Policy Alerts

Prevention Institute
Oct 13 2011 - 2:57pm
Sign On to California's Food Day Farm Bill Petition >>> CLICK HERE California needs a Farm Bill that bolsters our health, agricultural industry, economy, and environment, while keeping...
PolicyLink
Oct 13 2011 (All day)
Healthy Food Financing InitiativeGovernor Brown has signed AB 581 into law: Establishes the Healthy Food Financing Initiative Fund for the purpose of expanding access to healthy foods in underserved...
Prevention Institute
Oct 24 2011 (All day)
PETITION to support a federal Farm Bill that promotes healthy food, environmental sustainability and good jobs ORGANIZATION PETITION: If your organization would like to sign this Petition for a...
CPEHN (California Pan-Ethnic Health Network)
Jul 20 2011 - 10:09am
Action Alert Last month, the Federal government issued new regulations on the internal claims and appeals and external review processes for private group health plans and health insurers as part of...
California Committee for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA)
*****************************************Soda Tax Action Opportunities CCPHA/ California Convergence Soda Tax Revenue Report & Conference Call -April 21, 2011 For more information:...
CAC / CCPHA
Apr 21 2011 - 10:00am
Soda Tax Local Revenues: Report & Conference Call Thursday, April 21 -- 10:00-10:45 AMCCPHA on the Soda Tax Bill AB669Soda Tax Revenue Report released April 21 Call-in number:  (...
CPEHN (California Pan-Ethnic Health Network)
Jan 23 2012 - 11:59am
Action Alert CPEHN’s bill to include health considerations in regional transportation planning guidelines will be heard on the Assembly floor as early as tomorrow. We need your support TODAY. AB...
CPEHN (California Pan-Ethnic Health Network)
Dec 13 2011 - 9:52am
Action Alert The recently released House Republican payroll tax plan (H.R. 3630) aims to cut the Prevention and Public Health Fund, established as part of the Affordable Care Act, by more than two-...
CPEHN (California Pan-Ethnic Health Network)
Oct 24 2011 - 3:29pm
Action AlertThis summer, the federal government issued draft regulations to determine how subsidies through premium tax credits for health insurance will be calculated under the Affordable Care...
CPEHN (California Pan-Ethnic Health Network)
Sep 14 2011 - 9:48am
Action AlertLast week, California's legislature sent critical bills to Governor Brown that will advance the health of our communities. The Governor has already signed one of CPEHN's priority bills...
CPEHN (California Pan-Ethnic Health Network)
Aug 31 2011 - 3:07pm
 Action Alert AB 516 (V.M. Perez), which strengthens the "Safe Routes to Schools" initiative, is on the Governor's desk after passing both houses of the legislature. The bill would encourage...
CEPHN
Sep 13 2011 - 1:00pm
CA Convergence Action Alert – September 13, 2011 Take Action Now AB 581 (Healthy Food Financing Initiative) awaiting Governor's signature.Healthy Food Financing InitiativeEstablishes the Healthy Food...
CPEHN (California Pan-Ethnic Health Network)
Jul 19 2011 - 9:03am
Action Alert As part of national health care reform, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed standards for the collection of data on race, ethnicity, primary language,...
Lori Dorfman
Jul 13 2011 - 2:49pm
California Convergence members, we have an important opportunity to tell the FTC that we need principles for food marketing to kids.It's just not fair. We can't expect parents to stand toe to toe...
CPEHN (California Pan-Ethnic Health Network)
Jun 13 2011 - 4:20pm
Action Alert AB 727, which would increase access to healthy foods, has passed the Assembly and is now in the Senate. We need your help! Let the Senate know you support healthier food options and...
CCPHA (PublicHealthAdvocacy.org)
Jun 17 2011 - 6:00pm
SNAP-ED FUNDING - USDA  to Set Funding Rules for $130 million funding - COMMENTS DEADLINE: This Friday, June 17Communities have this unprecedented opportunity to influence how $130 million...
CCPHA (CA Center for Public Health Advocacy)
Jun 3 2011 - 5:00pm
DEADLINE: Friday, June 3 - Call legislators to support SB 727 (Mitchell) to increase access to healthy/ sustainable foodACTION: call to legislators in support of two important bills related to the...
CPEHN (California Pan-Ethnic Health Network)
May 31 2011 - 9:45am
Action Alert CPEHN's bill to increase access to healthy foods will be voted on by the Assembly as soon as TOMORROW. AB 727 (Mitchell) establishes a food procurement policy that would ensure that food...
Prevention Institute, HHS Application Announcement
May 13 2011 - 10:00am
The Department of Health and Human Services opens the 2011 application process for Community Tranformation Grants Friday, May 13th.FRIDAY: CALL TO ANNOUNCE THE COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION GRANT...
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/04/foodmarket.shtm
Apr 28 2011 - 4:11pm
Per the news item posted this afternoon:Now is the time to speak out on the proposed standard. Children Now and the Institute for Public Representation will draft comments in response to the...