This week, the Public Health Institute (PHI) announced that it will be hosting the National Opioid Leadership Summit on Tuesday, June 25 in Sacramento. The event will provide opportunities for attendees to learn about, share, and collaborate on solutions to the opioid crisis that bridge criminal justice, health care, and public health sectors. U.S. Surgeon…
Read More »On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Heart Association (AHA) released a joint policy statement endorsing a suite of public health-related public policy approaches designed to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) among children. Citing an alarming increase in consumption of SSBs, AAP and AHA called for a comprehensive strategy to…
Read More »This week, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced a funding opportunity to support one-time infrastructure enhancements to improve new or existing high-quality, integrated oral health services in health centers. Up to 250 grants up to $300,000 each are expected to be awarded nationwide by September 2019. Funding is available to support one-time…
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 »This week, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) launched a new online resource entitled “Opioid Epidemic Toolkit for Local Health Departments.” NACCO is collecting resources to support local opioid overdose prevention and response efforts as part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded Local Opioid Overdose Prevention and…
Read More »This week, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced the release of draft guidance entitled “Modifications to Compliance Policy for Certain Deemed Tobacco Products.” The draft guidance proposes to restrict flavored electronic cigarette sales and ban new flavored cigars from the market. FDA expects manufacturers of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) that…
Read More »On Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the 2019-2030 Global Influenza Strategy which seeks to prevent seasonal influenza, control the spread of influenza from animals to humans, and prepare for the next influenza pandemic. The strategy outlines a path to protect populations and prepare for pandemic through the strengthening of core public health programs;…
Read More »On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of Mark Ghaly, MD, MPH as the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS). Ghaly, a practicing pediatrician, is currently the director of health and social impact for Los Angeles County. He also served as the deputy director of the Los Angeles County Department…
Read More »The University of California, Davis Violence Prevention Research Program (VPRP) What You Can Do Initiative has released an educational video to equip health care providers with information and skills to engage in clinical strategies for reducing firearm injury and death. According to VPRP, assessing firearm injury and death risk and discussing with patients their access…
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) Division of STD Prevention, has announced a funding and program opportunity for five STD clinics to form the STD Express Data Collaborative. STD express services refer to triage-based STD testing activities without a…
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