The Public Health Department focuses on community and population-level health, preventing and addressing root causes of health inequity across a range of communicable and chronic diseases.
The Environmental Health Department works to keep our air, water, and food safe; it regulates, protects, and promotes the health of everyone in Alameda County by enforcing environmental health codes to reduce exposure to toxins and diseases.
Our food assistance programs support families in Alameda County, offering access to nutritious food, meal assistance programs, and resources to promote food security.
Our program promotes healthy habits among preschool students and families by assisting childcare sites in adopting nutrition and physical activity best practices.
In partnership with Alameda County Social Services Area on Aging, older adults participate in Bingocize, an evidence-based health promotion program combining physical activity and nutrition with the game of bingo! This happens over a 10-week period in a fun and interactive way.
Recipe4Health (R4H) is a nationally recognized, award-winning “Food as Medicine” model that integrates food-based interventions into healthcare settings to treat, prevent, and reverse chronic conditions, address food and nutrition insecurity, and improve health and racial equity.
CalFresh, known federally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), provides monthly assistance for low or no income individuals and families to purchase nutritious food.