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SJC₂HAC History

The San Joaquin County Community Health Assessment Collaborative (SJC2HAC) was first formed in 2004 in order to complete the Community Health Needs Assessment mandated by the State of California (SB697) which requires non-profit hospitals to document how they are serving their communities. The collaborative evolved from the 2001 Needs Assessment Group that was co-funded and composed of St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Dameron Hospital, Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, Kaiser Permanente and Health Plan of San Joaquin (Medi-Cal option HMO).

The 2008 report shares the purpose of the 2005 assessment which was to produce a functional and comprehensive community health profile of San Joaquin County. The collaborative hopes that this community profile will be used to inform and engage local stakeholders and community members to promote collaborative efforts based on data, community input and group consensus in order to improve the health of local residents.

Priority Goals

		Utilize a process that will engage local stakeholders;
		Generate knowledge and findings that could lead to collaborative project development;
		Identify information and data that would be useful for policy and advocacy work;
		Establish "A Call for Action" that leads to ongoing collaboration;
		Assess both community needs and assets;
		Develop end products that are user-friendly and audience appropriate;
		Develop a comprehensive community dissemination plan; and
		Provide a mechanism for ongoing tracking and monitoring.

Desired Outcomes of the Project

I. The Healthier San Joaquin County Community Assessment will highlight community or geographic specific information, including:

		Quantitative secondary data for selected indictors reflecting the county's population.
		Qualitative and quantitative primary and secondary data and information for the three areas of focus:
		>	Access to Health Care
		>	Chronic Disease (Diabetes, Asthma and Obesity)
		>	Early Entry into Pre-natal Care
		Development/facilitation of community input process.

II. Finalize and publish a Community Plan for distribution and/or presentation of the report during the spring of 2008.

III. Produce an Executive Summary summarizing analyses, key findings, comparisons to state and national health trends and defining priorities for collaborative work.

IV. Facilitate the development of a digital "Dashboard of Indicators" for:

		Ongoing tracking and monitoring.
		Evaluating project process, product and ongoing plans at completion.

How We're Making a Difference – New This Year!

New for 2008 are local stories of agencies in San Joaquin County who are making a difference to improve access to health care for local residents. These stories are inserted throughout each section in the report. More >>

San Joaquin County Community Health Assessment
Collaborative (SJC₂HAC) In-Kind Contributors

Name	Title	Agency
Mark Almanza	Field Manager	Anthem Blue Cross
Carol Almanza	Health Promotions Consultant	Anthem Blue Cross
Alyssa Arismendi	Project Manager	Dameron Hospital
Robina Asghar	Executive Director	Community Partnership for Families of San Joaquin
Dale Bishop, MD	Medical Director	Health Plan of San Joaquin
Campbell Bullock	Executive Director	San Joaquin Community Data Cooperative
Sheri Coburn, Ed.D.	Director, Health Services	San Joaquin County Office of Education
Terry Crockett	Program Manager	San Joaquin County Human Services Agency, In‑Home Supportive Services
Dawn Custer	Adolescent Programs Coordinator	San Joaquin County Public Health Services
Mariela DeLeon	Program Manager, Community Quality	Kaiser Permanente
Susan DeMontigny	Senior Deputy Director	San Joaquin County Public Health Services
Dixie Evans	Director, Community Health & Chair SJC₂HAC	St. Joseph's Medical Center Community Health
Karen Furst, MD	Health Officer	San Joaquin County Public Health Services
Benjamin Gamez	Health Educator	El Concilio
LaCresia Hawkins	Health Education and Outreach Coordinator, Health Access Program	Community Partnership for Families of San Joaquin, CUFF Family Resource Center
David B. Jomaoas	Chief Operations Officer	Community Medical Centers
Staci Johnson	Coordinator, Black Infant Health Program	San Joaquin County Public Health Services
Bruce Johnston	Grant Coordinator	St. Joseph's Medical Center Community Health
Becky Knodt	Community Benefit Manager	Kaiser Permanente
Anna Martin	Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences Advisor	University of California Cooperative Extension
William Mitchell, MPH	Director of Public Health Services	San Joaquin County Public Health Services
Robin Morrow	Senior Health Educator	Health Plan of San Joaquin
Olivia Ortiz	Migrant Education Coordinator	San Joaquin County Office of Education
Barbara Parish	Aging Program Coordinator	San Joaquin County Commission On Aging
Karen Pfister	Supervising Epidemiologist	San Joaquin County Public Health Services
Kelly Pleskunas	Director of Community Research	Applied Survey Research
Robert Reinarts	Ombudsman , Commissioner, San Joaquin County Commission on Aging	Community Stakeholder
Pamela Roderick	Program Manager	San Joaquin County Family Ties / Alcohol and Drug Alternative Program
Lani Schiff-Ross	Executive Director	First 5 San Joaquin
Michelle Scott	Coordinator, Adolescent Services	San Joaquin County Public Health Services
Tammy Shaff	Community Benefit Program Manager	Sutter Tracy Community Hospital
Steve Shetzline	Director of Health Education	Community Medical Centers
Jeff Slater	Grant Administrator	Health Plan of San Joaquin
Olivia Sosa	Director, Migrant Education	San Joaquin County Office of Education
Stoodard	Executive Director	American Cancer Society
Angela Tipsey	Community Organizer	People & Congregations Together (PACT)
Ginger Wick	Nursing Program Manager for Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health	San Joaquin County Public Health Services
Julie Whitehouse	Executive Director	American Heart Association
Joseph Woelfel	Director, Pharmaceutical Care Clinics, Assistant Professor	University of the Pacific

Financial Contributors

Dameron Hospital	San Joaquin County Human Services Agency
First 5 San Joaquin	San Joaquin County Office of Education
Healthier Community Coalition	St. Joseph's Medical Center
Health Plan of San Joaquin	Sutter Tracy Community Hospital
Kaiser Permanente

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