Public Health Division

Coastal Valleys EMS Agency: Provides oversight to the emergency medical care delivery system in Sonoma and Mendocino counties.

• Our Environmental Health programs promote health and quality of life by preventing or controlling those diseases or deaths that result from interactions between people and the places they live, work and play. Our programs employ several strategies to prevent health hazards including education, surveillance, routine inspections, response to citizen tips, sampling and posting and enforcement where necessary.

• Affordable Care Act Notice
• California Children Services
  If your child has a catastrophic or serious medical condition, this program may be able to provide financial assistance and coordinate health care services.
• Child Health and Disability Prevention
  Provides complete health assessments for the early detection and prevention of disease and disability in children and youth, offered at no cost to families that meet eligibility criteria.
• HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prevention Program
  The program coordinates planning and evaluation for HIV prevention activities, and coordinates planning, development and evaluation for the local HIV prevention programs.
• Injury Prevention Program
  Conducts countywide projects aimed at reducing unintentional injuries among children.
• Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program
  The mission of the Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health program is to promote the physical, social and emotional health of childbearing women, children, adolescents and their families in Sonoma County.
• Women, Infants, Children (WIC)
  WIC is a supplemental nutrition program that helps mothers and young children eat well and stay healthy.

The mission of Healthy Communities is to provide comprehensive, coordinated services in partnership with the community that support healthy societal and behavioral choices for the people of Sonoma County.

• Tobacco and Nicotine Prevention: Public Health uses tobacco tax funds from Propositions 56 and 99 to conduct tobacco prevention activities, including the Tobacco Education Program, and Tobacco-Free Sonoma County Community Coalition (TFSCCC). We support the passage of policies that reduce tobacco use by youth.
• Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL): Program staff members are involved in several collaborative projects aimed at increasing the activity level and encouraging healthy eating among Sonoma County residents.
• Dental Health: The goal of Sonoma County Public Dental Health programs are to work on improving the oral health of Sonoma County children from birth through age 6 years. 
• Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention: Alcohol and Other Drug Services (AODS) is now part of Behavioral Health. Please click on the link to go to AODS under Behavioral Health.