Mariposa County public health staff on July 15 presented the county's Community Health Improvement Plan, a community‑directed strategy that lists access to health care and transportation, housing, and child and adolescent health as the county's top priorities.

The CHIP "was written between September and December with quite a few folks," Accreditation Coordinator Erin (accreditation coordinator) told the Board of Supervisors, and the plan is published on the county website for public access.

The plan matters because it translates a community health assessment of 298 respondents into concrete, multiagency actions across small‑county constraints. The CHIP lays out specific champions and partners for each priority and commits the county to quarterly progress reports.

Key planned actions for access to care and transportation include updating a local resources card shared by Mariposa County Unified School District and Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), expanding school‑based transportation and mobile clinics for optometry, oral health and immunizations, and formalizing data sharing through the Mariposa County Information Exchange (MCIE) with managed care partners. Public health said HEDIS measures will be used to assess effectiveness.

On housing, the planning department will continue to track projects including accessory dwelling unit code updates and coordination with Habitat for Humanity. HHSA said it will pursue behavioral health bridge housing funds to add up to 10 beds in the coming year and oversee eight units of permanent supportive housing. The CHIP also flags potential rental assistance for Medi‑Cal members beginning in 2026 and exploration of Housing Choice Voucher opportunities for youth through the Stanislaus Housing Authority.

For child and adolescent health the CHIP identifies food security, pediatric provider recruitment, childcare expansion and immunizations as priorities. The document lists local partners from the school district to Central California Alliance for Health (CCAH) and John C. Fremont Hospital. Actions include a county childcare needs assessment, efforts to increase enrollment in subsidized childcare, school‑based oral health screenings with warm handoffs to services, and planning for childhood immunization clinics at back‑to‑school events.

Public health staff said the CHIP will be revisited every three years (the next planning cycle beginning in 2027) and that many activities are long‑running; the county's last CHIP was published in 2019. The department plans to begin quarterly reporting soon and will post the reports on the county website.

Board members asked for follow‑up materials on prior CHIP outcomes, food security metrics and progress on dental and childcare initiatives. Public health staff said they can provide fact sheets and connect supervisors to working groups and partners for more detail.

The presentation credited multiple community organizations and county partners who participated in drafting and continue to support implementation; the plan and related documents are available on the county's website.