Martin Espinoza of the Press Democrat captured an exciting event which took place in Santa Rosa earlier this week... Public Health 3.0:
A high-ranking federal health official visited Santa Rosa on Tuesday to discuss a new direction for local public health departments, one that would push them far beyond their traditional role as watchdogs of communicable and chronic diseases and make them community partners in identifying the “social determinants” of health.
Outlining an approach dubbed “Public Health 3.0,” Acting Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Karen DeSalvo said the health of a community is more effectively addressed long before the onset of illness, where access to education, affordable housing, employment opportunities, recreation and nutrition all play a key role.
“Health is more than health care,” DeSalvo told those gathered during a day-long public conference at the Finley Center in west Santa Rosa.
Attendees included the state’s Public Health Officer Karen Smith and the health officers for Sonoma, Lake and Napa counties, local elected officials and representatives of nonprofit health care organizations.
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