno County Human Services System
www.fresnohumanservices.org

California Children and Families Commission
www.ccfc.ca.gov

California Department of Health Services
www.dhs.cahwnet.gov

National Center for Health Statistics
www.cdc.gov/nchswww/

National Institute of Health
www.nih.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov

Healthy People 2010
www.health.gov/healthypeople/

Agency for Health Care and Policy Research
www.ahcpr.gov

Administration on Aging
www.aoa.gov

Surgeon General
www.surgeongeneral.gov

United States Census Bureau
www.census.gov