by Paula Sokolska | Jun 20, 2019 | Blog
At Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS), “do no harm” just doesn’t cut it. The county health system, serving an area in California where social health factors can make up to a two-decade difference in life expectancy, has a much different goal in mind: to make Contra...
by Arlinda Timmons-Love | May 30, 2019 | Blog
As a Re-Entry Health Conductor, I partner with recently-released men and women to get the essential resources they need to thrive — from housing to food assistance to job training. And as someone who’s been incarcerated myself, that shared, lived experience means...
by Tiombe Mashama | May 16, 2019 | Blog
In May of 2002, I arrived at Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) to work as a coordinator for a public health program called Healthy Neighborhoods. After nearly three decades of working in community health education, promotion and programming, I was ready to further...
