Public Health
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.
Environmental Health
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.
We offer comprehensive pregnancy care and maternal health services to expectant mothers in Alameda County through prenatal care, education, and tailored support services.
Congenital syphilis (CS) occurs when syphilis is transmitted from a pregnant person to their baby during pregnancy or at birth. CS can cause severe illness in infants including premature birth, low birth weight, birth defects, blindness, and hearing loss. It can also lead to stillbirth and neonatal death.
The Contracts and Community Engagement Team manages contract lifecycles, ensures compliance with contract deliverables, and build partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders.
EmbraceHer program is a perinatal group intervention model targeting pregnant and parenting reproductive age African American women and birthing people residing in Alameda County.
The Perinatal Services team works to improve access to and provision of respectful equity-focused care for marginalized populations in Alameda County who have the highest rates of disparate birth outcomes such as preterm birth, hypertension, diabetes, and infant mortality.