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El Camino Hospital Applauds New Lifesaving Defibrillator Law

Posted on September 11, 2015 by achdalpha and filed under Legislative NewsTagged AEDs, CA, Healthcare District, public health, SB 658

Hospital Announces Funding for Installation of Defibrillators throughout Los Gatos and Campbell   Mountain View, Calif. (September 8, 2015) – El Camino Hospital today commended Gov. Jerry Brown for signing Read More »

California Lawmaker Renews Efforts for $2 Tobacco Tax Increase

Posted on August 27, 2015 by amberw and filed under Legislative NewsTagged CA, legislation, public health, tobacco tax

On Wednesday, state Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) renewed efforts to increase California’s tobacco tax by $2 per pack, theAP/Sacramento Bee reports (AP/Sacramento Bee, 8/26). The current state tax on a Read More »

E-smoke, tobacco bills on the move

Posted on August 20, 2015 by amberw and filed under Legislative NewsTagged California, e-cigarettes, legislation, public health

Hang on to your hats, California smokers — a cyclone of tobacco legislation is blowing through the Golden State. Moves to crack down on electronic cigarettes, further regulate smokes in Read More »

Special Session Gives New Life to Tobacco Bills

Posted on July 20, 2015 by amberw and filed under Legislative NewsTagged California, legislature, public health, tobacco

The legislative move to shift six tobacco-related bills to the special session on health care was a remarkable event in the California Legislature, basically circumventing the Assembly Committee on Governmental Read More »

Petaluma Earns “HeartSafe Community” Designation

Posted on July 2, 2015 by amberw and filed under NewsTagged Healthcare District, HeartSafe, Petaluma, public health

PETALUMA, Calif., June 17, 2015 – Petaluma Health Care District(PHCD) is pleased to announce that the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and Petaluma City Council have designated Petaluma a HeartSafe Read More »

Jerry Brown signs California vaccine bill

Posted on June 30, 2015 by amberw and filed under Legislative NewsTagged California, Governor Brown, public health, vaccine bill

Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed one of the strictest schoolchild vaccination laws in the country, eliminating personal and religious belief exemptions for vaccines. The governor’s signature came one day Read More »

CA Senate sends mandatory vaccines bill to governor

Posted on June 29, 2015 by amberw and filed under Legislative NewsTagged legislature, public health, sacramento, vaccine bill

After months of packed committee hearings and lengthy floor debates, California’s controversial mandatory vaccinations proposal finally heads to Gov. Jerry Brown for consideration. In a 24-14 concurrence vote, the state Read More »

National Public Health Week

Posted on April 10, 2015March 20, 2015 by achdalpha and filed under ACHD BlogTagged public health

April 6-12, 2015 is National Public Health Week! This week is dedicated to highlighting public health achievements and raising awareness of public health issues. Health education can reduce the consequences Read More »

23 Measles Cases Confirmed; Calif. Lawmakers Plan Vaccine Bill

Posted on February 10, 2015February 10, 2015 by achdalpha and filed under Legislative NewsTagged Measles, public health, vaccine

On  Monday, the California Department of Public Health confirmed 107 measles cases in the state, at least 39 of which can be linked directly to an outbreak that began at Read More »

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