Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the California Department of Technology (CDT) announced the launch of a new digital COVID-19 vaccine verification tool, offering state residents who received a COVID-19 vaccination to conveniently access their vaccine record from the state’s immunization registry systems. California’s Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record, available on myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov, follows…
Read More »On Thursday, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) adopted revisions to the state’s COVID-19 prevention emergency temporary standards (ETS) that govern most workplaces throughout the state. OSHSB’s updates to the ETS follow several weeks of back-and-forth actions by the regulatory board as a result of…
Read More »For the third time on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), leaving in place the landmark law’s broad provisions on health care access and coverage originally enacted by Congress in 2010. The case, California v. Texas, was initiated by a coalition of 18 states and two individuals,…
Read More »This week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it is investing more than $3 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to accelerate the discovery, development, and manufacturing of antiviral medicines to develop the next generation of COVID-19 treatments. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and…
Read More »The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) this week announced the establishment of an $80 million Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (PHIT Workforce Program) to strengthen U.S. public health informatics and data science. The initiative will work closely with colleges…
Read More »In light of an extreme heat wave impacting many areas of the state, Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday issued an emergency proclamation to free up energy capacity and resources. The proclamation suspends certain permitting requirements, allows the use of back-up power generation, and frees up additional energy resources to help alleviate heat-induced demands on the…
Read More »During a visit to Kern County on Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the formation of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being, a new advisory council that will be tasked with exploring strategies for promoting physical and mental health, particularly among children and youth. The council will be led and convened by…
Read More »The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will host a webinar on Medi-Cal managed care and upcoming policy changes associated with the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative on Tuesday, June 29 from 2:00 pm-3:00 pm. The webinar is intended for counties and providers and will feature an opportunity to learn the latest…
Read More »The Center for Innovation in Academic Detailing on Opioids, a center within the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), will hold a webinar on Wednesday, June 23 from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm entitled, “What Do I Do with Inherited Patients on Opioids? A Webinar for Providers.” The webinar will share information and clinical tools about…
Read More »The de Beaumont Foundation is now offering a 15–20-hour online business certificate program designed specifically for public health professionals. This course, entitled BEAM – Building Expertise in Administration and Management, will focus on the following areas: strategic problem definition, budgeting, procurement, contracts, contract management, and financial health. BEAM was created to fill a gap identified…
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