The Community Wellness & Prevention Program of Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) aims to improve the environmental, social and economic conditions that contribute to poor health, and support a quality of life that promotes the health and well-being of all county residents, with special attention to those under served.

Select a project or coalition PROJECTS - Chronic Disease Prevention - Community Education and Information - Data and Program Evaluation - Nutrition, Physical Activity and Food Security Project - Tobacco Prevention Project - Healthy Neighborhoods Project - Injury Prevention Project - Lead Poisoning Prevention Project - Violence Prevention Project COALITIONS - CC Breast Cancer Partnership - California Bicycle Safety Network - Childhood Injury Prevention Coalition - Nurses & Cops Caring for CC Children - Public Health and Environmental Advisory Board - Tobacco Industry Gets Hammered by Teens - Tobacco Prevention Coalition - Women's Health Partnership - West CCC Food Security Council - Violence Prevention Coalition

• Grants Available for Youth Nutrition and Fitness Programs - Deadline February 1
• 5 A Day!: Holiday Entertaining
• Lead Poisoning Alerts
• Poll shows strong support for smoke-free apartments
• Read the December 2004/January 2005 issue of FYI, the Tobacco Prevention Project's newsletter
• Get a personalized license plate and support childhood injury programs
• Need Information about Obesity?
  - Kidshape: weight management classes at Pittsburg Health Center
  - Classes are now available to CCHS patients with overweight children (292k PDF, 1p.)
  
• Spectrum of Prevention
  Read more about the "Spectrum of Prevention," our creative, proactive framework for developing prevention strategies and projects. Read about Case Studies.
• Online Resource Database (CORD)
  Find answers to your questions with CORD. Get information about health, human services, mental health, child care, transportation, and hundreds of other resources in Contra Costa County.