Informational Hearings 2003-2004

Hmong Refugee Resettlement in California

November 16, 2004

• Agenda (Word)
• Transcript (Word) 
• For more information, check the following links:
  Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum: Hmong in the United States (pdf)

Proposition 63: Mental Health Services Expansion, Funding. 
Tax on Personal Incomes Above $1 Million

September 22, 2004

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript (Word) 
• Legislative Analyst Office Analysis of Prop. 63
• For more information, check the following links:
  http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/bp_nov04/prop_63_legislative_analysis.pdf
  http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/bp_nov04/prop_63_text_of_proposed_law.pdf
  http://www.cbp.org/2004/0409prop63.pdf

Health and Human Services Agency Pharmacy Assistance Proposal

September 21, 2004

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript (Word) 
• Background (Word)
• For more information, check the following link:
  Written Testimony Gary Passmore (Word)

Proposition 71: Stem Cell Research, Funding, Bonds. 
Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute

September 15, 2004

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript Index (Word) 
• Transcript (Word) 
• Background (Word) 
• For more information, check the following links:

  Legislative Analyst's Office summary (pdf)
  Economic Analysis of Proposition 71 by Laurence Baker and Bruce Deal (ppt)
  Proposition 71 Text (pdf)

Medi-Cal Redesign

August 11, 2004 

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript (Word)

  For more information, check the following links:
  http://www.chhs.ca.gov/docs/Medi-Cal%20Redesign%20Web%20Message%208-02-04.pdf
  http://www.kff.org/statepolicy/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=44603
  http://www.pachealth.org/docs/report.final.may704.pdf
  http://www.cbp.org/2004/0407medicalrestructure.pdf
  http://www.kff.org/medicaid/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=14331
  http://www.kff.org/medicaid/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=28336
  http://www.cbpp.org/5-7-03health.pdf
  http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/14310_1.pdf
  http://www.kff.org/medicaid/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=14330
  http://www.kff.org/medicaid/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=14329
  http://www.report.cpr.ca.gov/cprrpt/issrec/hhs/chap2sum.htm

Antidepressants and the Risk of Suicide
August 4, 2004

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript (Word) 
• Background (Word) 
• For more information, check the following links:
  NIMH article In Harm's Way, Suicide in America
  FDA Questions & Answers on Antidepressant Use
  http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/antidepressants/Q&A_antidepressants.htm 
  FDA Talk Paper, Issues Public Health Advisory on Antidepressant Use
  http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2004/ANS01283.html
  FDA Public Health Advisory Suicide and Antidepressant Use
  http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/antidepressants/AntidepressanstPHA.htm
   
• Great Britan's Response to SSRI Use by Children
  http://medicines.mhra.gov.uk/ourwork/monitorsafequalmed/safetymessages/ssrioverview_101203.htm

  Preliminary Report of the Task Force on SSRIs & Suicidal Behavior in Youth 

Lead Content in Mexican Candy: A Serious Threat?

June 3, 2004

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript (Word) 
• Background (Word) 
• Toxic Treats Investigation and Series by the Orange

  County Register: 
  http://www.ocregister.com/investigations/2004/lead/index.shtml

Visit the Orange County Register for the following articles:

• -Call for Action on Tainted Treats, May 22, 2004 
  -Vendors of Tainted Candies to be Sued, May 13, 2004 
  -Candy Maker Wants Industry to Eliminate Lead, May 11, 2004 
  -Word on Toxic Candy Spreads Quickly in County, May 2, 2004 
  -Officials Vow Action on Tainted Candies, May 1, 2004 
  -Focus: Health, April 10, 2004 

Other Newspaper Articles 

• Some Shrug Off Candy Warning, The Californian, April 20, 2004 
• Candies Pulled from Shelves Because of Lead, Choking Hazards, 
  Associated Press, February 23, 2002 
• Candy from Mexico Suspected in 150 Cases of Lead Poisoning 
  in California, San Diego Union-Tribune, August 9, 2002 
• Lead Found in Two Mexcan Candies; More Testing Expected, 
  San Diego Union-Tribune, July 10, 2002 
• Lead Found in Two Mexcan Candies; But Officials Seek 
  More Testing, San Diego Union-Tribune, July 4, 2002
• Tamarind-Flavored Candy Tainted with Lead, Agency Warns, 
  San Diego Union-Tribune, April 27, 2001 

Federal and State Health Advisorieson Imported Candy:

• http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2004/NEW01048.html 
  http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/pbltr.html 
  http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/chacachaca03_04.html
  http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/grasshoppers11_03.html 
  http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5131a3.htm 
  http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/deodc/ehlb/biochem/lead%20candy.en.htm 
  http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/answers/2001/ans01079.html 
   
• Related Report - Center for Disease Control

  http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/guide/guide97.htm

Public Health: Will California Rise to the Challenge?

June 2, 2004 

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript (Word) 
• Background (Word) 
• For more information, check the following:
  Partnership for Public Health Summary (pdf) 
  Little Hoover Commission Report (pdf) 

Testimony by participants:

• Nicole Lurie (pdf) 
• Dennis Ferrero (Word) 
• Marta McKenzie (Word) 

Issues Within Adult Day Health Care

May 12, 2004 

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript (Word) 
• Background (Word) 
• For more information, check the following:

  History of Adult Day Health Care in California (Word)
  Bureau of State Audits: Summary Report (Word)

Background information provided by participants:

• Kate Wilber: Adult Day Health Care (PowerPt) 
• Federal Medicaid Waiver for Adult Day Health Care (Word) 
• Bureau of State Audits: Oversight of Long-Term Care Programs (pdf) 

Oversight Hearing on the Administration’s Budget

Proposal to Repeal SB 322 

May 5, 2004 

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript (Word) 
• Background (Word) 

State and Local Governments' Role in Preventing and Mitigating Environmental
Health Risks in California Schools

March 12, 2004 

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript (Word) 
• Background(Word) 
• For more information, check the following: 

  Erin Brockovich & Edward Masry: Beverly Hills Ignores Belmont's Toxic Lessons 
  Associated Press: Erin Brockovich's firm files third suit against Beverly Hills 
  Illustration of Venoco facility and Beverly Hills High School 

Lyme Disease: Issues in Diagnosis and Reporting

February 25, 2004 Hearing in Sacramento 

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript (Word) 
• Background (Word)
• For more information, check the following:

  http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/dcdc/disb/disbindex.htm 
  http://www.msmosquito.com 
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/ehrlichia/Index.htm 
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/index.htm 
  http://content.nejm.org/ 
  http://lymedisease.org 
  http://lymetimes.org 
  http://www.ilads.org/ 
  http://www.lymepa.org/html/the_basics_-_description.html

Testimony by participants:

• Ron Keith(ppt) 
• Mark Starr(Word) 
• Chris Parlier (Word) 
• Charise Ott (Word) 
• Raphael Stricker (Word)
• Steven Harris (ppt) 
• Dean Blumberg (Word) 
• Jyotsna Shah (ppt) 

Impact of the Federal Medicare Prescription Drug Bill

February 18, 2004 Hearing in Sacramento 

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript (Word) 
• Background (Word)
• For more information on, check the following:

  http://www.kff.org/about/kcmu.cfm 
  http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mmu/

Testimony by participants:

• Michelle Kitchman(ppt) 
• Jeff Flick(Word) 
• Robert Miller (Word) 
• Stan Rosenstein (Word) 
• Kathy Copelin (Word) 
• Naomi Young (Word) 

Women in Pain: Trends and Implications of Underdiagnosis of Chronic

Pain in Female Patients 

February 4, 2004 Hearing in Sacramento 

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript (Word) 
• Background(Word) 
• For more information, check the following:

  Toussaint Publication (Word) 
  Coghill Article (pdf) 
  http://www.iccnetwork.org/cancerfacts/cfs7.htm
  http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/100/14/8538

Testimony by participants:

• Cynthia Toussaint(Word) 
• Diane Hoffmann (Word) 
• Susan Matsuko Shinagawa (Word) 
• Maggie Buckley(Word)

SARS and West Nile Virus: Is California Ready for Emerging Public Health Threats? 

January 8, 2004 Hearing in Sacramento 

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript (Word) 
• Background (Word)
•  For more information, check the following:
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/factsheet.htm 
  http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/transcripts/t030926.htm 
  http://www.wpro.who.int/public/press_release/press_view.asp?id=322 
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/background.htm 
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/prevention_info.htm 
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/wnv_factSheet.htm 
  http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5245a6.htm 
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/surv&control03Maps_PrinterFriendly.htm 
  http://www.cdc.gov/flu/keyfacts.htm 
  http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine.htm 
  http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/preventing.htm 
  http://www.lhc.ca.gov/lhcdir/report170.html 
  http://healthyamericans.org/state/bioterror/ 
   
• Testimony by participants:
   
• Dr. Kevin Reilly Richard Watson/Jeff Rubin 
• Dr. Poki Stewart Namkung 
• Dr. Ann Lindsey 
• Dennis Ferrero
• John Rusmisel 
• Frank Maas 
• William Mitchell 
• Dr. Ann Lindsey - Little Hoover Commission Report 
• Dr. Joan Denton

Governor Schwarzenegger's Proposed Mid-Year Reductions in

Health and Human Services Programs 
December 15, 2003 Hearing in Los Angeles 

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript (Word) 
• Final Summary of Bills Heard by the Committee in the 2003
  Legislative Session 
• Table of Contents (Word) 
• Summaries of Significant SENATE and ASSEMBLY Bills (Word) 
• All SENATE Bills Heard by the Committee (Word) 
• All ASSEMBLY Bills Heard by the Committee(Word) 

Possible Interference in the Scientific Review of Chromium VI Toxicity

April 2, 2003 Hearing in Sacramento 

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript of Hearing (Word)

Possible Interference in the Scientific Review of Chromium VI Toxicity February 28, 2003 Hearing in Los Angeles 

• Agenda (Word) 
• Transcript of Hearing (Word)

Breast Cancer and the Environment: 2nd Informational Hearing October 23, 2002 Hearing

• Agenda (Word)
• Transcript (Word) 
• Recommendations from Breast Cancer Summit (Word)
  For more information on Breast Cancer, check the following links: 
  http://www.breastcancerfund.org/ 
  http://psr.igc.org/ 
  http://www.bcaction.org/
• Testimony by participants:
   
• Jeanne Rizzo (Word) 
• Ana Soto (Word) 
• Karen Holly (Word)
• Pat Buffler, PhD, MPH(Word) 
• Lisa Wanzor (Word) 
• Donna Vivio, CNM, MPH, MS (Word) 
• Felix Aguilar, MD, MPH (Word) 
• Ray Neutra, MD (Word) 
• Jeanne Rizzo (Word)