Rebecca Schwartz
- Sep 24, 2020
HIP Council Reflections and Expectations
At the September 10th HIP Council meeting, partners were invited to join the Clinician Resource Call for COVID-19 Response scheduled for...

Amy Mancia
- Aug 18, 2020
July HIP Council: Updates from County Public Health Officer and Representatives
At our July 9th HIP Council meeting, we were joined by Santa Cruz County Public Health Officer, Dr. Gail Newel, State Senator Bill...


Nicole Lezin
- Aug 5, 2020
Public Health in Housing Day
Santa Cruz County has one of the least affordable housing markets in the country. To save on housing costs, low-income families (and some...


Nicole Lezin
- Aug 5, 2020
Health Care for the Homeless Day
The Homeless Persons Health Project (HPHP) deploys a full medical team to a variety of Homeless Outreach Service Sites, going “tent to...


Nicole Lezin
- Aug 5, 2020
Agricultural Worker Health Day
On California’s Central Coast, we are fortunate to be able to enjoy the freshest produce in the world – the basis for our indispensable...


Nicole Lezin
- Aug 5, 2020
Patient Appreciation Day
The Social Determinants of Health include the many factors that can either promote or undermine health, usually far beyond a clinic’s...


Nicole Lezin
- Aug 5, 2020
Stakeholder Appreciation Day
For decades, Santa Cruz County’s Safety Net clinics have worked closely together on shared initiatives such as increasing insurance...


Nicole Lezin
- Aug 5, 2020
Staff Appreciation Day
For the health care workers staffing Santa Cruz County’s Safety Net clinics, COVID-19 has elicited some of the same reactions as it has...


Nicole Lezin
- Aug 5, 2020
Children’s Health Appreciation Day
As adults, our personal and work lives have been upended by COVID-19. For children, the upheaval has been dramatic as well, with the loss...
Ciaran Murphy
- May 15, 2020
COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County - Effects on Watsonville Community Hospital & Community Mental Health
Please see santacruzhealth.org for up to date data on COVID-19 cases in the county. Santa Cruz County COVID-19 Dashboard Public Health...