Health Action

About the Program

Category: Health (Best in Category)

Year: 2009

In 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’s over-arching mission is community health improvement. Building on the interest and commitment of many community leaders, DHS has recruited and convened a diverse, multidisciplinary group of key community leaders to identify priority health and health care issues and to develop specific recommendations on local approaches to promote the heath of the community and improve the health care delivery system. Since its inception in August 2007, Health Action has assessed data on health issues impacting Sonoma County, developed criteria focusing its efforts, developed an initial set of health improvement strategies, received public feedback and input on these strategies, and developed and obtained the Board of Supervisors approval of the Action Plan.