Honorary Exemplary Health Equity Practice Award

The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department’s Racial and Health Equity team has facilitated the transformation of policies, practices and procedures across the department. They intentionally moved beyond the data to action, authentic community partnerships, and talking explicitly about race.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is working in close partnership with community organizing group Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) to address the need for a regulatory inspection program to ensure a healthy work environment for farmworkers, specifically accessible, safe, and clean toilets.