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Nevada County Public Health highlights new Community Health Assessment and preparedness work
Summary
Public Health staff presented the department’s Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan, described new vision/mission language, and outlined work on youth programs, immunizations and emergency preparedness during the March 25 supervisors meeting.
Nevada County Public Health presented its 2024‑25 priorities to the Board of Supervisors March 25, outlining a new Community Health Assessment (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), workforce changes since COVID, and efforts to boost childhood immunizations and emergency preparedness.
The department said it has reworked its vision, mission and values to emphasize equity, trust and innovation as staff turnover since the pandemic left more than a third of positions new to the department. Director Kathy Cahill said the CHA identified top community needs including healthcare access, behavioral health, maternal and child health, and preparedness; the CHIP identifies coalitions focused on expanding access, improving early childhood services, and increasing childhood vaccination rates.
Public Health staff described youth‑focused programs (WIC, school prevention programs, mental‑health outreach), reported communicable‑disease surveillance figures for 2024, and discussed preparedness work with hospitals and regional partners.
What they told the board - Communicable disease: staff reviewed 2024 case reports across conditions including TB, GI and STIs and stressed ongoing surveillance and partner coordination to detect and respond to outbreaks. - Measles: staff said state cases exist but no local transmission had been identified at the time of the meeting; training sessions for providers and school nurses were planned. - Emergency preparedness: Public Health’s Emergency Preparedness Program highlighted multi‑agency drills, cross‑state cooperation with Washoe County partners and a recent project to upgrade health radio infrastructure in Western County.
What happens next: Public Health will distribute the CHA/CHIP booklets to the board and community partners, continue provider/school trainings for vaccine awareness and surveillance, and work with the Office of Emergency Services and hospitals on preparedness drills.
Speakers quoted in this report are identified by staff title cited at the March 25 meeting.
