On Monday, March 14, Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services will be hearing the Governor’s health care workforce budget proposals under issue 7. While the focus is on the health care workforce, CHEAC has been invited to join the panel discussion to highlight the challenges the public health workforce is experiencing,…
Read More »This week, the U.S. Congress passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill to fund the federal government through Federal Fiscal Year 2022, which ends in September. The final bill includes funding increases to public health agencies and programs under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including a $582 million increase for the…
Read More »On Tuesday evening, Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address to an in-person audience of the California State Legislature. Governor Newsom, in his relatively brief address, touted the many successes of the state across a wide range of subjects, including climate change mitigation, economic growth and development, innovation, and social safety net…
Read More »On Wednesday, the Senate Health Committee and Special Committee on Pandemic Response convened a joint informational hearing entitled, “The Long Haul: Preparing for the Impacts of Long COVID.” The hearing featured four panels of medical and public health experts, patients, and consumers to discuss the overview of long COVID, the experience of living with long…
Read More »Following its recent update to the National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, the Biden-Harris Administration announced additional details on its nationwide Test-to-Treat Initiative. Through the program, individuals who test positive for COVID-19 will be able to visit local pharmacy-based clinics and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), and long-term care facility residents in one stop, be assessed by…
Read More »On Thursday, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), at the recommendation of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), extended its security directive requiring the use of a mask on public transportation and transportation hubs for one month, through April 18, 2022. According to the CDC, during that time, the agency will work with…
Read More »U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has announced a request for information (RFI) on the impact and prevalence of health misinformation in the digital information environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Surgeon General Murthy seeks to understand the impact of COVID-19 misinformation on public health and the health care infrastructure during the pandemic, including quality of care,…
Read More »The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) will host a webinar on Thursday, March 17 entitled “Transitioning Out of the COVID-19 Emergency Phase.” The BPC will host CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky to discuss her COVID-19 forecast for 2022. Other leading public health experts will participate in a discussion of the implications of the eventual end of…
Read More »The California Health and Human Services (CalHHS) Agency, in partnership with its Departments of Health Care Services, Managed Health Care, Public Health, Health Care Access and Information, and the Office of the California Surgeon General, will host a webinar on March 15, 2022, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm to provide an overview of the…
Read More »The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week announced a series of funding opportunities totaling nearly $35 million to strengthen and expand suicide prevention programs and strengthen community mental health services for the country’s children and young adults. Funding for the programs, in part, was provided through the American Rescue Plan Act…
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