TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: April 10, 2018
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Anne Molgaard
PHONE:
463-7885
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Barbara Howe
PHONE:
472-2789
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 30 Minutes
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Presentation Recognizing April 8-14, 2018, as Public Health Week in Mendocino County
(Sponsor: Health and Human Services Agency)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Receive presentation recognizing April 8-14, 2018, as Public Health Week in Mendocino County.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
April 6, 2004, Item 10(a); March 21, 2006, Item 5(13); April 3, 2007, Item 7(b); April 7, 2009, Item 6(a); April 6, 2010, Item 4(14); April 8, 2014, Item 2(b); April 7, 2015, Item 2(c); April 5, 2016, Item 2(b)
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Everyone deserves the opportunity to live a long, healthy life free from preventable disease and injury. In fact, that's what public health workers strive toward every single day. Inside Mendocino County's 3 public health offices, public health workers ensure the basic foundations necessary for good health - clean water, safe food, breathable air and access to life-saving vaccines, just to name a few. But to truly become the healthiest nation by 2030, we must also take momentous steps toward achieving health equity. And achieving health equity means taking on the social determinants of health that often put good health and longevity out of reach for so many in Mendocino County. We want to change that dynamic - and it will take all hands on deck to do it.
Healthy Mendocino has drafted Mendocino County's Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), setting goals and measurable objectives that really stretch us to address the social determinants of health. The CHIP includes the 5 target areas of poverty, housing, mental health, childhood trauma and family and child wellness. Consider jo...
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