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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Residents of Alameda and Contra Costa county may drop off their unused or out-of-date medications on Saturday, April 27, 2019.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 »
New ICD-10 Codes to Report Human Trafficking Beginning October 1, 2018, ICD-10 will include new diagnostic codes to report confirmed and suspected cases of human trafficking. September 21, 2018 General 10, and, Billing, Coding, ICD Read More »