Gravenstein Health Action Coalition

TO MOBILIZE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE EQUITY AND TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN WEST SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. ITS VISION IS A WEST COUNTY THAT IS A HEALTHY AND SAFE PLACE FOR ALL RESIDENTS TO LIVE, WORK, PLAY AND BELONG.

CRADLE TO CAREER TASK FORCE: ITS MISSION IS TO INVITE BELONGING, CURIOSITY AND LEARNING SO THAT YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY CAN THRIVE. ITS ACTIVITIES INCLUDEPARENTING EDUCATION, PROVIDING RESILIENCE CLASSES, ADVOCATING FOR HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS, BEHAVIOR AND CHOICES ACROSS ACTIVITIES, SUPPORTING GROWTH OF THELOCAL TEEN CLUB, PROVIDING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR AT-RISK YOUTH, CONDUCTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH REGARDING YOUTH ACTIVITIES AT PUBLIC EVENTS AND CONDUCTING PUBLIC DIALOGUE REGARDING COMMUNITY EQUITY CONCERNS.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TASK FORCE: ITS MISSION IS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN PUBLIC ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES, FOSTER HEALING, PROVIDE SUPPORTIVECONNECTIONS AND A SENSE OF BELONGING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. ITS ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROMOTING ATTENDANCE AT RESILIENCE TRAINING CLASSES, FACILITATING A PROCESS FOR SCHOOLS TO LEARN ABOUT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES, SURVEYING SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS TO IDENTIFY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS IN THE WEST COUNTY SCHOOLS, REDEFINING SOBER CIRCLE OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR THE HOMELESS AND IMPLEMENTING SUCH PROGRAMS, ESTABLISHING COUNSELLING SERVICES AT PARK VILLAGE, PROVIDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELLING AT THE TEEN CENTER IN SEBASTOPOL AND PROVIDING EDUCATION CONCERNING ACES, MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION.

AGE FRIENDLY TASK FORCE: ITS MISSION IS TO CREATE AN ENGAGED AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT ASSURES ACCESS TO OUTREACH PROGRAMS CENTERED ON WELLNESS AND SAFETY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SENIORS. ITS ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING AT THE FARMERS MARKET, PUTTING ON A NAIL CARE CLINIC AT THE BURBANK HOUSING SENIOR CENTER, QUARTERLY CLASSES ON HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES, ESTABLISHMENT OF A CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP AND ATTENDANCE AT THE GRATON DISASTER FAIR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GRATON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. ANOTHER MAJOR ACTIVITY CONDUCTED BY THIS TASK FORCE IS TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF SEBASTOPOL AND THE SEBASTOPOL FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CONDUCTING THE MAP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES RESIDENTS WITH A SIMPLE STEP- BY-STEP PROCESS TO CUSTOMIZE AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN FOR EACH NEIGHBORHOOD.