Welcome!

Welcome to the official website of Health Action, where you will find information about scheduled meetings and progress.

In August 2007, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors authorized the Department of Health Services to convene a health action council to work on improving health and health care for all Sonoma County residents. Health Action mobilizes collaboration and partnerships among health care providers, community organizations, businesses, and community members to benefit the community by concentrating resources where they are most likely to improve health status.

You can learn more about this effort by reading About Health Action.

Health Action Updates

• Identifying Opportunities for Local Action - February 29, 2008 (pdf)

Health Action Meetings

All Health Action meetings are open to the public.

• Next meeting: July 11, 2008



• April meeting notes (pdf)
• Meeting schedule (pdf)
• Meeting agendas, notes, and presentations archive

Community Health Task Force Meetings

All task force meetings are open to the public.

• Next meeting: July 18, 2008



• June meeting notes (pdf)
• Meeting schedule (pdf)
• Roster of task force members (pdf)
• Meeting agendas, notes, and presentations archive

Health Care Delivery System Task Force Meetings

All task force meetings are open to the public.

• Next meeting: July 18, 2008



• June meeting notes (pdf)
• Meeting schedule (pdf)
• Roster of task force members (pdf)
• Meeting agendas, notes, and presentations archive

Membership

Health Action members were selected for their demonstrated leadership and expertise, and include representatives from key stakeholder sectors identified as critical to the success of the planning process.

• Roster of Health Action members
• Member selection process

Planning Documents

• Healthy Eating and Physical Activity: New Directions for Community and Health System Improvement (pdf)
• Health Action: Process Map (pdf)
• Issue Brief: Healthy Aging (pdf)
• Issue Brief: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (pdf)
• Issue Brief: Mental Health/Alcohol and Other Drugs (pdf)
• Prioritizing Community Health Issues (pdf)
• About Health Action
• Health Action Timeline (pdf)
• Sonoma County Health Snapshot, January 2008 (pdf)

Resources

• Department of Health Services, Alcohol and Other Drug Services Division: Summary of Programs and Services (pdf)
  Source: Sonoma County Department of Health Services.
• Department of Health Services, Mental Health Division Division: Summary of Programs and Services (pdf)
  Source: Sonoma County Department of Health Services.
• Reaching for a Healthier Life: Facts on Socioeconomic Status and Health in the U.S. (pdf)
  Source: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health.
• Spectrum of Prevention (pdf)
  Source: Prevention Institute.
• Overcoming Obstacles to Health (pdf)
  Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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