The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) will be offering a training webinar on 2018 local health department (LHD) indirect cost rates (ICR) and a walkthrough of new improvements and enhancements to the ICR system on Wednesday, October 18 from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm. Webinar call-in information is available here. A recording of the…
Read More »The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced a cooperative agreement opportunity to establish a roster of public health departments that would be pre-identified and pre-approved for rapid funding by CDC for public health emergencies of such magnitude, complexity, or significance that it would have an overwhelming impact upon, and exceed resources…
Read More »The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has launched an interactive guide providing an overview of the recent National Academies report Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription Opioid Use. The guide outlines trends in the prescription and illicit opioid epidemics, links to additional resources,…
Read More »The Public Health Foundation (PHF) will be holding a webinar entitled A Model Population Health Initiative: Reducing Costs by Going Upstream on Monday, October 23 from 10:30 am-11:30 am PST. The webinar will highlight the winner of the 2017 Future of Population Health Award and the initiative’s work in providing temporary transitional housing for homeless…
Read More »CHEAC will be closed on Monday, October 9 in observance of Columbus Day. We will resume normal operations on Tuesday, October 10.
Read More »CHEAC will be hosting a Health Realignment Training on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, from 10:00 am to 3:15 pm at The California Endowment in Sacramento (1414 K Street, First Floor – Adelante Room). The training will include the following sessions: Realignment Historical Overview Realignment Basics Significant Policy Changes Impacting 1991 Realignment CHEAC Realignment Tracking County…
Read More »The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recently announced it will continue with the program to standardize the indirect cost rates (ICR) for contracts, allocations, and grants with local health departments (LHD). As in previous years, each LHD will be requested to submit documentation used to calculate their ICR as a percentage of personnel services…
Read More »With uncertainty around the continuation of cost-sharing reductions to subsidize health exchanges by the federal government, Covered California has been delaying its decision on setting its premium rate increases. Covered California enrollees will be able to view coverage options and plans beginning on October 11. If Congress does not take action on cost-sharing reductions by…
Read More »The California Smokers’ Helpline and the Center for Tobacco Cessation will be holding a webinar on Thursday, October 26 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm on Tobacco Use and Oral Health: The Critical Role of Dental Professionals. The webinar will provide information on oral conditions affected by tobacco use, oral health implications of new and…
Read More »This afternoon, U.S. Health and Human Secretary Tom Price, offered his resignation to President Trump. The President is expected to designate Don J. Wright, the current Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health and the Director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion within the Department of Health and Human Services, as Acting Secretary.
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