This week, the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis released an interim report on federal action items needed to address the rising opioid epidemic throughout the country. The Commission recommends the Trump Administration, among other actions, declare a national emergency, mandate prescriber education, immediately establish and fund a federal incentive to…
Read More »Registration for the 2017 CHEAC Annual Meeting is now open! This year’s meeting theme is The Power of Public Health: Forging Opportunities in a Time of Change. The meeting will be held at the Anaheim Sheraton Park Hotel from Wednesday, October 18-Friday, October 20. To view the tentative conference agenda and to register, please visit…
Read More »After a dramatic week, Senate Republicans were unable to garner enough votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Below, we detail the series of events: Procedural Motion to Begin Debate: On Tuesday, the Senate held a vote on a motion to begin debate on the proposed options to repeal the ACA; the motion passed 51-50…
Read More »This week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Oral Health Program held two informational webinars on the Proposition 56 Local Oral Health Program. The webinars provided information about the new funding opportunity created through the recently-passed Proposition 56 to increase capacity within local health departments to address oral health. Proposition 56 will provide $30…
Read More »The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released technical guidance packages to assist local health departments and communities take advantage of the best available evidence to prevent and reduce violence. Each technical package is intended as a resource and information guide on prevention decision-making in communities in areas of sexual violence, child…
Read More »The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will be hosting a two-day workshop entitled, The Neurocognitive and Psychosocial Impacts of Trauma, next week on July 31-August 1. The workshop will feature a significant focus on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) by taking a systems-based approach to exploring ways in which the growing body of…
Read More »This week featured a flurry of activities around the Senate’s attempt to strike consensus on how to proceed with repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had initially hoped to hold a procedural vote to begin debate on the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) this week but was forced to…
Read More »The Legislature has officially adjourned for its one-month summer recess, concluding a steady week of policy committee hearings and legislative actions. Much of the focus this week was on the Legislature’s bipartisan passage of major climate change policy which extended the state’s cap-and-trade program to 2030, with concessions made for continued tax exemptions and an…
Read More »The Sonoma County Department of Health Services was named the Local Health Department of the Year by the National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO) during the recent NACCHO Annual Conference. The award recognizes and honors outstanding health department accomplishments, of which Sonoma County received special recognition of its efforts in cardiovascular disease…
Read More »This week, the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), and the Urban Counties of California (UCC) hosted a one-day Counties Cannabis Summit to explore the changing policy landscape related to medical and adult use cannabis in California. In attendance were key state regulators, county supervisors and senior staff, and…
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