The CHEAC Office will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The CHEAC Weekly Update will not be published next week. We will resume normal operations on Monday, December 2.
Read More »The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) recently issued a series of updates related to CalAIM, behavioral health integration, and pharmacy services. CalAIM Stakeholder Process As you recall, DHCS recently revealed its California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) proposal, the multi-year initiative by DHCS to improve the quality of life and health outcomes of Medi-Cal…
Read More »The CHEAC Office will be closed on Monday, November 11 in observance of Veteran’s Day. We will resume normal operations on Tuesday, November 12.
Read More »The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Board of Directors last week approved new and updated policy statements on a range of topics. The NACCHO policy statements inform and support NACCHO’s national advocacy for local health departments and programmatic work, as well as message to the general public stances on various issues…
Read More »Yesterday, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Alzheimer’s Disease Program released the new California Healthy Brain Initiative Funding Opportunity Request for Applications (RFA). The RFA process opened October 17 and will close on January 6, 2020. $4.5 million is available to six local health jurisdictions, including up to two rural counties and at least…
Read More »The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) today issued guidance related to the 2019-20 Governor’s Budget investment of $20 million from the Mental Health Services Fund to encourage additional counties to initiate Whole Person Care-like pilot capacity at the local level. California has successfully established 25 Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilot programs throughout the…
Read More »As a friendly reminder, the 2019 CHEAC Annual Meeting will be held next Wednesday, October 9 through Friday, October 11 at the Westin Pasadena. Annual meeting attendees are encouraged to reference the email with key reminders as they prepare to travel to Pasadena. Due to the Annual Meeting, the CHEAC Office will be closed for…
Read More »The Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) this week opened registration for its 2020 Annual Conference which will be held February 24 and 25 in Sacramento. The 24th Annual Conference theme is Taking Bold Steps in Uncertain Times and will explore the steps California is taking to improve health care and coverage in the state against…
Read More »The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and others, launched the 2019-20 flu vaccine campaign to promote the CDC’s recommendation for everyone age six months and older to get an annual flu vaccine. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar announced…
Read More »The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), with support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has announced a continuation of a technical assistance opportunity, “Strong Systems, Stronger Communities,” to local health departments. NACCHO will support LHDs in moving upstream to address social determinants of health and health equity…
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