The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) recently announced that it will be launching its next version of the National Profile of Local Health Departments Study in March 2019. NACCHO invites local health departments throughout the United States to complete its questionnaire on LHD infrastructure, programming, and practices. Since 1989 NACCHO has…
Read More »The CHEAC Office will be closed on Monday, February 11 in observance of Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday. We will resume normal operations on Tuesday, February 12.
Read More »On Wednesday, CHEAC hosted its first State Legislative Member Education Day in Sacramento. The event was held as part of the CHEAC Strategic Plan Priority Area #1: Policy and Advocacy which seeks to equip CHEAC Members for advocacy and educate legislators about the role and value of local health departments and agencies. Training was provided…
Read More »The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is currently soliciting nominations for the 2019 Beverlee A. Myers Award for Excellence in Public Health. This award recognizes the contributions of public health and health care services professionals in improving the health status of everyone who calls California home and the millions who visit the state every…
Read More »The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Office of Oral Health will host a webinar on Wednesday, February 27 from 10:30 am-11:30 am featuring the oral health programs of the Tuolumne County Public Health Department and the Santa Clara County Public Health Department. Both counties have developed useful, concise, data-driven evaluation plans that will help…
Read More »On Wednesday, Covered California released its open enrollment figures for 2019 coverage, finding that overall enrollment held steady with more than 1.5 million consumers selecting a health plan. There was a 7.5 percent increase in the number of existing consumers renewing their coverage, but a 23.7 percent decrease in the number of new consumers signing…
Read More »On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom named Dr. Nadine Burke Harris as California’s first-ever Surgeon General. Burke Harris is the founder and CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness (CYW) in San Francisco and is trained as a pediatrician. Burke Harris leads the Bay Area Research Consortium on Toxic Stress and Health, a partnership between CYW…
Read More »This week, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Government Affairs team issued an updated 2019 Advocacy Toolkit. The toolkit is used to educate members of the various ways to interact with elected officials to weigh in on emerging public health issues and highlight the importance and value of local public health….
Read More »The CHEAC Office will be closed on Monday, January 21 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We will resume normal operations on Tuesday, January 22.
Read More »This week, the California Joint Legislative Budget Committee announced the selection of Gabriel Petek as the new Legislative Analyst. Petek begins on February 4 and succeeds Mac Taylor who retired in December after 10 years as the Legislative Analyst. Petek will join the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) from S&P Global Ratings where he currently manages…
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