***NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION*** -- U.S. Census Bureau Releases New Data on the Uninsured in Alameda County.County Hit Hard--Local Leaders Respond To Crisis at Press Conference OAKLAND Oakland, city (1990 pop. 372,242), seat of Alameda co., W Calif., on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1852. Together with San Francisco and San Jose, the city comprises the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States. , Calif. -- Elected officials, local health care providers, and community members will speak about the U.S. Census Bureau's most recent release of Alameda Alameda (ăləmē`də, –mā`də), city (1990 pop. 76,459), Alameda co., W central Calif., on an island just off the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; settled 1850, inc. as a city 1884. County data on the uninsured. Speakers will talk about the need for national health care reform and the impact of State budget cuts on health care services. [TABLE OMITTED] About the Alameda County Access to Care Collaborative The Alameda County Access to Care Collaborative is a unique coalition of health care provider organizations working to expand health coverage and increase access to high quality care for residents of Alameda County. Members of the Alameda County Access to Care Collaborative serve the largest numbers of people on Medi-Cal, and people who are uninsured in Alameda County. Members are: Alameda Alliance for Health, Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, Alameda County Social Services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales , Alameda County Public Health Dept., Alameda County Behavioral Health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or Care Services, Alameda County Medical Center, and the Alameda Health Consortium. Visit http://www.infoalamedacounty.org/ to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. reports by the Access to Care Collaborative. |
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