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Colusa County Partners for Health
Are you a community member or organization representative that wants to get involved in improving health in Colusa County? We are actively recruiting members for Colusa County Partners for Health! Please see below for more information. Contact our Project Director, Rafael Perez, at 530-458-0380 to get involved!
Upcoming Events
Next Meeting: October, 2023!
Partners for Health will have its next meeting in October 2023. Please do contact Rafael Perez or Jen Murphy if you would like to add an activity to the agenda and/or for more information on how to join the meeting. See you in October!
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Mission Statement
Colusa County Partners for Health acts as a sustainable partnership that serves as a united voice to support the health and wellbeing of our community.
Vision
Colusa County Partners for Health includes representatives of community based organizations, local health care agencies, schools and individuals with a special interest in a healthier community. To ensure the most productivity within the group, we are split into three subcommittees with focuses on nutrition, oral health, and tobacco education.
Join Us!
Colusa County Partners for Health meets every other month. Each meeting lasts about 2 hours and lunch is provided. Call 530-458-0380 to learn more!
Priority Issues & What We Are Doing
1. Nutrition & Physical Activity
- Why is nutrition a priority in our community?
- Over 50% of 7th graders in Colusa County are overweight or obese.
- Over 27% of children in Colusa County are living in Food Insecure Households.
- What are we working on to address this issue?
- Focusing on nutrition and physical activity education, school wellness, and site wellness policy.
- Improving the likelihood that Colusa County residents will make healthy food and physical activity choices.
- Increasing food security across the community and improving the food environment.
- Increasing physical activity opportunities and environments county-wide.
2.Oral Health
- Why is oral health a priority in our community?
- Only 5 dental providers in Colusa County were willing to see children less than 3 years of age. Of those, only 1 will see them at the recommended age of one.
- What are we working on to address this issue?
- Educate families on the importance of oral health.
- Promote oral health amongst children and pregnant women.
- Encourage Smile California (Denti-Cal) members to take advantages of all services available.
- Identify community oral health needs.
3.Tobacco Education
- Why is tobacco education a priority in our community?
- Almost 23% of youth in Colusa County use tobacco products in some form, compared to the state average of almost 14%.
- Over 30% of 11th graders in Colusa County have tried an electronic cigarette or other vaping devices.
- What are we working on to address this issue?
- Prevent the sale of tobacco to youth.
- Educate on the dangers of tobacco advertising of flavored tobacco products toward youth.
- Increase the number of smoke-free public spaces in Colusa County.
- Provide education on the health effects of smoking, secondhand smoke, and smokeless tobacco.
Educational Materials from CCPH Meetings
- Secondhand smoke, third-hand smoke, & local solutions
- Multi-unit resident survey fact sheet - English (PDF)
- Multi-unit resident survey fact sheet - Spanish
- Flavored tobacco & e-cigarettes in Colusa County - English (PDF)
- Flavored tobacco & e-cigarettes in Colusa County - Spanish (PDF)
Smoke-free Colusa County Newsletters
- April 2023
- February 2023
- November 2022
- September 2022
- June 2022
- April 2022
- February 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- January 2019/February 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018 (PDF)
- June 2018 (PDF)
- May 2018 (PDF)
- April 2018 (PDF)
- March 2018 (PDF)
- February 2018 (PDF)
- December 2017/January 2018 (PDF)
- November 2017 (PDF)
- October 2017 (PDF)
- September 2017 (PDF)
- August 2017 (PDF)
- July 2017 (PDF)
Colusa County Partners for Health Meeting Minutes
- July 2023
- May 2023
- March 2023
- January 2023
- November 2022
- September 2022
- July 2022 (PDF)
- May 2022 (PDF)
- March 2022 (PDF)
- January 2022 (PDF)
- November 2021 (PDF
- September 2021 (PDF)
- May 2021 PDF
- February 2020 (PDF)
- November 2019 (PDF)
- September 2019 (PDF)
- July 2019 (PDF)
- May 2019 (PDF)
- March 2019 (PDF)
- January 2019 (PDF)
- November 2018 (PDF)
- September 2018 (PDF)
- July 2018 (PDF)
- May 2018 (PDF)
- March 2018 (PDF)
- January 2018 (PDF)