Pledge of Support
We have the vision of being the healthiest county in the state of California. We recognize that in order to achieve this goal, we must work together in strategic, thoughtful, and engaging ways. Our Collective Impact efforts to date have led to cross-sector collaborative partnerships and broad awareness of the multiple factors that influence our health, such as access to education, jobs, housing, transportation, and safe neighborhoods. We are committed to significantly improving the health and well-being of all residents.
However, we know that not all residents have access to the same opportunities to meet their full potential and that health, education, and income disparities exist depending on where one lives in the county. We also know that these disparities have real individual and community impacts on long-term health and prosperity.
We, below, commit to using A Portrait of Sonoma County to better understand these gaps in opportunities and to partnering with community to identify the strengths and assets on which to build a comprehensive and inclusive response to this report. We commit to utilizing A Portrait of Sonoma County in the work of our organizations and our collaborative efforts. We aim to leverage resources, empower communities, share best practices, and strategically focus our efforts in order to creatively contribute to a new and innovative discussion of health equity in our county. We recognize that only by working together as equal partners with a shared vision and common agenda can we hope to achieve our long-term goals of making Sonoma County the healthiest county in the state for all our residents to work, live, and play.
Additional organizations and elected officials are welcome to pledge support after the initial release.
The following organizations voice support
4Cs (Community Child Care Council of Sonoma County)
Action Network
Ag Innovations Network Alliance Medical Center
Bischoff Performance Improvement Consulting
Child Parent Institute
Catholic Charities of Santa Rosa
Ceres Community Project
Community Action Partnership Sonoma County
Community Baptist Church
Community Foundation Sonoma County
Community Health Initiatives in the Petaluma Area (CHIPA)
Council on Aging Daily Acts
First 5 Commission Food Systems Alliance
Healdsburg District Hospital
Healthy Community Consortium
Healthy Healdsburg John Jordan Foundation Kaiser Permanente
KRCB North Bay Public Media
La Luz Center
La Tortilla Factory
Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy
North Bay Children's Center North Bay Jobs with Justice North Bay Labor Council
North Bay Leadership Council
North Bay Organizing Project
Northern California Center for Well-Being
Petaluma Coalition to Prevent Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Problems
Petaluma Community Foundation
Petaluma Health Care District
Petaluma Health Center
Regional Climate Protection Authority
Russian River Area Resources and Advocates
Santa Rosa Community Health Centers
Santa Rosa Junior College
Sebastopol Area Community Alliance
Social Advocates for Youth
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
Sonoma County Department of Health Services
Sonoma County Economic Development Board
Sonoma County Human Services Department
Sonoma County Office of Education
Sonoma County Library
Sonoma County Regional Parks
Sonoma County Transportation Authority
Sonoma Ecology Center Sonoma State University
Sonoma Valley Health Roundtable
St. Joseph's Health - Sonoma County
Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa
United Way of the Wine Country
Voices
West County Health Centers
Windsor Wellness Partnership
Workforce Investment Board (WIB)
The following elected officials voice support
Gina Belforte
City of Rohnert Park
Councilmember
Ken Brown
Sonoma City
Councilmember
Louann Carlomagno
Sonoma Valley Unified School District
Superintendent
Tom Chambers
City of Healdsburg
Councilmember
Julie Combs
City of Santa Rosa
Councilmember
Bob Cox
City of Cloverdale Vice Mayor
John Dell'Osso
City of Cotati Mayor
John Eder
City of Sebastopol
Councilmember
Deb Fudge
Town of Windsor
Councilmember
Laurie Gallian
City of Sonoma
Councilmember
David Glass
City of Petaluma
Mayor
Sarah Glade Gurney
City of Sebastopol
Councilmember
Susan Harvey
City of Cotati
Councilmember
Dr. Steve Herrington
Sonoma County
Superintendent of Schools
Robert Jacob
City of Sebastopol
Mayor
Steve Jorgensen
Windsor Unified School District
Superintendent
Mark Landman
City of Cotati
Councilmember
Keller McDonald
West Sonoma County Union High School District
Superintendent
Ernesto Olivares
City of Santa Rosa
Councilmember
Carol Russell
City of Cloverdale
Mayor
Socorro Shiels
Santa Rosa City Schools
Superintendent
Patrick Slayter
City of Sebastopol
Councilmember