This morning, President Donald Trump signed into law a sweeping $1.5 trillion tax reform measure. After entering into conference committee to finalize the measure last week, Congressional Republicans secured enough votes for the measure to gain passage in the House and Senate on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Wednesday afternoon, President Trump hosted Congressional Republicans at…
Read More »Late this week, Congress passed another short-term government funding measure, once again narrowly avoiding a government shutdown. Recall, Congress passed a two-week funding measure on December 7 that extended current federal government funding levels through today, December 22. Congressional Republicans were left scrambling to piece together a funding measure earlier this week after placing much…
Read More »Late Thursday, The U.S. House of Representatives passed an $81 billion disaster relief package to provide aid to communities impacted by hurricanes Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as wildfires in Northern and Southern California. The House measure was met with resistance in the Senate Thursday evening, where Senate Republican…
Read More »Given a surge in consumer interest, Covered California extended the enrollment deadline through today, December 22, for health coverage that will begin on January 1, 2018. Over the last two weeks, Covered California has experienced a significant increase in new consumers signing up for coverage. Overall open enrollment figures compared to last year are also…
Read More »The California Health and Human Services Agency is seeking feedback from stakeholders on the statewide Let’s Get Healthy initiative. In 2012, the Let’s Get Healthy Task Force adopted 10 year goals to improve the health and wellbeing of California. Six goal areas were developed and key indicators were identified to measure progress in these areas….
Read More »The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention Initiative is partnering with the Harm Reduction Coalition to hold a free, two-part webinar series about naloxone. Registration is requested by January 5, and information on the webinars is below: Part I: Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Tuesday, January 9, 10:00 am – 11:30…
Read More »The Trust for America’s Health released this week Ready or Not? Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism. The report determined that the country does not invest sufficiently to maintain strong, basic core capabilities for public health security readiness, and, instead, is in a continuous state of inefficiently reacting with federal emergency supplemental…
Read More »The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) recently released the report Strategies to Limit Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Young Children. The report summarizes the presentations and discussions of a workshop convened earlier this year by NASEM’s Food and Nutrition Board. The report may be accessed here.
Read More »The American Public Health Association, in conjunction with Transportation for America, recently produced a guidebook on Partnering with Metropolitan Planning Organizations to Advance Health Communities. The guide is intended for public health practitioners as a primer for working across various sectors to create and foster environments that support physical activity and advance health equity. Included…
Read More »On Wednesday, Senate and House Republicans struck an agreement on a consolidated sweeping tax reform bill. Recall, Congressional Republicans entered into conference last week to reconcile the differences between the Senate and House tax reform measures that were recently passed by both houses. Full details of the agreed-upon measure were not available at the time…
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