Principal Activities
Policy
Research Program:An annual research grants
competition for UC faculty interested in examining important state issues.
Research projects are selected by the CPRC Steering Committee, and findings are
presented in policy briefings and publications distributed to state officials
and policy analysts, scholars, journalists, the California congressional
delegation, and other interested parties.
Technical Assistance Program: Ongoing requests by state legislators and executive-branch officials
for information on a wide range of policy topics result in meetings, briefings,
roundtable discussions, conferences, task forces, data analyses, and policy
papers. The results of specialized policy research commissioned under the
Technical Assistance Program may be reported in the CPRC Policy Report and Brief series. Topics have included early childhood development, changing fiscal
realtionships of state and local governments, health care access in medically
underserved regions of California, international trade, federal budget
priorities, and the operation of the state's criminal justice
system.
California Program on Access to
Care: An applied policy-research program established at the request
of the state legislature to address issues related to access to health care for
low-income populations. CPAC's competitive research grants program and other
activities center on topics related to the Healthy Families Program, rural
health care, and immigrant health. The program also provides technical
assistance to state legislators and executive-branch officials, drawing on the
expertise of UC faculty as well as researchers in other California universities
and nonprofit research organizations.
Health
Initiative of the Americas : With
support from the California Endowment, the California HealthCare Foundation,
and University sources, HIA convenes health-care providers, government officials,
researchers, and nongovernmental organizations from California and Mexico to
facilitate development of bilateral health policies and programs for immigrant
workers and their families, in coordination with the California Department of
Health Services and the U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission's Migrant Health Working
Group. To expand access to health care services in both countries, CMHI is addressing
four key areas, focusing initially on the California migrant population: 1) health
education and disease prevention; 2) health insurance coverage and eligibility;
3) access to and utilization of health care systems, including culturally
relevant health services; and 4) occupational health and safety.
UC
Latino Policy Institute: A program established in 1990 as part of
UC's response to SCR 43 (1987), requesting that the University address problems
facing the state's Latino population in such areas as health, education,
employment, housing, and civic participation. The program, funded by the UC
Committee on Latino Research, conducts a competitive grants program and sponsors
applied research, policymaker briefings, and special commissioned projects on
California Latinos.
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