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to go through dumped trash piles to find and fine the culprits. Those will be in addition to the three-person
illegal dumping pickup crew and three litter-enforcement officers funded through the administration’s budget.
Health Happens with Prevention
Policies Passed:
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2014: Measure N passed: a parcel tax that provides Oakland Unified with an additional $12 million in funds
annually ($1,000 per student) for College and Career Pathway programs (among the priorities are expansion
of health pathway programs).
Systems and Practice Change:
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2011-2015: 600 percent increase in use of school-based health services for Latino boys and young men
based on implementation of culturally-based healing programs at 8 schools in the district.
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2014-2015: $500,000 in school-based resources dedicated to healing for Latino Men and Boys, as well as
$500,000 in County Health Department resources.
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2016: Due to direct advocacy, OUSD and Alameda County Health Department now focused on trauma
informed care and addressing mental health needs of youth and young adults by providing more than $3
million for programing that provides mental health services and/or a holistic approach to pathway programs.
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2016-2018: East Bay Health Workforce Partnership (EBHWP) achieves several milestones for health career
pathways:
- Stakeholders collaborate to create a model for implementing a regional residency consortium program,
which leads to partner organizations seeking to establish residency positions within safety net clinics.
- Completes a regional assessment of medical assistants, community health workers, and health
navigators in Alameda and Contra Costa County to align needs, competencies, and training programs,
and to build a regional pipeline that minimizes duplication of effort, workplace disruption, and increases
workforce opportunities for residents.
- Hosts regional dialogue to address health provider burnout and build a shared organizational culture
among partners to focus on professional renewal.
- Creates a financial model and program for launching a clinical educator program with support from UC
Berkeley and financial investments leveraged from local large health employers.
- Establishes a communications platform with a robust website and pipeline program (Primary Care
CORPS) to connect high school students and college students to educational opportunities, work based
learning opportunities, and careers in different health fields.
- Health IT- Partnership forming with Kaiser Permanente, Contra Costa College, and local community
clinics to implement a joint training program to train medical assistants in using Epic, a medical records
software system.
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2017: Pressure from Health Pathway partners helps move OUSD to create health pathways at alternative
education schools, lending resources and funding to this underserved population.
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2017-2018: TCE health career pathway investment leads to partnership between OUSD and Alameda Health
pathway team to educate policymakers in DC on funding and health workforce development policies.
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2017: Alameda County Health partnership with California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions results in
an educational tool for teachers to use in the classroom showcasing different careers in behavioral health.
This tool is available online and includes a PowerPoint presentation, classroom handout, and webinar of the
presentation.
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2017: TCE Health Career Pathway investment leads to partnership with National Employment Law Project
resulting in the amending of hiring practices for individuals with records to make it easier for them to gain
employment at two major medical centers and several community clinics.
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