Mission

The mission of Get Healthy San Mateo County (GHSMC) is to work collaboratively with all stakeholders to develop strategies that will reduce and prevent obesity and other health risks of unhealthy eating and lack of physical activity among all children in San Mateo County.

 

Accomplishments 

Watch a video of GHSMC Accomplishments from 2005-2010 and check out an evaluation of the first 5 years!

Safe Routes to Schools 
Congratulations to the Cities of East Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Carlos and South San Francisco for being selected to receive funding from Caltrans for Safe Routes to School projects!  These cities will be increasing the number of children who walk or bicycle to school by improving unsafe streets and promoting walking and bicycling to children, parents and the community. View the full list of Caltrans Approved Projects.

Healthy Neighborhood Stores
Watch this great VIDEO featuring youth and staff of the Youth Leadership Institute and YO! Mateo and their recent healthy makeover of a neighborhood store La Guadalupana Carniceria, 55 Fifth St. in Redwood City! 

Healthy Active Play Environments (HAPE)
Check out this short CLIP on HAPE! A countywide non-profit organization empowering afterschool providers, making daily physical activity accessible and engaging for every student.

Funding Opportunities 

2012 Community Benefit Grant Program
The Kaiser Permanente's 2012 Community Benefit Grant Program provides financial support to local nonprofit health and human service organizations with an emphasis on underserved populations.  For 2012, Kaiser Permanente identified the following needs: reducing obesity, improving access to health insurance coverage and health care services, reducing at-risk behavior, improving poor health in the aging population, and reducing violence. Grants typically range from $5,000 to $35,000 but requests that don’t exceed $75,000 will be considered.  Deadline: March 15, 2012 

View more funding opportunities

 

Upcoming Events      

Get Healthy San Mateo County General Meeting
Mar. 19, 2012, 4:30 p.m - 6 p.m.
City of San Mateo Main Library, Oak Room, 55 West 3rd Ave, San Mateo
GHSMC partners and members meet twice a year to highlight local promising practices, provide an opportunity to network and celebrate accomplishments.  A number of exciting Safe Routes to Schools developments are happening in San Mateo County.  Come learn about what resources and activities are available in your neighborhood to support children and families walking, biking and carpooling to school. See flyer!

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Job Opportunities      

Part-time Conservation Program Coordinator , Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter

Development Internship, Hidden Villa

Officer, Health Impact Project, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Part-time Development Coordinator,  Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter

East Palo Alto Famer's Market Manager, Collective Roots 

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Ravenswood Family Health Center

Part-Time Administrator, Thrive

Part-time Community Outreach Liaison, The HEAL Project 

Service Member, Food Corps

Project Coordinator, Ag Innovations

Featured Sections

Announcements

 San Mateo County Leads California in Curbing Childhood Obesity!
Check out the great media coverage San Mateo County received recently for decreasing obesity rates by 5.6% between 2005-2010 (view the full report). While rates are still very high, 34% of children, our improvement is a real tribute to the work that communities have been leading over the last 7 years. 

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Congratulations to the 2011 Healthy Apply Awardees!
Ten San Mateo County schools are awarded with the Healthy Apple Awards in recognition for Excellence in Nutrition & Physical Activity.

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Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
Today, children consume more sugary drinks (soda, sports drinks, flavored drinks and energy drinks) than milk.  Just one 12-ounce soda contains 9-10 teaspoons of sugar. Sugary drinks are one of the leading contributors to obesity in San Mateo County. Check out the recently published brief Sip on This and learn how you can take action!

Strategies for Improving Food & Physical Activity Environments

Get Healthy San Mateo County first began addressing childhood obesity, six years ago! Download the 2010-2015 Strategies for Improving Food & Physical Activity Environments.

Congratulations to the 2011-12 Community Implementation Funding awardees! To preview the list, please click here

Gardening and Sustainable Agriculture in San Mateo County

Did you know that over 60% of San Mateo County public schools have school gardens? Check out the Map of School Gardens  and learn what resources are available in your community, at your school and in your neighborhood and how you can get involved.

Free and Low-Cost Physical Activity Opportunities in Your Community

Get a free and low cost (less than $5/class) listing of physical activities available in your city. These events will not require registration and you can attend as many events as you choose.

As Fresh As It Gets campaign


Be healthy and reduce your carbon footprint by eating locally grown food with the San Mateo County "As Fresh As it Gets" campaign.

Free Monthly Produce Boxes for your Classroom
Sign up for a FREE harvest of the month tasting kit for your classroom.  Community Alliance for Family Farmers (CAFF) is offering free monthly boxes of produce from February through May 2012 for classrooms that have 50% or more students participating/eligible in the free and reduced lunch program.  Please click here to complete your online application by 1/23 and (click here) to view a flyer about this program. Please contact Jenna Segal (jenna@caff.org) for more information about this project.