J. Elliot Royer Award Accepting Nominations The J. Elliot Royer Award, which recognizes professionals in the field of psychiatry and neurology, will be accepting nominations for the award until Wednesday, May 1, 2019. April 5, 2019 General Award, Neurology, Nominations, Psychiatry Read More »
Alameda County Issues Hep B Update The Alameda County Public Health Department has issued a call for testing, vaccinating, and providing treatment for hepatitis B infection April 3, 2019 General Hepatitis B, Public Health, Treatment, Update Read More »
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Residents of Alameda and Contra Costa county may drop off their unused or out-of-date medications on Saturday, April 27, 2019. April 2, 2019 Opioids/Substance Use Prescription Medications, Public Health Read More »
Livermore Restaurant Measles Exposure Alameda County health officials alerted the public to a potential measles exposure that occurred on March 23 at a Livermore restaurant. March 29, 2019 General Alameda County, Measles, Public Health Read More »
Alameda County Public Health Department - Measles Due to the rising number of measles outbreaks across the world, the CDPH and the ACPHD issued a measles clinical guidance to address the spread of measles in California. March 5, 2019 General Measles, Update Read More »
Gavin Newsom Calls for "Master Plan on Aging" in California California's senior population will increase by over 4 million in the next decade; Newsom believes state must develop a plan to address shortage of senior services. February 25, 2019 General California, Senior Services, Social Programs Read More »
Expanded Emergency Health Services A new state law (AB 2576) will ensure that patients impacted by a disaster can continue to receive the care they need. October 10, 2018 General Call, Care, Emergency, On Read More »
Defining Medical Necessity for Children in Medi-Cal SB 1287, which clarifies California's definition of medical necessity for children enrolled in Medi-Cal, was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in September. October 10, 2018 General Cal, Medi Read More »
Help Oakland Shoo the Flu Shoo the Flu is a community-based initiative to prevent flu in Oakland through a school-located flu vaccination program. October 10, 2018 General Health, Public Read More »
Expanded Emergency Health Services A new state law (AB 2576) will ensure that patients impacted by a disaster can continue to receive the care they need. October 10, 2018 General Reimbursement Read More »