The California Department of Aging (CDA) will again host a webinar as part of its multi-part series on “Equity in Aging.” The next webinar will occur on Wednesday, March 3 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am and is entitled, “Culturally Informed Policy & Programs: With and For Asian & Pacific Islander Older Adults.” The webinar…
Read More »On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new partnership with the Biden-Harris Administration to launch a pilot project to establish two COVID-19 community vaccination sites in Alameda and Los Angeles counties. The pilot sites will be based at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum and the California State University, Los Angeles and are part of the federal administration’s…
Read More »This week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a series of actions intended to increase COVID-19 vaccine administration nationwide, as well as support other key COVID-19 response activities. This week’s activities include: Increased Vaccine Supply: The Biden-Harris Administration indicated overall, weekly vaccine supply to states, tribes, and territories will be 10.5 million doses nationwide beginning this week….
Read More »This afternoon, the Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health & Human Services convened its first hearing of the year to review the Newsom Administration’s proposed investments in a number of areas under the jurisdiction of the California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Agency. In addition to CHHS items, the subcommittee heard…
Read More »This week, the Department of Finance (DOF) issued a letter to legislative leaders notifying them of a Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget adjustment to support continued COVID-19 pandemic response activities by local health departments statewide. The DOF notification specifies that 70 percent, or $1.2 billion, of the federal Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) Enhancing Detection funds…
Read More »This afternoon, CDPH Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Tomás Aragón revoked the state’s Hospital Surge Order which was issued on January 5, 2021, amid the urgent statewide crisis related to ICU capacity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The order was intended to spread the COVID-19 burden across hospitals and ensure all patients received…
Read More »CDPH Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Tomás Aragón on Wednesday issued a letter to all COVID-19 vaccine providers statewide clarifying vaccine guidance and urging providers to distribute doses as quickly as possible. The letter directs providers to manage vaccine inventory normally and report shots administered and inventory daily. CDPH additionally indicates the state…
Read More »The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), as part of its efforts to simplify and streamline the vaccine management process, has announced its recently launched CalVax Provider system will now become myCAvax. According to the Newsom Administration, the name change will reduce confusion with other systems and will have a similar look to California’s vaccine…
Read More »This afternoon, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) issued a report describing how COVID-19 spending is reflected in the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) budget. The LAO report provides information on CDPH’s COVID-19 spending, as well as funding that has flowed through CDPH’s budget to California’s 61 local health departments to support local response…
Read More »This week, the Center at Sierra Health Foundation, in partnership with the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), today announced awarding more than $17.3 million in grants to 110 community-based organizations (CBOs) statewide to support community engagement, provide public health education, and encourage COVID-19 vaccination. Organizations received…
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