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a. Receive an oral presentation from the County of Monterey Health Department’s Office of Equity regarding the Action Plan for Building Safe and Thriving Communities, Update 2026; and
b. Provide direction, as appropriate, regarding the Action Plan for Building Safe and Thriving Communities, Update 2026.
Presenter: Rosemary Soto, Program Manager I
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Health, Housing, Homelessness and Human Services (HHHHS)
Committee of the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive an oral presentation from the County of Monterey Health Department’s Office of Equity regarding the Action Plan for Building Safe and Thriving Communities, Update 2026; and
b. Provide direction, as appropriate, regarding the Action Plan for Building Safe and Thriving Communities, Update 2026.
SUMMARY:
The Office of Equity will provide an overview of the update to the Building Safe and Thriving Communities Action Plan, including the initiative’s background, public health purpose, and recommendations for enhancing collective efforts to address the root causes of violence throughout Monterey County, with a public health approach and health equity lens.
The presentation will discuss the history of strategic efforts to coordinate multi-sector collaborative partnerships to establish a system of support to build resilience for youth and young adults, current contributing factors to the sustainability of prevention and intervention efforts, the outcomes of community engagement efforts that inform the priority areas for recommended investments to support prevention interventions to improve community health and safety outcomes.
DISCUSSION:
In 2013 the Board of Supervisors approved the launch of a community initiative to address gang violence throughout Monterey County and established the Office of Community Engagement and Strategic Advocacy as the backbone organization, within the County of Administrative Office. The initial Action Plan for Building Safe & Thri...
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