California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly on Thursday announced the establishment of a Master Plan for Aging Stakeholder Advisory Committee. Recall, Governor Gavin Newsom in January called for the creation of a statewide master plan and issued an executive order tasking CHHS with the development and issuance of a plan by…
Read More »As a friendly reminder, registration for the 2019 CHEAC Annual Meeting will close on September 1. This year’s annual meeting will be held from October 9 – October 11 at the Westin Pasadena and will provide local health department professionals representing a wide variety of disciplines throughout California with networking and learning opportunities. We are…
Read More »This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom announced membership to the new statewide Alzheimer’s Prevention and Preparedness Task Force, a group tasked with developing a plan to address and manage Alzheimer’s disease and other aging-related conditions throughout California. Recall, Newsom announced the creation of the task force during his State of the State address in February and…
Read More »On Tuesday, California State Auditor Elaine Howle released the audit report, “Department of Health Care Services: It Has Not Ensured That Medi-Cal Beneficiaries in Some Rural Counties Have Reasonable Access to Care.” The audit came at the request of Senator Jim Nielsen and was approved by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee in August 2018. The…
Read More »The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) recently announced an opportunity for individuals to serve on a new Executive Steering Committee (ESC) for the Proposition 64 Public Health & Safety Grant Program (Prop. 64 PH&S Grant Program). Recall, this funding is directed to local governments to assist with law enforcement, fire protection, or other…
Read More »The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Center for Healthy Communities (CHC) recently released an 11-minute public health video on indoor dampness and mold, providing science-based advice aimed at county and city housing code enforcers. The video was produced by a microbiologist and an epidemiologist from the Indoor Air Quality Program in CDPH’s Environmental Health…
Read More »Early bird registration for the 2019 CHEAC Annual Meeting ends in just over one week on July 31. This year’s annual meeting will be held from October 9 – October 11 at the Westin Pasadena and will provide local health department professionals representing a wide variety of disciplines throughout California with networking and learning opportunities….
Read More »On Wednesday, a coalition of public health and health equity advocates, medical providers, and lawmakers emerged to renew a push for a statewide sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax. The coalition – Californians for Less Soda – is comprised of organizations including the American Heart Association, California Medical Association, California Dental Association, Public Health Advocates, and the…
Read More »Early bird registration for the 2019 CHEAC Annual Meeting ends in just over two weeks on July 31. This year’s annual meeting will be held from October 9 – October 11 at the Westin Pasadena and will provide local health department professionals representing a wide variety of disciplines throughout California with networking and learning opportunities….
Read More »This week, Covered California announced rates for health plan coverage in 2020, indicating the individual market will see a preliminary rate change of 0.8 percent – the lowest increase in rates since Covered California’s launch in 2014. For context, the five-year actual average increase over previous six years was 7.9 percent. According to Covered California,…
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