Dialogue 4 Health is hosting an upcoming webinar, on Thursday, March 2, from 10:30 am-12:00 pm PST, to explore finding new ways to identify, connect, and address housing and health issues. Alameda County’s Public Health Department and San Diego County’s Health and Human Services Agency will be among some of the featured speakers.
Read More »On Tuesday, January 24, Governor Brown administered the oath of office to former Congressman Xavier Becerra, swearing him in as California’s 33rd Attorney General and first Latino to hold that office. He succeeds U.S. Senator Kamala Harris and will serve the remaining two years of her Attorney General term. Attorney General Becerra previously served 12…
Read More »The California State Association of Counties (CSAC) will host a webinar next Wednesday, January 25, from 1:00 – 1:45 pm, to discuss how the ACA repeal will affect counties. To register for the webinar, click here.
Read More »The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will host a webinar next Friday, January 27, from 9:30 – 11:00 am, for new entities interested in participating in the second round of the Whole Person Care pilots (WPC). The webinar will cover the application, budget, and program requirements. To sign up for the webinar, click here….
Read More »The California Endowment (TCE) is soliciting applications from local health departments for their second round of Health Equity Awards. Advancing Health Equity Awards 2017: Highlighting Health Equity Practice in California Public Health Departments is intended to recognize and support the innovative work that local public health departments do to achieve health equity. Applications are due…
Read More »Los Angeles County Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer was recently appointed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors as the Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, effective February 7, 2017. Dr. Ferrer worked as the Chief Strategy Officer of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. She served as the Executive Director…
Read More »Happy holidays from CHEAC! We hope that you have a wonderful holiday season and look forward to an exciting year serving the needs of local health departments and improving the health of our communities. The CHEAC office will close at 2 pm today and will reopen on Tuesday, December 27.
Read More »The Digital Bridge initiative aims to bring public health and health care together to collaborate on ways to effectively share information and improve public health surveillance. The initiative is seeking applications for sites interested in establishing a unified, multi-jurisdictional approach to electronic case reporting (eCR). Each site will be represented by one health care delivery…
Read More »The Kresge Foundation is partnering with the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health to recruit and select 20 teams for Emerging Leaders in Public Health (ELPH). Public health leaders who represent diverse backgrounds and serve populations experiencing health disparities are encouraged to apply. ELPH is a leadership development initiative aimed at…
Read More »The Health Officers Association of California (HOAC) will host a webinar on Monday, December 12 at 2:00 p.m. for the HOAC Communications Project. The webinar will focus on providing basic tools to make health research and concepts accessible to the press, lawmakers, and the general public. To join the webinar, click here. Dial-in number: 1-650-479-3208 Access…
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