This week, the Children Now’s Health Team released a report entitled, “Accountability for Medi-Cal Children’s Preventive Services: Medi-Cal Health Plans are Key to Improving Preventive Care for Kids,” examining the role of Medi-Cal managed care in ensuring optimal health among California children. Children Now assessed the utilization of various preventive health services, including lead screening,…
Read More »The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) and Aurrera Health Group will host a webinar on Wednesday, June 9 at 12:00 pm, to explore California’s medical respite landscape. The webinar will feature representatives from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, Aurrera Health Group, National Health Foundation, and the Hospitality House for a discussion on…
Read More »On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the launch of “Vax for the Win,” a multifaceted vaccinate incentive program aimed at motivating residents to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as the state approaches the June 15 retirement of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. Under the program, the following prizes will be available: $16.5 Million in Cash…
Read More »Today, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) made available its updated proposed emergency temporary standard (ETS) relative to COVID-19 precautions in workplace settings. Recall, Cal/OSHA last week announced it was delaying proposed action on its ETS proposal that would have allowed individuals to return to workplaces without physical distancing or face coverings…
Read More »On Thursday, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) announced its 2021 Innovative Practice Award Winners. The award recognizes programs developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrating effective community partnerships and collaboration, adaptability and program resilience, and innovation. 33 local health departments received this recognition with eight Gold Awardees, five Silver…
Read More »Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate confirmed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as Administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on a bipartisan 55-44 vote. Ms. Brooks-LaSure was then sworn into her new role by U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on Thursday. Brooks-LaSure becomes the first Black woman to lead the…
Read More »According to a poll conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a large majority of the public favors substantially increasing federal spending on improving the nation’s public health programs. A similar majority believes the activities of public health agencies in the…
Read More »The Healthy Aging Initiative of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is hosting a virtual event on Thursday, June 24 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. The convening will feature keynote speaker Dr. Reginald Tucker-Seeley, ScD, Assistant Professor of Gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, to discuss an organizational framework for…
Read More »Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) published its Beyond the Blueprint Framework for Industry and Business Sectors ahead of the state’s anticipated June 15 retirement of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. Under the Beyond the Blueprint framework, all sectors listed in the current Blueprint Activities and Business Tiers Chart may return to…
Read More »Earlier this week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced it would maintain its existing COVID-19 guidance related to the use of face coverings until June 15 when the state aims to retire the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. The move comes as the CDC last week announced it had updated its masking guidance…
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