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Central Valley Tries Anti-Obesity Tactics

The Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Project partners with community organizations and residents to challenge policies and environments that don’t support a healthy lifestyle.

First Step in Reform: Primary Care

The heart of a successful reform effort under the Affordable Care Act will be the creation and implementation of the patient-centered medical home model of care, according to testimony at an Assembly Committee on Health hearing in the Capitol Tuesday.

“We need to look at better management of chronic conditions,” said Assembly member Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), chair of the Committee on Health. “It’s one of the greatest cost factors in our health care system.”

How much cost?

California Behind National Curve in Care for Chronically Ill Children

California is behind the national curve in caring for chronically ill children, according to a study released last week by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health based in Palo Alto.

In particular, the coordination of care and access to specialists for California’s chronically ill children ranks among the worst six states in the nation, according to the study.

San Diego Diabetes Program Working, Gaining Attention

Community-based diabetes treatment using low-cost, culturally focused interventions can lead to effective disease management, according to a series of studies of a long-running San Diego program. Project Dulce’s success and alignment with larger goals of the Affordable Care Act have attracted attention around the country.