San Mateo County Health is proud participate in BARHII’s Community of Practice. This national cohort of public health and equity leaders is focused on Transforming Community Coalitions. We have representatives from five of our SMC Health divisions:

• Aging and Adult Services
• Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
• Family Health Services
• Public Health, Policy, and Planning
• San Mateo Medical Center

We are excited to learn from our fellow local health jurisdictions and apply new tools to SMC coalitions and engagement practices! Check out the Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership as a tool for increasing shared decision-making with the community.