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Upcoming Events
COVID-19 Update
Meetings have been postponed dependent on COVID-19 containment. We will be following the local required guidelines and will send out notifications on updates and cancellations. Small group meetings or teleconferences may continue contingent on your subcommittee and needs, please reach out to your subcommittee lead if you have any questions.
COVID-19 Wellness Resources
- Emotional Well-Being and Coping During COVID-19
- Maintaining Wellness for Older Adults and Caregivers
- CDPH Resources for Emotional Support and Well-Being
Hotlines if you need to talk to someone
If you are feeling overwhelmed with sadness, depression, or anxiety, or feel like you want to harm yourself or others, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 800-273-8255.
There are additional resources available if you are in crisis:
- Disaster Distress Helpline: Call 800-985-5990 (TTY 800-846-8517) or text TalkWithUs to 66746 for 24/7 support.
- Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 for 24/7 crisis support.
- California Suicide & Crisis Hotlines: Find phone numbers and links to all the suicide and crisis hotlines by county in California.
- CalHOPE Peer-Run Warm Line: Call 833-317-HOPE (4673) Monday – Friday from 7am – 11pm for COVID-19 specific non-emergency support.
- California Warm Peer Line: Call 855-845-7415 for 24/7 for non-emergency support to talk to a peer counselor with lived experience.
California Smokers' Helpline
- 1-800-NO-BUTTS
- 1-844-8NOVAPE
Full Calendar of Events
Mission Statement
Colusa County Partners for Health acts as a sustainable partnership that serves as a united voice to support the health and wellbeing of our community.
Vision
Colusa County Partners for Health includes representatives of community based organizations, local health care agencies, schools and individuals with a special interest in a healthier community. To ensure the most productivity within the group, we are split into three subcommittees with focuses on nutrition, oral health, and tobacco education.
Join Us!
Colusa County Partners for Health meets every other month. Each meeting lasts about 2 hours and lunch is provided. Call 530-458-0380 to learn more!
Priority Issues & What We Are Doing
1. Nutrition & Physical Activity
- Why is nutrition a priority in our community?
- Over 50% of 7th graders in Colusa County are overweight or obese.
- Over 27% of children in Colusa County are living in Food Insecure Households.
- What are we working on to address this issue?
- Focusing on nutrition and physical activity education, school wellness, and site wellness policy.
- Improving the likelihood that Colusa County residents will make healthy food and physical activity choices.
- Increasing food security across the community and improving the food environment.
- Increasing physical activity opportunities and environments county-wide.
2.Oral Health
- Why is oral health a priority in our community?
- Only 5 dental providers in Colusa County were willing to see children less than 3 years of age. Of those, only 1 will see them at the recommended age of one.
- What are we working on to address this issue?
- Educate families on the importance of oral health.
- Promote oral health amongst children and pregnant women.
- Encourage Smile California (Denti-Cal) members to take advantages of all services available.
- Identify community oral health needs.
3.Tobacco Education
- Why is tobacco education a priority in our community?
- Almost 23% of youth in Colusa County use tobacco products in some form, compared to the state average of almost 14%.
- Over 30% of 11th graders in Colusa County have tried an electronic cigarette or other vaping devices.
- What are we working on to address this issue?
- Prevent the sale of tobacco to youth.
- Educate on the dangers of tobacco advertising of flavored tobacco products toward youth.
- Increase the number of smoke-free public spaces in Colusa County.
- Provide education on the health effects of smoking, secondhand smoke, and smokeless tobacco.
Educational Materials from CCPH Meetings
- Secondhand smoke, third-hand smoke, & local solutions
- Multi-unit resident survey fact sheet - English (PDF)
- Multi-unit resident survey fact sheet - Spanish
- Flavored tobacco & e-cigarettes in Colusa County - English (PDF)
- Flavored tobacco & e-cigarettes in Colusa County - Spanish (PDF)
Smoke-free Colusa County Newsletters
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- January 2019/February 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018 (PDF)
- June 2018 (PDF)
- May 2018 (PDF)
- April 2018 (PDF)
- March 2018 (PDF)
- February 2018 (PDF)
- December 2017/January 2018 (PDF)
- November 2017 (PDF)
- October 2017 (PDF)
- September 2017 (PDF)
- August 2017 (PDF)
- July 2017 (PDF)