This week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that Dr. Marisa Ramos has been appointed as the Chief of the CDPH Office of AIDS. Dr. Ramos has been with CDPH for 11 years and has been serving as the Interim Office of AIDS Chief, as well as the Surveillance and Prevention Evaluation and…
Read More »On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of Bradley Gilbert as the Director of the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). Dr. Gilbert has been a retired annuitant at the Inland Empire Health Plan since 2019 where he previously held several positions since 1996, including medical director, chief medical officer, and chief executive…
Read More »WHO On Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the ongoing coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the declaration, noting, “Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed the emergence of a previously unknown pathogen, which has escalated into an unprecedented outbreak, and which has…
Read More »The City of Long Beach Health & Human Services Department was recently featured on the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) Podcast from Washington, a podcast series that provides public health professionals with in-depth interviews featuring some of the field’s top officials. In the most recent episode, NACCHO staff interview Latino Health…
Read More »The CHEAC Office will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2020, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. We will resume normal operations on Tuesday, January 21.
Read More »Today, Governor Newsom announced Jacey Cooper’s appointment as State Medicaid Director and Chief Deputy Director of Health Care Programs at the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). Since 2016, Ms. Cooper served as Assistant Deputy Director of Health Care Delivery Systems at DHCS since 2016. She also served Vice President at Meridian Healthcare Partners and…
Read More »On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom’s Council of Regional Homeless Advisors, led by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, revealed their recommendations for reducing street homelessness, breaking down barriers keeping individuals experiencing homelessness from accessing mental health and substance use services, and findings ways to reduce the cost and boost the…
Read More »The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently launched a new initiative, “Active People, Healthy Nation,” with a goal of helping 27 million Americans become more physically active by 2027. The initiative uses five steps to coordinate actions to achieve its goal through supporting physical activity initiatives at the national, state, and local…
Read More »On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a press release announcing his Executive Order N-23-20 to reduce street homelessness, reduce barriers for homeless individuals to access health care and other services, and increase housing options for those experiencing homelessness. The executive order, effective immediately, requires: All state agencies named in the Executive Order to develop metrics…
Read More »The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) on Wednesday announced that is has renamed the multi-year reform initiative aimed at improving the health outcomes and quality of life for California’s population in Medi-Cal. Recall, DHCS released its formal proposal to incorporate several state innovations that have been successfully tested through California’s federal 1115 waivers…
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