With COVID-19 Cases on the Rise, County of Santa Clara Health Officials Remind the Public: The Pandemic is Not Over FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2022 Latest and more infectious subvariants of Omicron are driving community transmission levels back to those seen in February SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. – COVID-19 cases are anticipated to significantly rise locally and nationally in the coming weeks. County of Santa Clara health officials urge residents and visitors to be mindful that the virus is spreading at an increasing rate, and that risk to health from the pandemic continues. Strong vaccination rates in Santa Clara County have helped keep COVID-19 hospitalizations flat, but the 7-day rolling average of reported ... May 13, 2022 COVID19, Public Health Pandemic, Santa Clara County, SCC 0 0 Comment Read More »
Submit Your Vaccine Administration Claims for Reimbursement by the April 5, 2022 Deadline Submit your vaccine administration claims for reimbursement by the April 5, 2022, deadline. The COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund which reimburses for the claims for testing, treatment and vaccine administration is running out and the deadline to submit for vaccine administration claims is quickly approaching. Claims will be accepted through April 5, 2022, at 11:59 pm via the COVID-19 CAF portal. Claims submitted to the portal after the April 5, 2022, deadline will not be adjudicated. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) notes that claims submitted by the deadline will ... March 31, 2022 AMA, General, Healthcare, Physician Workforce, Public Health Coverage Assistance Fund, COVID-19, Vaccines 0 0 Comment Read More »
County of Santa Clara Universal Indoor Mask Requirement to Transition to a Recommendation March 2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2022 State Indoor Masking Requirements Still Apply in Certain Settings Regardless of Vaccination Status SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. – The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department announced that all masking metrics have been met and therefore indoor masking will no longer be required beginning March 2. However, the Public Health Department and the California Department of Public Health strongly recommend that the public continue to wear masks in all indoor public spaces. The California Department of Public Health continues to require masking in higher-risk settings such as public ... March 3, 2022 COVID19, Public Health Indoor Masking, Mask Requirement, Public Health, SCC 0 0 Comment Read More »
County of Santa Clara Public Health Department Launches New Program Providing Free HIV Self-Test Kits by Mail SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA. – The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department has launched a new program that provides free HIV home self-test kits mailed to eligible people who request them. The program aims to increase access to HIV testing for those disproportionately impacted by HIV. The program plans to distribute 850 tests in the first year. State funding of $20,000 from the California Department of Public Health covers the costs of these HIV self-test kits. In addition, for people with health insurance, a new state law requires health plans to ... February 18, 2022 Public Health HIV, Public Health, Santa Clara County, SCC, Self-Test 0 0 Comment Read More »
Apply for the Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship Using an anti-racist, equity-centered learning framework, the Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship provides a mentoring and training platform that equips participants with the foundational skills, tools, and knowledge to engage in institutional and political health advocacy. The fellowship empowers and mobilizes physicians to be part of the next generation of advocacy leaders, driving meaningful policy and structural changes that produce equity and justice in the communities they serve. This Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship is a collaboration between the American Medical Association’s Center for Health Equity and Morehouse School of Medicine’s Satcher ... February 15, 2022 Advocacy, Public Health Advocacy, AMA, Fellowship, Medical Justice, SHLI 0 0 Comment Read More »
