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Medical Director Services for Juvenile Institutions and Valley of the Moon Children's Home
The Department is requestingproposals from clinical healthcare organizations that maintain a focus onpediatric and adolescent care, but also encompass specialty care such as OBGYN,Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) Services for Opiate Use Disorder andpsychiatric services, to provide Medical Director Services and potentiallymid-level services at Juvenile Hall, Probation Camp, and VOMCH. Read full story
EFSACE40 Timeline for Go-Live
TheEFS Support Organization is in the process of conducting User AcceptanceTesting (UAT) to update PeopleSoft from Image 36 to Image 40, as part of theAnnual Catch-up Event (ACE). This is one of the final milestones to completeprior to the Go-Live event starting on Thursday March 10th at 5:00 PM andconcluding Monday March 14th at 8:00 AM. Read full story
Birth Defects. Learn more about what causes, and how to prevent, Birth Defects.
Not all birth defects are preventable, but healthy lifestyle choices lower the risk of birth defects. A combination of Exposures and Risk Factors contribute to raising or reducing the chances of birth defects. Learn more about lowering the risks of birth defects: Read full story
Weekly Roundup for Jan. 7, 2022
Today’s digest provides helpful andimportant updates on the following: 1) Upgrade your mask, health officialsurge; 2) What to do if you contract COVID-19; 3) Pfizer booster authorized for12- to 15-year-olds; 4) Reporting health order violations on face coverings; 5)New state rules for visitors to hospitals, long-term care settings; 6) Vaccine& testing opportunities in Sonoma County; 7) COVID-19 community resources& support; 8) Other news items from County of Sonoma Read full story
Did you know you can open a caseonline or by phone?
Did you know you can open a caseonline or by phone?Watch this short video on how to open a case Read full story
¿Sabía que puede abrir un casoen línea o por teléfono?
¿Sabía que puede abrir un caso en línea o por teléfono?Vea este breve video sobre cómo abrir un caso Read full story
Community engagement is what makes our rural communities work
Driving through the rain in West County can be an adventure at times.... Read full story
Covid updates: Vaccination during pregnancy talking points, new booster requirements and isolations guidelines.
Local, State and CDC Covid updates for the perinatal community. New MCH vaccination in pregnancy talking points, the difference between antigen and PCR tests. Will Covid become endemic? Is Covid causing developmental delays in kids? Read full story
Sonoma CountyContinuum of Care (CoC) Board 2022 Elections
The Sonoma County CoC Board is the decision-making body of the Sonoma County Continuum of Care. The Sonoma County Continuum of Care addresses the problems of housing and homelessness by having a countywide, community-informed, and person-centered CoC system that is compassionate, inclusive, financially responsible, equitable, coordinated, and outcomes based. Nominations are hereby invited for five (5) seats to be chosen by eligible CoC voters at the CoC Quarterly Membership meeting on March 2, 2022 at 1:00pm – 4:00pm. Nominations and Statement of Interest forms will be accepted until February 23rd at 5:00pm. Read full story
Operational Permit (OPR) Program Updates
Permit Sonoma has updated Operational Permitapplication requirements. Please view our <a href="/PRMD/Instructions-and-Forms/WLS-047-Operational-Permit-Application-Required-Contents/" title="Operational Permit applicationrequired contents webpage">Operational Permit applicationrequired contents webpage for more details. The new Operational Permitapplication requirements are effective January 1, 2022. Read full story