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Primary and Rural Health

The mission of the Primary and Rural Health (PRH) Division is to improve the health status of special, targeted population groups living in medically underserved urban and rural areas of California. The principal objective of the PRH Division is to improve and make more accessible comprehensive primary and preventive health care services and other public health services for at-risk persons, including the medically uninsured or indigent, and those who would otherwise have either limited or no access to services due to cultural or language barriers.

Primary and Rural Health Program Information

California State Office of Rural Health

Provides a framework for linking small rural communities with state and federal resources.

Expanded Access to Primary Care

Provide funding to improve the quality of health care and to expand access to primary and preventive health care to medically underserved areas and populations.

Indian Health Program

improve the health status of American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) living in urban, rural, and reservation/rancheria communities throughout California.

J-1 Visa Waiver Program

Recommends J-1 Visa Waivers to Federal Department of State. Prioritizes primary care physicians working in underserved areas.

Rural Health Services Development Program

Provides funding to develop and maintain primary health care services in rural areas; provide financial and technical assistance to primary care clinics

Seasonal Agricultural and Migratory Workers

Develops and maintains primary health care services in rural and urban areas; provide financial and technical assistance to primary care clinics