The Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) has announced the dates and locations of its 2019 Regional Workgroup Convenings. ITUP regional workgroups bring together local leaders and community members to engage in constructive dialogue, problem-solving, and identification of creative policy solutions that expand access and improve the health of Californians. The workgroup findings are used to…
Read More »The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) recently issued two fact sheets that detail the Medi-Cal program and the current health care landscape for immigrants in California. The Medi-Cal fact sheet explores enrollment figures, beneficiary makeup, and services delivered, and the immigrant health care landscape fact sheet examines current coverage gaps, sources of care, and…
Read More »On Tuesday, California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris launched a statewide listening tour to raise awareness about the connections between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), toxic stress, and serious health conditions. In her first appearance at the Fruit Ridge Community Collaborative in Sacramento, Burke Harris discussed her priorities as California’s first state surgeon general, including raising…
Read More »This week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) released resources and materials for the 2019 Statewide Medical and Health Exercise Program. The materials include templates for this year’s exercise, slated to occur November 18-22, and feature discipline-specified objectives, scenarios, situation manuals, and other important materials. The…
Read More »The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) invites local health department leaders and staff to apply to its advisory workgroups to assist in informing and guiding NACCHO programming and projects. The advisory groups are utilized as a primary and recognized vehicle for identifying opportunities and challenges facing LHDs throughout the country, as…
Read More »The CHEAC Office will be closed tomorrow, Friday, March 29 in observance of Cesar Chavez Day. We will resume normal operations on Monday, April 1.
Read More »CHEAC is excited to again offer expanded workshops to our 2019 Annual Meeting attendees through collaborating with key partners to host workshop sessions. Recall, the 2019 CHEAC Annual Meeting will be held on October 9-11, 2019 in Pasadena and will provide local health department leadership and staff throughout California with networking and learning opportunities. This…
Read More »We are pleased to announce that San Bernardino County Department of Public Health was awarded accreditation status by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) this week. San Bernardino County becomes the 14th local health department awarded PHAB recognition in California, in addition to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Please join us in congratulating…
Read More »Last Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency on wildfires and directed his Administration to expedite forest management activities to protect 200 communities at an elevated wildfire risk ahead of the upcoming fire season. Newsom’s executive order provides waivers of administrative and regulatory requirements and allow action to be taken in the next 12…
Read More »On Tuesday, the Oklahoma Attorney General announced a $270 million settlement deal that was reached with Purdue Pharma, manufacturers of OxyContin, and its owners, just two months before a trial was set to begin. The lawsuit was being watched closely throughout the country as a number of other U.S. states and local governments pursue legal…
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