Our Mission

At Calaveras County Public Health, our mission is to improve the health and well-being of everyone in Calaveras County.

Our Values

1. Community Engagement: Working with our community to create better health programs.
2. Social Responsibility: Making sure everyone has a fair chance to be healthy.
3. Excellence & Quality Improvement: Always finding ways to improve our services.
4. Health Equity: Helping people of all backgrounds get the care they need.

Who We Are

We're part of the Calaveras County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA). Our team includes nurses, health educators, community workers, disease experts, and office staff.

What We Do

Family Health Unit

1. California Children's Services (CCS): Helps children with special health needs get medical care.
2. Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH): Supports the health of mothers and children.
3. Medical Therapy Unit (MTU): Provides therapy for kids who need it.

Healthy Communities Unit

1. Injury and Violence Prevention: Works to prevent injuries and violence.
2. Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention: Teaches about healthy eating and staying active.
3. Oral Health: Helps people take care of their teeth.
4. Substance Use Prevention Education: Teaches about drug and alcohol prevention.
5. Tobacco Prevention: Works to reduce smoking and vaping.

Epidemiology and Informatics Unit

Epidemiology and Informatics is our disease tracking and data team.

1. Community Health Assessment and Improvement: Studies health issues in our county.

2. Epidemiology: Tracks diseases to spot trends.
3. Informatics: Uses technology to improve health services.
4. Medical Marijuana Identification: Issues and manages medical marijuana ID cards.

Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Unit

1. Communicable Disease Prevention: Prevents the spread of diseases.
2. Healthcare Acquired Infection Prevention: Works to reduce infections in hospitals.
3. HIV/AIDS Prevention: Provides HIV/AIDS education and testing.
4. Immunizations: Gives vaccines to prevent diseases.

Health Response and Preparedness Unit

1. Emergency Preparedness: Plans for health emergencies.
2. Pandemic Flu: Gets ready for flu outbreaks.
3. Hospital Preparedness: Works with local hospitals on emergency plans.

Operations and Planning Unit

1. Administrative Services: Runs our daily office work.
2. Policy and Planning: Creates rules to keep our community healthy.
3. Professional Development: Helps our staff in learning and staying up-to-date in the public health field.

Cross-Cutting Initiatives

1. Health Equity: Making sure everyone has fair access to healthcare.
2. Community Engagement: Getting the community involved in health projects using events, surveys, and partnerships.
3. Data Sharing and Transparency: Sharing health information with the public.
4. Mobile Health Services: Bringing healthcare to people who can't easily reach it.

Strategic Objectives

Our 2023-2025 Strategic Plan focuses on four key areas:

1. Making our department work better
2. Tracking diseases and sharing information
3. Making it easier to get health services
4. Working more closely with community groups

Here's what we're working on:

1. Making sure all our programs treat everyone fairly
2. Building better ways to track and stop diseases
3. Creating easy-to-read health reports for the public
4. Bringing medical care directly to neighborhoods that need it most
5. Running health fairs and teaching people about staying healthy

Get Involved

• Come to our health events
• Take our health surveys
• Follow us on social media for updates and health tips
• Join our Community Health Improvement Partnership (C-CHIP)

Contact Us

Calaveras County Public Health  
700 Mountain Ranch Road, Suite C-2  
San Andreas, CA 95249

Phone: 209-754-6460  

Follow us on social media:  
Facebook: @CalaverasCountyPublicHealth

Thank you for your interest in Calaveras County Public Health. Together, we can build a healthier community for all.