This week, the Public Health Alliance of Southern California (Alliance) launched the Healthy Places Index (HPI) 3.0, representing a new, more robust tool designed to advance health equity and racial justice at the neighborhood and community levels. HPI 3.0 features updated data and new tools to support the ability to compare data across geographies and…
Read More »CHEAC is proud to publish the latest edition of the #WeArePublicHealth Newsletter, featuring the critical work of California local health departments in protecting and promoting the health of all Californians. The March 2022 edition features an op-ed by Senator Richard Pan and Assembly Member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, the work of public health nurses in local jurisdictions,…
Read More »This week in Sacramento was marked by a flurry of legislative activities in both the State Senate and Assembly as lawmakers present and hear measures in policy committees. Lawmakers engaged in a steady pace of policy committee hearings as they work toward a 10-day Spring Recess set to begin next Thursday, April 7. Of note…
Read More »On Monday, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services heard various proposals under the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), and the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), regarding the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative and various Medi-Cal benefits, and DMHC proposals. Jacey Cooper, State Medicaid Director & Chief…
Read More »Senator Richard Pan and Assembly Member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry this week penned an op-ed in CalMatters, urging the Legislature and Governor to fund the Public Health Equity and Readiness Opportunity (Public HERO) initiative to bolster the state’s public health workforce and training pipeline. The Public HERO Initiative builds on the Governor’s $300 million ongoing budget proposal…
Read More »The California Budget and Policy Center (CBPC) published a public health spending fact sheet that highlights the chronic underfunding of public health in California. The fact sheet details the California Department of Public Health as well as local health department’s critical role in protecting and promoting California’s health and well-being, and how funding has not…
Read More »Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday issued Executive Order N-7-22 to address historic drought conditions statewide. The Governor’s order calls on local water suppliers to activate drought contingency plans and directs the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to evaluate the adoption of regulations banning irrigation of “non-functional” turf adjacent to large industrial or commercial buildings….
Read More »Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced several appointments of interest. These include: Maral Farsi, Deputy Director of Legislative and Governmental Affairs, California Department of Public Health – Ms. Farsi has served as Deputy Director of Legislative and Inter-Governmental Affairs at the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development since 2018. Farsi was Regional Director of Governmental…
Read More »President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Monday issued his administration’s federal budget proposal for the 2023 federal fiscal year. The $5.7 trillion budget proposal seeks to continue the nation’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthen the country’s fiscal and economic conditions, promote economic and job opportunities, and address nationwide challenges related to climate change, health,…
Read More »On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized a second booster dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccines for older adults and certain immunocompromised individuals. The FDA previously authorized a single booster dose for certain immunocompromised individuals following completion of a three-dose primary vaccination series. According to the FDA,…
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