Regional Networks
Regional Networks Guidelines Manual
The Regional Networks for a Healthy California Guidelines Manual is designed to help contractors successfully complete all requirements as outlined within each contract. Questions regarding the fiscal content of the manual should be sent to the assigned Contract Manager (CM) and programmatic questions should be directed to the assigned Program Manager (PM).
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The Regional Networks are funded in 11 regions that together provide services to all California counties and are working to create environments to help low-income Californians eat healthy and get regular physical activity.
Designed to cross over traditional political, geographic and organizational boundaries, the Regional Networks conduct activities in three major areas:
- Maximize Local Impact -- The Regional Networks provide training, coordination and communications support to all Network-funded projects and other stakeholders in the region.
- Mobilize Community Action – Each region includes a Regional Collaborative – individuals, organizations, advocates, community leaders, businesses and others with expertise in nutrition, physical activity, hunger prevention/food security, and under-served communities. Hundreds of people and organizations, including Network funded projects, belong to the 11 Regional Collaboratives! The Regional Networks provide administrative support to the Regional Collaboratives and facilitate nutrition education initiatives that make it easier for low-income Californians to adopt healthy eating and physical activity lifestyles in their communities.
- Reach Out to Consumers -- The Regional Networks implement regional Campaigns that focus on special populations.
For information about your local Regional Network, please contact the lead agency directly. Map for counties (PDF)
involved in each region.
Bay Area Region
Counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara
Santa Clara County Public Health Department-
Nutrition and Wellness
1400 Parkmoor Ste 120B
San Jose, CA 95126 -2737
(408) 793-2710
Contact: Joe Prickitt,
Bay Area Nutrition and Physical Activity Collaborative: www.banpac.org
Central Coast Region
Counties: Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz
Monterey County Dept. of Health, Community Health Division
632 E. Alisal Street
Salinas, CA 93906
(831) 796-2872
Contact: Niaomi Hrepich
Nutrition and Fitness Collaborative of the Central Coast: http://www.mtyhd.org/index.php
Central Valley Region
Counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, and Tulare
California Health Collaborative
1987 N. Gateway, Suite 101
Fresno, CA 93727
(559) 255-4300
Contact: Rene Hix
Central Valley Health and Nutrition Collaborative: http://cvhnc.org
Desert Sierra Region
Counties: Inyo, Riverside, and San Bernardino
San Bernardino County Department of Public Health
351 North Mt. View Ave., 1st Fl.
San Bernardino, CA 92415
(909) 387-6320
Contact: Jeanne Silberstein
Desert Sierra Collaborative: http://www.dshn.us/
Gold Coast Region
Counties: San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura
Ventura County Public Health Department
2323 Knoll Drive, Suite 322
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 677-5267
Contact: Alicia Villicana
Gold Coast Collaborative: www.goldcoastnetwork.org
Gold Country Region
Counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba
Health Education Council
3950 Industrial Blvd., Ste. 600
West Sacramento, CA 95691
(916) 556-3344
Contact: Dana Fields Johnson (Interim)
Healthy Eating Active Living Collaborative: www.healthedcouncil.org
Los Angeles Region
Counties: Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services -
Nutrition Program
3530 Wilshire Blvd, Ste. 800
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 351-7875
Contact: Dipa Shah-Patel
Los Angeles Collaborative for Healthy, Active Children: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/nut/network/index.htm
North Coast Region
Counties: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, and Sonoma
California Health Collaborative
2230 Professional Drive, Suite A
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707) 543-5810 ext. 203
Contact: Jennifer McClendon
Northcoast Nutrition and Fitness Collaborative: http://www.northcoastnutrition.org
Orange County Region
Counties: Orange
Orange County Health Care Agency
1725 W. 17th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
(714) 834-8673
Contact: Anna Luciano-Acenas
Orange County Nutrition, Physical Activity Collaborative (NuPAC): http://www.ochealthinfo.com/nupac
San Diego & Imperial Region
Counties: Imperial and San Diego
UCSD, Community Pediatrics
4305 University Ave., Suite 590
San Diego, CA 92105
(619) 955-1041
Contact: Blanca Melendrez
San Diego & Imperial Nutrition Network: www.sdnnonline.org
Sierra Cascade Region
Counties: Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity
California Health Collaborative
25 Jan Court, Suite 130
Chico, CA 95928
(530) 345-2483 X215
Contact: Patricia Mannel
Sierra Cascade Collaborative for Health and Movement Promotion (SC-CHAMP): www.scnutrition.org
Network for a Healthy California
Regional Networks
Jackie Richardson (916) 449-5398
Monet Parham-Lee (916) 552-9906
Monica Perez (916) 449-5488