California Health Collaborative

PROVIDING WELLNESS THROUGH COLLABORATION.

TOBACCO PROGRAMS - THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM WORKS TO REDUCE UNDERAGE YOUTH ACCESS TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND TO LIMIT SECONDHAND AND THIRDHAND SMOKE EXPOSURE IN OUTDOOR COMMON AREAS AND IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES. IN 2021, THE PROGRAM ASSISTED FOUR LOCAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN ADOPTING 100% SMOKE AND TOBACCO-FREE POLICIES AND PROVIDED SUPPORT TO INSTALL APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE AS NEEDED. ADDITIONALLY, CONTINUED TOBACCO EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS WERE EFFECTIVE IN MAINTAINING THE ENGAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARTNERS IN ALL REGIONS OF THE COUNTY: THE MOUNTAIN REGION, DESERT REGION, AND VALLEY REGION.NORTHERN CA TOBACCO CONTROL PROJECTS INCLUDE RISE THE STATES RURAL COORDINATING CENTER, STAAND COVERING THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY REGION, SI SE PUEDE COVERING THE NORTH VALLEY REGION, NORCAL4 HEALTH WORKING IN FOUR NORTH COAST COUNTIES, SMOKE FREE HIGH COUNTRY COVERING SISKIYOU, LASSEN AND PLUMAS COUNTIES, AND LEAD IN BUTTE AND YUBA COUNTIES. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE TOBACCO-FREE POLICIES ADOPTED AT MODESTO AND FEATHER RIVER JR. COLLEGES, TOBACCO-FREE LANGUAGE INCLUDED IN EL DORADO COUNTYS GENERAL PLAN, AN ABSTRACT ON FIREFIGHTERS AND TOBACCO USE ACCEPTED FOR PRESENTATION AT THE NATIONAL TOBACCO OR HEALTH CONFERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS IN JUNE 2022, HOSTED TRAININGS AND WEBINARS ONE ON ENFORCEMENT OF TOBACCO LAWS IN RURAL CALIFORNIA WITH OVER 170 PARTICIPANTS, A SMOKE-FREE HOUSING POLICY ADOPTED IN CRESCENT CITY, AND A TOBACCO-FREE CAMPUS POLICY ADOPTED BY BUTTE COUNTYS PSYCHIATRIC HEALTH FACILITY.

CANCER PROGRAMS CALIFORNIA HEALTH COLLABORATIVE OPERATES 7 OF THE 10 REGIONS FOR EVERY WOMAN COUNTS PROGRAM. THE HEALTH EDUCATION STAFF REACHED APPROXIMATELY 3,000 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH GROUP HEALTH EDUCATION CLASSES AND ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS. THE CLINICAL STAFF CONDUCTED SEVERAL SITE REVIEWS, PROVIDED NAVIGATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO EWC ELIGIBLE POPULATION.

MEDICAL SERVICES - MSSP CONTINUED TO PROVIDE INVALUABLE AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND OVERSIGHT FOR LOW-COME PARTICIPANTS AND HAS GROWN FROM SERVING 4 COUNTIES TO 6 WITH THE ADDITION OF EL DORADO AND SUTTER COUNTIES TO THE PREVIOUS SERVICE AREAS OF PLACER, SACRAMENTO, YOLO, AND YUBA COUNTIES. WITH THE EXPANSION OF COUNTIES THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A 25% INCREASE IN THE CASELOAD SIZE AND THE ADDITION OF UP TO 4.5 FTE. AFTER TRANSITIONING TO A TELEPHONIC CASE MANAGEMENT, CARE COORDINATION AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM DURING COVID-19, THE MSSP STAFF ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEGINNING TO IMPLEMENT HOME VISITS AGAIN IN THE NEXT 3 TO 6 MONTHS. CHC HAS ALSO PARTNERED AS THE FISCAL AGENT WITH HEALTH NET THIS PAST YEAR TO PROVIDE VACCINE CLINICS TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN SACRAMENTO, PLACER, AND EL DORADO COUNTIES THROUGH CONNECTIONS WITH MSSP AND OTHER PROVIDERS. MSSP STAFF HAVE FACED MANY CHALLENGES THIS PAST YEAR, BUT CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR PARTICIPANTS ADMIRABLY.