Welcome Dr. Kismet Baldwin-Santana
Dr. Kismet Baldwin-Santana has officially started her role as San Mateo County’s Health Officer. Dr. Baldwin-Santana started her career as a neonatologist after receiving her Doctor of Medicine from Ohio State University and completing a fellowship and post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles. She also has a Master of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public read more....
You’re Input is Important - Attend a CHA Forum!
San Mateo County Health’s Public Health, Policy & Planning (PHPP) division is inviting community members and partners to one of six Community Health Assessment (CHA) Community Forums where a summary of data, including Sexual Orientation, Gender read more...
HPP Updates
Development of PHPP's Equity Action
Plan Underway
The Public Health, Policy & Planning (PHPP) Division is developing a division-wide Equity Action Plan for 2024. The process will include a baseline survey on current equity practices, background research from read more...
SMC Residents Weigh in on Measure K Priorities
San Mateo County held six Measure K listening sessions in August to get input from residents on how to invest local tax dollars. The four priority areas are: Mental Health, Emergency Preparedness, Housing & Homelessness, and Children & Families. Residents shared funding priorities, including read more...
Passion for Change: Highlights from the 2023 Silicon Valley Bike Summit
On August 24, the Silicon Valley Bike Summit brought together professionals and community members who are passionate about active transportation. Attendees learned about new technologies that are making our streets safer, heard about bike sharing services, read more...
Latinx Community Assessment Report Coming Soon
On August 10, Ayudando Latinos a Soñar (ALAS), in partnership with many other agencies, hosted a community listening session on a Latinx Community Assessment Report. The goal of read more...
Don’t Skip the Form! All California Students Can Get a Free Lunch!
The free and reduced-price meal program benefits your family, school and community. By completing the free and reduced-price meal program form, your read more...
The Farm 2 School Revolution
Check out this quick and easy resource for any farmer looking to get into the marketplace. “The Farm 2 School Revolution” showcases best practices for a farmer looking to sell products to any school. To help educate farmers read more...
Boards and Commissions Vacancies
There is one vacancy on the Parks & Recreation Commission for the City of San Bruno, two youth vacancies on the Parks & Recreation Commission for the City of San Mateo, and multiple vacant seats for the County of San Mateo:
City of San Bruno: There is One Vacancy, Partial Term Expires read more...
Building a New Structure for Collaboration with Community!
We are excited to announce a new partnership with El Concilio de San Mateo. El Concilio will be creating and leading a space for the community to formally collaborate with PHPP. This project is called the Community Collaborative Model. The intention of read more...
Learning Opportunities & Highlights
Field Trip Opportunity: Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
Embark on an adventure to Fitzgerald Marine Reserve! This field trip is for title-one schools and organizations serving low-income black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) youth in grades 3-12. Financial assistance read more...
San Mateo County Rising: Ending Child Poverty Summit
On August 18, an all-day summit was held in South San Francisco to address child poverty in the County. The summit was hosted by The Jackie Speier Foundation. The goal of the summit was to raise awareness of the work that different organizations are doing and read more...
