On Tuesday, California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris launched a statewide listening tour to raise awareness about the connections between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), toxic stress, and serious health conditions. In her first appearance at the Fruit Ridge Community Collaborative in Sacramento, Burke Harris discussed her priorities as California’s first state surgeon general, including raising…
Read More »This week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) released resources and materials for the 2019 Statewide Medical and Health Exercise Program. The materials include templates for this year’s exercise, slated to occur November 18-22, and feature discipline-specified objectives, scenarios, situation manuals, and other important materials. The…
Read More »The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently launched a new round of media materials from the Tips From Former Smokers, offering a powerful and compelling view into the health consequences of tobacco use. The new media materials include advertisements on national network and cable television, in magazines, and online. The advertisements feature…
Read More »The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) invites local health department leaders and staff to apply to its advisory workgroups to assist in informing and guiding NACCHO programming and projects. The advisory groups are utilized as a primary and recognized vehicle for identifying opportunities and challenges facing LHDs throughout the country, as…
Read More »ChangeLab Solutions recently released “A Blueprint for Changemakers: Achieving Health Equity Through Law & Policy,” a technical guidance document that provides an overview of a novel approach to reducing health inequities. Through legal and policy strategies for policymakers, public health practitioners, and community members, the blueprint is intended to support jurisdictions in dismantling systemic barriers…
Read More »The CHEAC Office will be closed tomorrow, Friday, March 29 in observance of Cesar Chavez Day. We will resume normal operations on Monday, April 1.
Read More »CHEAC is excited to again offer expanded workshops to our 2019 Annual Meeting attendees through collaborating with key partners to host workshop sessions. Recall, the 2019 CHEAC Annual Meeting will be held on October 9-11, 2019 in Pasadena and will provide local health department leadership and staff throughout California with networking and learning opportunities. This…
Read More »We are pleased to announce that San Bernardino County Department of Public Health was awarded accreditation status by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) this week. San Bernardino County becomes the 14th local health department awarded PHAB recognition in California, in addition to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Please join us in congratulating…
Read More »The California Legislature maintained a robust pace of committee hearings this week as it continues to shift from informational hearings to more substantive bill hearings. Two weeks remain before the Legislature’s 10-day Spring Recess which is set to begin on April 11. Notably this week, Senator Richard Pan gutted and amended SB 276 which would…
Read More »On Monday, Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services heard items related substance use disorder prevention and addiction treatment from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). State Public Health Officer and CDPH Director Dr. Karen Smith provided an overview of CDPH programs and activities…
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