The Association of State And Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) just recently released two leadership guides, one on public health accreditation and one on performance management. We’re pleased to note both documents are authored by Ron Chapman, MD, MPH, Health Officer, Yolo County, and former CDPH Director. Dr. Chapman, along with Leslie M. Beitsch, MD, JD,…
Read More »Healthy People 2020 is hosting a webinar exploring the progress made toward achieving the maternal, infant, and child health leading health indicators, on Thursday, May 18, 2017 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST. The webinar will highlight efforts in Cincinnati to reduce infant mortality and preterm birth rates. For more information and to register for…
Read More »CHEAC is looking for one member to serve as the CHEAC representative on the Director’s Advisory Group (DAG) for the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA). This group of various EMS stakeholders, including EMSAAC, hospitals, ambulance providers, and fire and law enforcement representatives, meets with the leadership of the EMS Authority to discuss a variety of…
Read More »The California State Association of Counties (CSAC), Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), and the Urban Counties of California (UCC) will be hosting a one-day summit on the changing policy landscape related to medical and adult use cannabis in California. The summit will convene key state regulators, cannabis experts, county supervisors, CAOs/CEOs, and senior staff…
Read More »This week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the results of the annual immunization assessment of children entering kindergarten in California in the 2016-17 school year and found that vaccination rates among kindergarteners are at their highest rate since 2001. According to the report, 96 percent of students attending kindergarten in 2016-17 had…
Read More »The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) invites you to register for the Advancing Prevention in the 21st Century: Commitment to Action (P21) 2.0 Conference which will be held on May 16-17, 2017 in Sacramento. The conference will convene statewide partners from public and private sectors to advance strategies to improve equity in health and…
Read More »The CHEAC office will be closed on Friday, March 31 in observance of Cesar Chavez Day. We will return on Monday, April 3.
Read More »This year, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) will be holding elections for the Board of Directors. The following positions are available to our members: ten at-large positions and the position of Vice President. All persons running must be dues-paying active members and attend all board meetings each year. Positions will…
Read More »The Public Health Law Summit 2017 – Western Region was held on Friday, March 24 in Sacramento. The event was jointly sponsored by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the Network for Public Health Law, and the Public Health Law and Policy Program at Arizona State University (ASU). In attendance were public health practitioners,…
Read More »We are excited to announce that the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the San Francisco Department of Public Health were awarded national public health accreditation status by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) last week. To date, nine of California’s local health departments have achieved accreditation status, in addition to the California…
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