This month’s U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Vital Signs features HIV infection, testing, and diagnosis. The report indicates improvement in the overall frequency of HIV testing, and that about 85 percent of people with HIV in the country know they have the virus. 15 percent of people with HIV, however, do not…
Read More »The National Association of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) and the AIDS Institute recently released a fact sheet titled Preventing Infectious Diseases Amid the Opioid Epidemic. The fact sheet explores the close relationship between and challenges associated with the opioid, hepatitis, and HIV epidemics. The fact sheet is available here.
Read More »The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) this week released a 20-part series of short videos titled Prevention Conversations. The videos highlight current issues related to the ongoing opioid epidemic and prevention of opioid misuse and overdose. The videos are available here.
Read More »CHEAC will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will return to the office on Monday, November 27, and our next CHEAC Weekly Update will be distributed on Friday, December 1. CHEAC wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving!
Read More »We are pleased to announce that the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency was awarded national public health accreditation status by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) this week. Yolo County becomes the 11th local health department awarded PHAB recognition in California, in addition to CDPH. Please join us in congratulating the hard work…
Read More »Late last week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) released their proposed emergency regulations for medicinal and adult use cannabis. Each licensing authority developed new regulations to reflect the law defined in California’s Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and…
Read More »This week, the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and Well Being Trust (WBT) released Pain in the Nation: The Drug, Alcohol, and Suicide Epidemics and the Need for a National Resilience Strategy report. The report details a range of drug, alcohol, and suicide trends throughout the country and highlights more than 60 policies, programs, and…
Read More »The CHEAC Office will be closed on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. CHEAC will return to normal operations during the following week of November 27-December 1.
Read More »Yesterday, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), Department of Public Health (CDPH), and Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) released their proposed emergency regulations for medicinal and adult use cannabis. Each licensing authority developed the new regulations to reflect the law defined in California’s Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA)…
Read More »During the first two weeks of open enrollment, the number of new customers enrolling in health insurance through the Covered California marketplace jumped 23 percent compared to the same period last year. More than 48,000 new customers signed up for subsidized health plan coverage between November 1 and November 14 this year, compared to 39,000…
Read More »