The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will hold a public workshop on Friday, March 2, 2018, to discuss the potential amendments to Cap-and-Trade Regulations. The workshop will provide attendees with an update on the status of such amendments, discussion around potential changes based on recent CARB resolutions, and Legislative action around the regulations. All interested…
Read More »The CHEAC Office will be closed on Monday, February 12 in honor of Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday. We will resume normal operations on Tuesday, February 13.
Read More »The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Oral Health Program will be hosting a webinar for local health departments on getting started with the Local Oral Health Program (LOHP). The webinar will provide information on Year 1 deliverables, available resources to conducting a needs assessment, and the role of the University of California, San Francisco…
Read More »Earlier this week, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) released an update of the required evaluation report of the OSHPD Health Workforce Pilot Project focused on community paramedicine. There are currently fourteen pilot programs operating throughout California testing seven community paramedicine concepts, including post-discharge – short-term follow-up, frequent EMS users, DOT for TB patients,…
Read More »The Urban Greening Program announced a series of upcoming technical assistance grant workshops throughout the state, with the first two being held next week in Sacramento and Lynwood. The Sacramento workshop will be held on Wednesday, February 14 and the Lynwood workshop will be held on Thursday, February 15. Additional information on the upcoming grant…
Read More »Human Impact Partners is now accepting applications for Health Equity Awakened: A Leadership Institute. The year-long Institute is focused on advancing health equity and identifying and systemically addressing root causes of disparate health outcomes, including oppression and racism. Applicants must be currently employed full-time at a local health department and the deadline to apply is…
Read More »On Thursday, Governor Jerry Brown delivered his sixteenth and final State of the State Address at the State Capitol in Sacramento. Brown’s address was largely optimistic and highlighted the state’s unprecedented economic growth, cap-and-trade program, pension overhaul reforms, and bipartisan solutions to transportation and infrastructure funding. By nearly all measures, Brown declared that California is…
Read More »This week, CHEAC signed onto a Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) letter to Congressional leaders expressing disappointment in and opposition to the recent $750 million cut to the federal Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF). Recall, the cut was made as part of the December short-term government funding measure and was used to offset temporary…
Read More »The CHEAC Office will be closed on Monday, January 15 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We will return to normal operations on Tuesday, January 16.
Read More »Governor Jerry Brown announced on Thursday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) granted the state’s request for expanded federal disaster assistance in response to the flooding and mud and debris flows that have impacted Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in recent days. FEMA expanded the previously-approved Presidential Major Disaster Declaration in the areas impacted…
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