Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit

The Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit works to improve the public’s health through the following programs/services: Breastfeeding Initiative, Child Passenger Safety Program, Nutrition and Physical Activity (The Network for a Healthy California), Public Information and Communication, Obesity Prevention Program, and the Smoking & Tobacco Outreach/Prevention Program (STOPP).
These programs are located at 420 South Wilson Way, Stockton, CA 95205. Each program has a direct contact phone number listed; however, the general office phone number is 209-468-3004 and the fax number is 209-468-2072.

Breastfeeding Initiative

Funded by First 5 San Joaquin, the Public Health Breastfeeding Initiative assists San Joaquin County’s hospitals with the adoption and implementation of the California Department of Public Health’s Breastfeeding Model Hospital Policies and the certification as UNICEF/WHO Baby-Friendly hospitals. Its goal is to increase the number of San Joaquin County infants who are breastfed through training of hospital staff and improved hospital practices and policies. All six maternity hospitals in San Joaquin County (Dameron Hospital, Doctors Hospital of Manteca, Lodi Memorial Hospital, San Joaquin General Hospital, St. Joseph’s Medical Center, and Sutter Tracy Community Hospital) collaborate in the project. For more information, call (209) 468-3267.

For the Breastfeeding Coalition website, click here

Child Passenger Safety Program

The leading cause of severe injuries and death for children from birth to 12 years of age is automobile crashes. Most of the injuries and deaths are preventable by proper use of an appropriate child restraint system for the age and weight of the child.

Car seat safety classes are offered to educate parents and caregivers on the state law and the correct use of child safety seats. Classes and the Car Seat Fitting Inspection Station are conducted by a nationally Certified Passenger Safety Technician and are free to all residents of San Joaquin County. After completion of a class, the participants have the option of purchasing a child safety seat at a reduced cost.

To register for a class or for more information, call (209) 468-8914.

• The English speaking Classes are held every Wednesday at 11:00 am or 1:30 pm at 420 South Wilson Way, Stockton, CA 95205.
• The Spanish speaking Class is conducted on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 2:30 pm at 1601 E. Hazelton Ave. Stockton, CA 95205.

Schedules of Public Health Services Car Seat Safety Classes & Fitting Station (English, Spanish)

For a brochure with more information on the program, click here (English, Spanish)

Additional Resources:

 

 

California Buckle Up Laws for Parents and 5-Step Test for Booster Seat Readiness (English, Spanish)
CHP Child Safety Seats - Frequently Asked Questions
CDC Motor Vehicle Safety/Child Passenger Safety
Laws by State

Diabetes Prevention: Healthy Women/Healthy Bodies Program

The Healthy Women/Healthy Bodies Program is designed for women ages 18 to 49 with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or more. The program consists of a series of three free classes. Sessions are fun, interactive and supportive. By attending all three classes you will learn how small steps, taken every day, will make a big difference in your health. Studies show that people with higher risk of diabetes can prevent or delay the disease by losing just 5 to 7 percent of their weight.

Classes are offered throughout San Joaquin County at no charge. This project is provided through a Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit Programs Grant. For more information, call (209) 468-2406.

Nutrition and Physical Activity (The Network for a Healthy California)

This program, funded by the Network for a Healthy California, creates partnerships that empower low-income San Joaquin county residents to increase fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity and food security with the goal of preventing obesity and other diet-related chronic diseases. Education and outreach is used to assist behavior change in homes, schools, worksites, and communities to create environments that support fruit and vegetable consumption and are conducive to an active, healthy lifestyle. For more information or to schedule a presentation, call (209) 468-3368.

Additional Resources:

Network for a Healthy California Champions for Change

My Pyramid

Public Information and Communication

This section is responsible for developing and coordinating communication and outreach strategies from Public Health Services to the community on issues that impact the public’s health. These activities increase the community’s ability to prepare for and respond to public health concerns and risks, including emergencies. Information is disseminated to the community through health advisories, health alerts, news releases, bulletins, updates, media activities such as interviews and press conferences, website postings, recorded message lines, community and leadership forums/trainings, educational materials, community health fairs, and presentations at community centers and community events. For more information, call (209) 468-3571.

For current news releases or health advisories, click here.

Obesity Prevention Program

SJC obesity prevention is aimed at engaging public and private partners in promoting healthy behaviors like physical activity and good nutrition by developing supportive environments in the county. Being overweight increases a person’s risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers and other serious medical conditions that can impact quality of life. Through our Peer-to-Peer Network (Moms conversing with other Moms), the Diabetes Prevention Program, and participation on The Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention Taskforce we are striving to make San Joaquin County a healthier place to live. For more information, call (209) 468-3868.

Additional Resources:

Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program (CCROPP)

Network for a Healthy California Champions for Change

Smoking & Tobacco Outreach/Prevention Program (STOPP)

The objectives of the STOPP Tobacco Control Program (TCP) are to counter pro-tobacco influences by the Tobacco Industry; promote cessation to adults and youth (referrals to quit-smoking classes); reduce/eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke; restrict youth access to tobacco products; and identify and eliminate tobacco-related health disparities in Priority Populations.

The STOPP community coalition is committed to achieving a tobacco-free community by partnering with diverse populations in San Joaquin County. The group meets the 4th Monday in January and the 3rd Monday in March, May, August, September, and November from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Public Health Services, 1601 E Hazelton Avenue (Board Room). STOPP Coalition membership is open to the general public ages 18 and older.

Youth volunteers ages 13 to 17 are also welcome to participate in the Tobacco in Hollywood advocacy campaign through 2013. For more information or to sign up, call (209) 468-2411.

Tobacco-Free Movies Advocacy Campaign PSAs - Local “Students in Prevention” developed the concepts for these PSAs that ran in area movie theaters:

 

Quarterly STOPP Updates

 

Additional Resources:

For the STOPP Smoking Helpline, call (800) 540-6775

For the current Quit Smoking/Cessation Resource List, click here.

For a STOPP Membership Application, click here.

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