This week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report finding that four in 10 transgender women surveyed in seven major U.S. cities have HIV. The report also revealed that nearly two-thirds of African American/Black transgender women and more than one-third of Hispanic/Latina transgender women surveyed have HIV. The CDC report…
Read More »The California ACEs Aware initiative, a partnership between the Office of the California Surgeon General and the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), announced a webinar to be held on Wednesday, April 28 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. The webinar is entitled, “Racism and Discrimination as Risk Factors for Toxic Stress,” and will…
Read More »This week, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH declared racism a serious public health threat. Director Walensky, as part of the agency’s declaration, announced a series of new efforts being led by the CDC to accelerate its work to address racism as a fundamental driver of racial and…
Read More »This week, CHEAC was joined by the County Behavioral Health Directors Association (CBHDA), County Welfare Directors Association of California (CWDA), and the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (CAPH) in declaring racism a public health crisis. As a group, the organizations join local governments around California and throughout the country, including the boards…
Read More »On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of Rohan Radhakrishna, MD, MPH as the Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity at the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Radhakrishna has served as the co-chair of the Health Equity Committee of the California Conference of Local Health Officers (CCLHO) since 2019 and the…
Read More »Recently, the California Budget & Policy Center issued its report, “Confronting Racism: Overcoming COVID-19 and Advancing Health Equity.” The report assesses the inequities unveiled during the COVID-19 pandemic, including racism’s impact on the health of children, families, and individuals, the COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on communities of color, and pandemic-induced economic hardship. The report calls on…
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