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County outlines first quarterly actions from Latino Health Assessment; plans for clinic expansion and community health workers
Summary
Santa Clara County officials presented a first quarterly report on implementing Latino Health Assessment recommendations, describing clinic expansions at McKee and St. Louis Regional Hospital, interim modular emergency capacity, and a push to sustain promotores/community health‑worker programs; the committee voted to receive the report.
Santa Clara County officials presented the first quarterly implementation report on the Latino Health Assessment on Nov. 20, describing completed milestones and a work plan to expand access to care, strengthen data collection and scale community‑based health workers.
The county's administration and health partners said the report captures initial actions across public health, behavioral health, the Department of Family and Children Services, probation, supportive housing and Santa Clara Valley Healthcare. "What we bring you today is just the first quarterly report describing a subset of what has already happened," an administration presenter said, noting four memoranda from Santa Clara Valley Healthcare's Lorenz outlining system work.
Why it matters: the LHA was intended to identify disparities in health access and outcomes for Latino residents; officials said the…
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