CHEAC Office Closed on Independence Day
The CHEAC Office will be closed on Wednesday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. CHEAC Staff wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday!
Read More »Early Bird Price for 2018 CHEAC Annual Meeting Expires in Two Weeks
2018 CHEAC Annual Meeting registration is open, and two weeks remain before the early bird registration price expires. CHEAC Members are encouraged to register and book a hotel room at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento as soon as possible. This year’s annual meeting will be held from October 17 – October 19 and will provide local…
Read More »Governor Brown Signs the 2018-19 State Budget
On Wednesday, Governor Jerry Brown signed his final budget, the Budget Act of 2018 (SB 840), while highlighting his significant accomplishment of taking the state from a $27 billion deficit to one that continues to save for the next recession and includes significant investments for combating homelessness, protecting immigrants, and providing K-14 and higher education….
Read More »Ballot Initiatives Influence State Budget and Policy, Budget Trailer Bill Bans Local Soda Taxes
The ability for local governments to impose taxes and fees on sodas and sugar-sweetened beverages was highly debated in the California State Legislature this week. Two trailer bills, SB 872 and AB 1838 were introduced to ban the ability for local jurisdictions to impose new taxes on groceries, which by definition includes sugar-sweetened beverages/sodas, until…
Read More »Legislature Reaches Fiscal Bill Deadline, One Week Remains before Summer Recess
Today is the deadline for the California Legislature policy committees to hear and report all fiscal bills, which resulted in a busy week of committee hearings and amendments to bills. Next Friday, July 6 is the deadline for policy committees to hear and report all non-fiscal bills and also the start of the Legislature’s month-long…
Read More »Senate Passes Own Version of Farm Bill, Does Not Include Significant SNAP Modifications
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed its own version of the Farm Reauthorization Bill (S. 3042) on a bipartisan vote of 86-11. The Senate’s $867 billion Farm Bill does not include major modifications to nutrition title provisions that govern the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and SNAP-Education (SNAP-Ed). Despite the fact that several senators filed…
Read More »Plumas County Public Health to Hold Conference on Rural Opioid Epidemic
The Plumas County Public Health Agency invites local health department professionals and others engaged in rural opioid work to the Tools and Strategies for Rural Opioid Work Conference on August 28-29 in Quincy, CA. The two-day conference is free to attend and will highlight best practices used by harm reduction programs, nature and strengths of…
Read More »Public Health Toolkit for Addressing the Opioid Epidemic Now Available
The Massachusetts Health Officers Association (MHOA) recently released Essential Measures: A Local Public Health Toolkit for Addressing the Opioid Epidemic. The toolkit is intended to be used as a framework to plan from, initiate, expand upon, and collaborate on strategies available to LHDs to address the opioid epidemic. Notably, the toolkit’s framework encompasses the 10…
Read More »CDPH Releases End of Life Option Act Annual Report
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recently released the 2017 End of Life Option Act Annual Report. Recall, the End of Life Option Act became law in June 2016 and allows qualified individuals diagnosed with a terminal disease to obtain and self-administer aid-in-dying drugs. CDPH is required to report annually the number of prescriptions…
Read More »PPIC Releases Report on Emergency Department Utilization after ACA
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) this week released a report examining health care coverage expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and their impact on the utilization of emergency department services. After controlling for factors such as patient age and health status, PPIC determined the odds of being a frequent emergency department user,…
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