HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11191996 - C150 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director _= 'm, Contra
_ Costa
DATE: November 7, 1996 ~- County
SUBJECT: Healthy Community Action Plan
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE AND ACCEPT Supervisor Torlakson's request for the development of a Healthy Community
Action Plan through the Health Services Department which looks beyond issues of traditional inpatient and
outpatient care to include primary prevention and education for the residents of Contra Costa County
APPROVE AND ACCEPT the efforts of the Health Services Department efforts to pursue collaboration
in the areas of primary prevention activities for the health of County residents.
BACKGROUND:
Much of the County's attention in the last year has been devoted to issues of health care delivery. We all
know that the health of the community also depends on effective primary prevention. We now have an
opportunity to forge a path in collaboration with the local health care and business communities to garner
support and resources for this effort.
HSD has been in conversation with Kaiser,John Muir, Mt. Diablo, and Brookside about preliminary primary
prevention efforts to address:
• Teen Violence
• Substance Abuse
• Nutritional Aspects of Chronic Disease
• Cancer Screening
As other areas are identified we will work to address them in a comprehensive, coordinated way.
We intend that these actions will lead to a comprehensive Healthy Community Action Plan.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None expected.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE _OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON LWT/L-e 19 . ) 9 9(,a APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact Person: William Walker, MD 5-5003
CC: Health Services Administration ATTESTED /�,���
PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY ` DEPUTY