To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Presentation of Contra Costa Health Workforce Development Initiatives
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RECEIVE a presentation from Health Services Director and CEO, Anna Roth, and additional department staff, to provide an overview of Contra Costa Health (CCH) workforce development initiatives that engage and employ people with lived experience. Current interns who work in various CCH placements to gain professional mentorship, skills, and experience will also be acknowledged.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
CCH has a longstanding history of promoting lived experience as a health equity strategy. Lived experience workforce development initiatives focus on recruiting, training, and providing valuable work experience to those directly affected by the health issues and the efforts to address them.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: