Mission

The mission of the Get Healthy San Mateo County Task Force (Task Force) 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.

Click to view a video of Task Force accomplishments for the past five years.

Funding Opportunities 

The California Project LEAN (Leaders Encouraging Activity and Nutrition) and the Safe and Active Communities Branch of the California Department of Public Health have extended the deadline for joint use mini grant applications. At least three $20,000 grants will be awarded to groups working on developing and adopting joint use agreements for school facilities. Grants will run from September 1, 2010 – January 31, 2012. For more information, view the Request For Application, Joint Use Mini-Grant Application, and Data Sources. Deadline: August 27

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Upcoming Events   

  • July 28, 6:30 p.m. "What’s on Your Plate?" screening at Redwood City's Downtown Library, located at 1044 Middlefield Rd.

  • July 30, 3 - 5 p.m. "What’s on Your Plate?" screening at Redwood City's Fair Oaks Library, located at 2600 Middlefield Road.

  • August 4, 6:30 p.m. "Nourish: Food + Community" screening at Redwood City's Downtown Library, located at 1044 Middlefield Rd.

  • Aug. 1- Sept. 30  The Great Race for Clean Air is a friendly competition between employers to encourage employees to use commute alternatives to solo driving such as ridesharing, carpooling, vanpooling, biking, walking or riding transit. These commute alternatives provide significant CO2 greenhouse gas emissions savings over solo driving. All employees who log their commute online are entered into weekly random drawings. At the end of the Great Race, employers with the highest CO2 savings (that is, the average CO2 saved per employee in your organization) and employers with the highest employee participation are the winners. Winners will be declared in each county and Bay Area-wide. Register here.

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