Year-in-Review
The Health Equity, Policy & Planning team celebrated many successes in community engagement, equity infrastructure development, civic engagement and other domains throughout 2024. Below are some of the team’s read more...
CHIP Steering Committee Retreat
The first Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Steering Committee Retreat was held October 25. The CHIP Steering Committee consisted of leaders from Public Health, Policy & Planning and representatives from read more...
Announcements
2025 Get Healthy SMC Community Implementation Funding RFP Webinar Recording
If you missed the 2025 Get Healthy San Mateo County Community Implementation Funding Request for Proposals (RFP) webinar on November 14, you can now view the read more...
HPP Updates
Funding for Safe Routes to School
San Mateo County Health’s CalFresh Healthy Living team has been selected to participate in the Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost-Effectiveness Study (CHOICES) Learning Collaborative Partnership. In read more...
Community Announcements
Moving the Needle on Policy
Health Equity, Policy & Planning continues to play a crucial role in supporting policy at the various levels. The team works with school districts on wellness policies, provides data to support state bills, and convenes partners to address traffic safety around schools. These are a few of the policy areas that the team read more...
Public Charge Updates
The County of San Mateo’s Office of Community Affairs’ (OCA) Immigrant Services team is a resource for clients and their families. Their website explains Public Charge, available public benefits and how to seek legal read more...
Boards and Commissions Vacancies
There are multiple vacant seats for the City of San Bruno (Parks & Recreation Commission and Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee) and the County of San Mateo (Agricultural Advisory Committee, Behavioral Health Commission, Commission on Disabilities and Farmworker Advisory read more...
Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day 2024!
On November 14, Ravenswood School District in East Palo Alto worked with Safe Routes to School to celebrate Ruby Bridges Day. They joined schools across the country to honor Ruby Bridges for her courage in fighting read more...
Growing the Garden of Equity
Human Impact Partners (HIP) has developed a Health Equity Guide using a gardening allegory to guide implementing equity practices. This guide offers flexibility as it can be adapted for different contexts and projects. The read more...
