Partnerships
The Network for a Healthy California (Network) develops strategic partnerships with industry, government, and community-based organizations that can help in the advancement of common goals, allowing the Network to leverage its resources and interventions for maximum impact.
The Network continues to develop strategic partnerships with industry, agriculture, government, and community-based organizations to support more efficient program delivery, while leveraging limited resources and interventions for maximum impact.
The need to partner and focus together is now more critical than ever. Across California and the nation rising obesity levels, and sedentary lifestyles, food insecurity, and hunger are but a few challenges. The impact of lifestyle choices, broader social determinants, and limited resources demand the development and strengthening of effective partnerships that underpin a crosscutting integrated approach to enhance Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE). Partnerships help the Network to widen the reach and effectiveness of FSNE programs in California, helping to fill gaps; implement nutrition education activities in underserved food stamp eligible parts of the state; and with limited resources to expand FSNE services throughout the state
Collaboration with local health departments, agencies and organizations throughout the State is vital for the Network for a Healthy California make this vision a reality.
Network Partnership Development Infrastructure
The infrastructure of the Network is horizontally and vertically integrated, to facilitate coordination and communication at all levels. This includes working with multiple departments and categorical programs at the state level, facilitating communication, and helping partners and programs connect at multiple levels locally. The result is intended to be a dynamic, responsive infrastructure that captures synergies among diverse partner organizations.
The Network Partnership Development Infrastructure (PDF)
comprises the:
The Network Partnership Infrastructure was developed to:
- Improve links between Network-funded projects and partners
- Enhance work of the Regional Networks and Collaboratives
- Build trust between community partners & Network programs
- Leverage strategic private, public, and non-profit partnerships
- Develop dedicated, passionate community leaders
- Enhance the flow of communications and ideas between the Network and Campaigns, State agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and community leaders
- Share best practice and demonstrate success
- Support program development
The Network Partnership Team
The role of the Partnership Team and Policy and Planning Unit is to work to achieve the goals of the Network for a Healthy California (Network) and the Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section (CPNS) of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) by developing and strengthening effective partnerships and providing technical assistance and resources regarding nutrition and physical activity relate and partnerships
State-level Contacts
Matthew Marsom
Manager
916-449-5431
Carolyn Brown
Program Director
916-449-5503
Hope Wilson
Development Specialist
916-449-5422
Phoua Moua
Marketing Specialist
916-449-5849
Jessamy Rosario
Development Specialist
916-449-5379
Jami Hollis
Administrative Assistant
916-449-5370