The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Office of Oral Health (OOH) will be holding an “Evaluation 101” webinar on Monday, October 22 from 10:00 am-11:30 am. The webinar will focus on the basic concepts of program evaluation as it relates to local oral health programs (LOHPs), and participants will learn about evaluations and their…
Read More »The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking comments on an upcoming Surgeon General’s Call to Action document with the working title, “Community Health and Prosperity.” The document seeks to clearly demonstrate that investments in community health have the potential to improve the health and prosperity of communities and issue a call…
Read More »For his final time as governor of California, Jerry Brown reached Sunday’s constitutional deadline to sign or veto bills passed by the California Legislature at the end of the legislative session. Brown cleared his desk on Sunday evening of the last of the last of the more than 1,200 bills passed by the California Legislature…
Read More »Governor Jerry Brown has until this Sunday, September 30 to sign or veto bills passed by the California Legislature at the end of the 2017-18 legislative session. While Governor Brown has been maintaining a steady pace of signing and vetoing bills this week, a significant number of bills remain outstanding before Sunday’s deadline. CHEAC will…
Read More »This week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that California’s adolescent birth rate continues to decline. A new state report indicates a record low of 15.7 births per 1,000 females between ages 15 and 19. These numbers indicate an 11 percent decline between 2015 and 2016. Between 2015 and 2016, the adolescent birth…
Read More »On Saturday, September 22, the Trump Administration released the text of proposed changes to how the federal government determines whether an immigrant is likely to become a “public charge.” Despite the public release of the text, the language has not officially been published by the Federal Register; therefore the 60-day window for public comments has…
Read More »With just under 10 days remaining for Governor Jerry Brown to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature prior to their August 31 adjournment, many bills await the Governor’s action. Governor Brown has maintained a pace of approximately 50 bills per day, signing more bills than issuing vetoes. On Tuesday, Governor Brown signed into…
Read More »On Thursday, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (Go-Biz) announced a series of workshops to solicit input and feedback on the California Community Reinvestment Grants Program that is currently under development pursuant to the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Proposition 64) that was passed by California voters in 2016. The program will provide…
Read More »Recently, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued two new resources related to the nationwide opioid epidemic. Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Spotlight on Opioids assembles opioid-related information from the Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health into one cohesive document to better inform the general public, particularly family and friends of individuals…
Read More »On Thursday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra cleared for circulation the ballot initiative proposal by the California Medical Association (CMA) and California Dental Association (CDA) that would establish a statewide tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). The initiative would create a fund for public health programs to prevent, treat, and research obesity, diabetes, dental diseases, and…
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