Welcome to our Health and Wellness page!
Our goal is to provide you with a diverse set of information about Health and Wellness campaigns, strategies and events throughout District Four.
- 2010 Celebrity Cooking Class Series The American Heart Association is gearing up for their 2010 celebrity cooking classes and it is going to be an exciting year! Classes for both Pittsburg and Oakland will be announced at the end of July. Be sure to mark your calendars for September 25 and November 20!
- Power To End Stroke Find out more about preventing and overcoming stroke.
- Healthy Planning Guide Developed by the Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII), this guide links health risks such as unsafe streets or a lack of physical activity to aspects of the built environment, outlining ways to ensure that neighborhoods are designed to support health equity and community well-being.
Guide (PDF - 555kb) *
- Exploring Social Determinants of Health Equity and Levels of Racism with Dr. Camara Jones In an effort to achieve social and health equity in Alameda County, the Alameda County Public Health Agency presented speaker, Dr. Camara Jones on Sept. 25th from 9:00-11:30am at Preservation Park in downtown Oakland. Her presentation brought residents, partners and staff together with Dr. Jones as a key step in collectively moving forward to eliminate racism and achieve health equity.
The PowerPoint slides from the presentation Dr. Jones gave are now available http://www.acphd.org/healthequity/Camara%20Jones/CamaraJones.htm.
Alliance CompleteCare is a plan for people who live in Alameda County and have both Medicare and Medi-Cal coverage (or are eligible for Medi-Cal).
Alliance CompleteCare combines Medi-Cal, Medicare, and Part D drug coverage into one easy-to-use plan. Members pay $0 plan premiums, $0 co-pays for generic drugs,
and $0 co-pays for covered medical benefits. Each Alliance CompleteCare member receives personal attention from a Care Advisor who assists with coordinating care,
navigating the health care system, and helping members meet other needs through community resources.
- Alameda County Nutrition Services Has A New Web Site
- Alliance for a Healthier Generation (PDF - 13kb) *
- What Every Man Should Know About Prostate Cancer (PDF - 166kb) *
For more information, please email Robyn Hodges.
* Portable Document Format (PDF) file requires the free Adobe Reader.
