The American Public Health Association, the Prevention Institute, the Public Health Institute and the Trust for America’s Health are co-sponsoring a webinar on Tuesday, February 28, from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm entitled Leadership Approaches to Defending and Advancing Prevention and Public Health. Their panel of experts will highlight policy priorities for advancing prevention and…
Read More »Yesterday, a panel of three judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Trump Administration’s request to overturn US District Court Judge Robart’s ruling that placed a nationwide temporary restraining order on the Administration’s Executive Order imposing a travel ban on travelers coming from seven countries in the Middle East and Africa. California,…
Read More »There is only one week remaining until registration for the LGA MAA/TCM Conference closes. The conference will take place on April 18-20, 2017, in Santa Rosa. The Conference includes workshops focused on the various aspects of the Medi-Cal Administrative Activities and Targeted Case Management programs, including claiming plans, new opportunities and present challenges. Conference details…
Read More »This week, NACCHO released their 2016 National Profile of Local Health Departments study exploring local health department funding, workforce, programs and partnerships. The main report can be viewed here. A summary of findings can be viewed in the 2016 Profile Highlights Report.
Read More »CHEAC joined over 350 organizations, both state and national, in a joint letter to President Trump on vaccine safety. The letter highlighted vaccines as safest and most cost-effective way of preventing disease, disability and death. The letter further dismisses the notion that vaccines are unsafe and provided a list of studies that demonstrate the safety…
Read More »Registration for the 2017 Let’s Get Healthy Innovation Conference is now open. The conference will take place on February 27, 2017 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Sacramento Convention Center and will focus on innovations happening in communities across the state. To register, please visit the link here.
Read More »Plumas County received the California State Association of Counties’ top Challenge Award honor in 2016, the California County’s Innovation Award, for their 20,000 Lives initiative, which sought to improve the quality of life by bringing the entire community together for change. CSAC produced a brief video highlighting initiative, which can be viewed here.
Read More »The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors appointed Barbie Robinson as the Sonoma County Director of Health Services. Ms. Robinson joined Sonoma County in February 2016 and has been serving as Interim Director since September 2016. Prior to that role, she served the county as Assistant Health Director. Ms. Robinson brings over 21 years of experience…
Read More »Last Friday, President Trump signed an Executive Order that restricted immigration into the country from seven countries identified as “majority Muslim,” suspended all refugee admissions for 120 days, and barred entry to the US for all Syrian refugees indefinitely. The order was met with a great amount of confusion, protests at airports across the country,…
Read More »This past Monday, the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development, Senate Agriculture and Senate Health Committees convened a joint hearing on cannabis regulation. The hearing featured updates from the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation within the Department of Consumer Affairs, California Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Department of Public Health regarding their respective roles….
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