First comprehensive report on Sacramento’s Geographic Managed Care program is released.

The Sacramento County Commission on Geographic Managed Care, a program of the Community Services Planning Council, commissioned a study of the impacts of Geographic Managed Care (GMC) in Sacramento County eight years after the program’s inception.  The results are presented in a report to the community, “Sacramento Geographic Managed Care:  Eight Years Later.”   The report takes a look at publicly available data on access to care, quality of care, and the benefits and limitations of GMC, the managed care model that uses private health plans to provide care to more than 160,000 Medi-Cal beneficiaries in Sacramento County.  Click here to view the report. *

Read new issue papers on transportation and housing from the Policy and Advocacy Unit.

The Sacramento Hunger Commission and the Neighborhood Ride shuttle project are featured in a recent new publication from the Community Food Security Coalition, called "Weaving the Food Web." Text and photos describe eight innovative projects throughout California that improve access to wholesome foods through the creation of community-based food systems. The Sacramento project is particularly interesting because of its multiple focus; as the article noted the Neighborhood Ride shuttles serve a wide range of transportation needs for seniors, disabled residents and workers.

A pdf file of the publication is available from the Community Food Security Coalition website at www.foodsecurity.org. A limited number of free copies will be available at the Hunger Commission office. E-mail the Hunger Commission for more information.

Foster Care Report from the Children's Coalition

See the Press Release or view the entire report through the
Coalition's reports page.

Hands On Sacramento Volunteer

Read about an HOS Project Leader in The Sacramento Bee.

New Senior Information Centers

InfoLine Sacramento has established two new Senior Information Centers where older adults can go to access most of InfoLine's community resource information via computer. Supplementary printed information on housing, recreation opportunities and other topics is also available. The computer program, Directory on Disk, is very user-friendly, and staff and volunteers at the site can show people how to use it. The two new centers are located at the Senior Center of Elk Grove and at the Stanford Settlement Senior Center in North Sacramento. They join the original two centers at the Cordova Senior Center and at the Older Adult Resource Center on Broadway near Stockton Boulevard. For exact locations and hours call InfoLine Sacramento at (916) 498-1000.

Shots for Tots - Health Disparities Task Forces

State data indicates that the immunization rates among African Americans and Latinos are among the lowest in the state. Two sub-committees have formed recently to look at this issue in our region and develop a strategy to improve immunization rates for these populations.

The African American Health Disparities Task Force has decided on five project recommendations for Sacramento County. Shirley Shelton, of the state Black Infant Health program, presented a report on the group's findings at the July 9 Coalition Meeting.

The Latino Health Disparities Task Force met August 12. The group gathered and reviewed data to determine which communities in Yolo County will most benefit from a targeted outreach strategy. For more information, please contact Terri Hayes at (916) 447-7063 ext. 305.

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