U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams recently issued a report on smoking cessation, the 34th tobacco-related Surgeon General report published since 1964. In 1990, the Surgeon General issued the report, The Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation. The latest report summarizes the latest evidence on the health benefits of smoking cessation, including recent scientific evidence on the…
Read More »WHO On Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the ongoing coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the declaration, noting, “Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed the emergence of a previously unknown pathogen, which has escalated into an unprecedented outbreak, and which has…
Read More »The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the Office of the California Surgeon General continue to solicit request for proposals (RFPs) for the ACEs Aware initiative with an application due date of February 10. The initiative is California’s approach screening children and adults for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in primary care and to treat…
Read More »Last week, CHEAC sent out our annual survey to assess California local health department readiness to apply for national public health accreditation. Currently 16 local health departments, as well as the California Department of Public Health, have completed the public health accreditation process and been awarded. CHEAC’s survey is intended to track California’s progress statewide….
Read More »Earlier this week, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced the first round of awardees for the California Community Reinvestment Grants (CalCRG). Recall these grants are for the first cycle of funding (FY 18/19) awarded from the Proposition 64 (Adult Use of Marijuana) grants program intended to support activities for communities disproportionately…
Read More »We are pleased to announce that the Merced County Public Health Department was awarded accreditation status by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) this week. Merced County becomes the 15th local health department awarded PHAB recognition in California, in addition to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Please join us in congratulating all of…
Read More »On Monday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, its affiliates, and Dr. Richard S. Sackler for “creating a public nuisance, deceptive marketing of prescription opioid drugs, and violations of unfair competition law” with the intent to “hold Purdue and Dr. Richard Sackler accountable for the public health crisis they helped…
Read More »The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) will be hosting a full-day workshop on Community Health Assessments (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIP) on Thursday, June 27, at the CDPH Natomas Office located in Sacramento. This workshop will focus on tools and resources that help improve a community’s health and promotes health equity, cover…
Read More »This spring, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued emergency regulations related to the cannabis dual-licensing system: 1) compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and 2) the need for specific requirements and guidance to ensure that the use of shared-use facilities by cannabis manufacturers are compliant with the state’s statutory requirements. CHEAC…
Read More »California’s emergency cannabis regulations for each of the three state-level regulatory agencies were officially readopted on June 4, 2018, and are now in effect as of June 6, 2018. These readopted emergency regulations will be in effect for 180 days. During that time, the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), the California Department of Public Health…
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