On Wednesday, June 21, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) will host a webinar on low-cost strategies for tobacco prevention. The webinar will take place from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (PST) and will explore ways local health departments can integrate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Tips from…
Read More »This week, the Legislature debated a myriad of bills on the floor in an effort to meet today’s deadline for bills to be passed out of their house of origin. Policy committees did not conduct hearings this week, but will resume next week to begin hearing bills that advanced. Below, we highlight a handful of…
Read More »The Budget Conference Committee convened hearings this week to reconcile differences in the budget plans adopted by both houses. Senator Mitchell, the chair of the Conference Committee, announced the committee’s intent to cover Education and Health and Human Services issues today. At the time of this writing, Education discussions are in progress and Health and…
Read More »The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is inviting LHD staff to join the HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis Sentinel Network to gather and share information on LHD efforts, needs, challenges, and successes related to sexually transmitted diseases. Information will be collected from the Sentinel Network through brief quarterly queries and virtual…
Read More »The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) recently launched an Advocacy Toolkit to help public health professionals and advocates reach out to Members of Congress and their staff. The toolkit includes items such as strategies for communicating with Congress, tips on how to become a valuable resource for policymakers, budget and appropriations…
Read More »CHEAC will be closed on Monday, May 29, 2017, in observance of Memorial Day. We will return on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Enjoy the holiday weekend!
Read More »After months of Subcommittee budget hearings, the full Senate and Assembly Budget Committees convened hearings to adopt their respective spending plans. Actions consistent within both spending plans include: Approving $30 million from Proposition 56 (Tobacco Tax) funding for the Oral Health Program. Adopting the Administration’s May Revision proposal to mitigate the impact of shifting In-Home…
Read More »Today was the legislative deadline for fiscal committees to hear and report bills in their house of origin to the floor. Over the course of two days, more than 800 bills were reviewed by the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees. Below, we highlight several bills of interest to members. This week’s CHEAC bill chart is…
Read More »The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their updated score on the American Health Care Act (AHCA) of 2017, passed by the House of Representatives on May 4, which considers provisions included in the MacArthur Amendment. The CBO estimates 14 million more individuals would be uninsured in 2018, 19 million in 2020, growing to 23 million…
Read More »On Wednesday this week, the Trump Administration released their FY 2018 Budget proposal. Please recall that in March the Administration released a budget blueprint, which only outlined President Trump’s discretionary funding proposals. The release of the full budget document now includes federal mandatory budget proposals; however, the released budget does not provide any details on…
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