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The Healthy Mendocino initiative was launched in 2011 by the Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency Advisory Board, which established the Healthy Mendocino Steering Committee as the governing body. Under their leadership, a coalition of 20 funding partners (listed below) came together to create and fund Healthy Mendocino. The site is developed and maintained by the Healthy Communities Institute in Berkeley, CA. 
 
All banner photos by Jendi Coursey, Indigo Studios.

Our Funding Partners:

 
The Anderson Valley Health Center is a not-for-profit primary care health clinic offering a broad range of services to children, teens, adults, and seniors. A consumer Board of Directors governs the center. Physicians, Family Nurse Practitioners, Physicsians Assistants, Registered Nurses, Dentists and administrative staff provide services at the Health Center. We are dedicated to providing excellent medical and dental care, wellness promotion and health education at a reasonable cost for everyone who comes to the Health Center. To find out more please access our website at: www.avhc.org
Alliance for Rural Community Health (ARCH) is a collaboration of eight community health centers in Mendocino and Lake Counties. We are a unified voice for community and rural health, strengthening and supporting our members in providing access to quality health care to improve the health and wellbeing of our communities. To find out more please access our website at: www.ruralcommunityhealth.org/
Collaborating on Community-Based Participatory Research funded by the Califormia Breast Cancer Research Program since 2004. For more information, please visit: www.crcmendocino.org
Community Development Commission of Mendocino County (CDC) is the County of Mendocino’s housing and community development agency.  We work as a catalyst for affordable housing and community development programs and projects throughout our county.
The Community Foundation of Mendocino County works with families and individuals to build endowment funds that support a wide spectrum of community-based projects and scholarships. It tailors giving approaches to match the unique circumstances of each donor and provides an effective and trusted way for people to “give back” locally. To learn more, please visit:  www.communityfound.org
Consolidated Tribal Health Project, Inc. is an accredited non-profit, ambulatory health clinic established in 1984 to serve the health needs of Mendocino County’s Native peoples. CTHP offers behavioral health, dental and medical services, wellness programs, patient education and support. CTHP serves about 3,200 patients annually, 76% of whom are AI/AN. For more information visit: www.cthp.org
FIRST 5 Mendocino is dedicated to making sure all children ages 0-5 are happy, healthy, and ready to learn. With this in mind, FIRST 5 Mendocino focuses on 5 areas of concentration: healthy children, knowledgeable nurturing parents, children ready to learn, quality child care and knowledgeable nurturing community. For more information, please visit: 

For more information about Howard Memorial Hospital, please visit: www.howardhospital.org

Mendocino County AIDS/Viral Hepatitis Network’s mission is to stop the transmission of HIV and hepatitis C and care for those living with, affected by, or at risk due to mental illness and/or substance use issues.  We utilize harm reduction strategies; provide care coordination, advocacy, food, transportation, housing assistance and other supports. For more information, please visit: www.mcavhn.org
Mendocino Coast Clinics, Inc. (MCC) is a three-site free standing Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) located at Fort Bragg, CA. MCC provides quality medical, dental and behavioral health care services to coastal residents regardless of ability to pay. For more information call 707-964-1251or visit www.mccinc.org
In three rural communities, our health centers provide care for the un- and under-insured. At each facility, we offer a broad array of high-quality health services, facilitating our patients' needs for access to care. Our services include medical, dental, and behavioral health care.  In our quest for excellence, we provide innovative leadership to help solve the most difficult health problems confronting our communities and we pride ourselves on building strong staffing teams comprised of individuals who are supported in their quest to learn and grow professionally. For more information, please visit: www.mchcinc.org
Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office works to promote public safety. For more information, please visit: www.mendocinosheriff.com
The vision of the Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is: Healthy People, Healthy Communities.  The Agency’s mission is: “In partnership with the community, the Health and Human Services Agency will support and empower families and individuals to live healthy, safe and sustainable lives in health environments, through advocacy, services and policy development.” The Health and Human Services Agency consists of all Social Services, Public Health and Behavioral Health and Recovery programs, including Environmental Health, Animal Care Services, Veteran Services, Work Force Investment Act, Public Guardian and Public Authority. The Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency has a budget of $110,000,000 and 438 employees.  The current HHSA Director is Stacey Cryer. For more information, please visit:

MCYP has supported healthy development of children, youth, adults, and families for 40 years, throughout Mendocino's schools, towns, and rural communities. Providing counseling services, mental health, outreach and education, crisis response, and transitional living programs, we bring families together, and create hope and opportunities for our youths' journey to adulthood. For more information, please visit: www.mcyp.org
Mendo Lake Credit Union (MLCU) is a full-service financial institution serving 18,000 members in the communities of Lake and  Mendocino Counties.  At MLCU, we believe that financial health is a key part of overall individual health, and we proudly support organizations and programs that promote a healthy community. For more information, please visit:
North Coast Opportunities, Inc. is a Community Action Agency that develops and provides services that strengthen our community.  Their programs include: Mendocino County Community Action, Lake County Community Action, Community Gardens, Foster Grandparents Program, Head Start Child Development Program, Leadership Mendocino, Redwood Caregiver Resource Center, Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, Rural Communities Child Care, and HandsOn Network of Lake & Mendocino Counties. For further information, please visit: www.ncoinc.org
REDWOOD CHILDREN’S SERVICES, INC. is a nonprofit agency providing specialized care and services to children, youth and families throughout Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma Counties since 1995.  Programs include foster care, residential care, mental health services, transitional housing and youth resource centers. It is our goal to strengthen families and empower our community. For more information, please visit: www.rcs4kids.org

Redwood Coast Medical Services
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Ukiah Valley Medical Center (UVMC) is a 78-bed, not-for-profit hospital located in Ukiah, the county seat of Mendocino County. As the largest and most comprehensive healthcare facility in the county, UVMC offers a complete range of health care services for the communities we serve. Our emergency department operates with a physician on duty 24-hours a day and is designated as a Level IV Trauma Center. Each year, UVMC treats more than 25,000 patients in its emergency room, performs more than 5,000 surgical procedures in its hospital based and ambulatory surgery center, delivers nearly 850 babies, and performs more than 43,000 radiology tests. For more information, please visit: www.uvmc.org
United Way of the Wine Country exists to advance the common good in Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties. Everyone deserves a good life: a quality education that leads to a stable job, income that can support a family and good health. We mobilize the caring power of our communities to address underlying problems, improve lives, and build a healthy, vibrant community. For more information, please visit: www.unitedwaywinecountry.org