Sonoma County Health Action

Name

Sonoma County Health Action

Legal name

Health Action Together

Website

https://sonomahealthaction.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Promotion, Prevention & Community Health Programs (BPAIAJAC), Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

Keywords

• Community health initiatives
• Health equity programs
• Cardiovascular health
• Advance care planning
• Community resilience

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Rosa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding and Donations: Health Action Together operates as a nonprofit under fiscal sponsorship by Community Partners. The organization is funded through grants from foundations including Peter E. Haas Jr. Family Fund and Community Foundation Sonoma County, as well as funding from partners such as Sonoma County Office of Education, Providence Sonoma County, and Sutter Health. The County of Sonoma provides financial support, leadership, staffing, and in-kind support through departments including the Department of Health Services, Human Services Department, and Office of Equity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Health Action Together is a nonprofit public-private partnership that coordinates cross-sector collaboration among healthcare providers, community organizations, government agencies, and philanthropy to reduce health, education, and income inequities in Sonoma County. It delivers named community health initiatives including Hearts of Sonoma County (cardiovascular risk reduction), My Care My Plan (advance care planning), Cradle to Career (educational attainment), Economic Wellness Initiative, Safe Opioid Prescribing, Sonoma Community Resilience Collaborative, and Upstream Investments, supported by local Health Action Chapters and an equity-focused Agenda for Action.

Product overview

Sonoma County Health Action operates as a framework for community health improvement and health equity through its current incarnation as Health Action Together, an independent nonprofit under fiscal sponsorship by Community Partners. The organization coordinates its work through key initiatives including Hearts of Sonoma County (cardiovascular health), Cradle to Career (education), Economic Wellness Initiative (income), My Care My Plan (advance care planning), Safe Opioid Prescribing, Sonoma Community Resilience Collaborative, and Upstream Investments. These programs are supported by local Health Action Chapters across Sonoma County and work toward developing a shared Agenda for Action informed by the Portrait of Sonoma County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hearts of Sonoma County A cardiovascular health initiative aimed at reducing heart attacks and strokes as a leading cause of premature death and disability in Sonoma County through collaboration across healthcare organizations, community partners, and social service organizations.
• My Care, My Plan: Speak Up, Sonoma County A community-based initiative (2014-2019) to educate and motivate the public about advance care planning, helping adults complete Advance Health Care Directives.
• Cradle to Career A historic partnership connecting all segments of the educational continuum from early childhood through career placement to eliminate achievement gaps caused by growing opportunity gaps.
• Economic Wellness Initiative A community-based, county-wide effort addressing the role economic conditions play in family and community health, with focus areas including asset building, jobs, and housing.
• Safe Opioid Prescribing An initiative to standardize pain medication prescribing practices through community-wide guidelines for emergency departments and primary care providers, including a clinical toolkit and provider resources.
• Sonoma Community Resilience Collaborative An evidence-based program partnering to restore healing and long-term resiliency in communities affected by the October 2017 wildfires, providing train-the-trainer programs for community resilience.
• Upstream Investments Portfolio of Model Upstream Programs A collection of outcome-based and prevention-focused programs implemented throughout Sonoma County that have met specific evidence criteria, with courses and resources to help providers select, design, and evaluate programs.
• Health Action Chapters (Local Chapters) Local action groups including Cloverdale Health Action Chapter, Corazon Healdsburg, Russian River Area Resources and Advocates, Community Health Improvement of the Petaluma Area, Gravenstein Health Action Coalition, Sonoma Valley Collaborative, Santa Rosa, and Windsor Wellness Partnership.

Quantifiable outcome

• 74 events reaching 2,227 people through My Care My Plan advance care planning education (2014-2019)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• CACHI (California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth Action has participated in CACHI since its inception in 2016. CACHI provides funding, technical assistance, collaborative learning, and resources to support communities in building and sustaining Accountable Communities for Health. Health Action Together is the manifestation of what partners have learned through CACHI about becoming an authentic Accountable Community for Health.
• StriveTogethersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network partner for the Cradle to Career initiative, providing support for educational attainment work aligned with Health Action's equity goals.
• Ag Innovations NetworksupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Economic Wellness Initiative, contributing to the operations team coordinating economic wellness agenda, action plan, strategies, evaluation, and partnerships.
• United WaysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Economic Wellness Initiative, supports expansion of Earned Income Tax Credit and free tax preparation program through United Way's Earn It! Keep It! Save It! initiative.
• Redwood Credit UnionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic Wellness Initiative partner providing meeting space and support for community workshops and presentations.
• Kaiser PermanentecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey healthcare partner providing the PHASE (Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes Everyday) clinical initiative model. Supports quarterly PHASE learning sessions for Hearts of Sonoma County and has provided funding through CACHI participation.
• Ceres Community ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransitioned to lead backbone support for Hearts of Sonoma County, building capacity in strategic planning, collaboration, and sustainability. Led the Sustainability Financing Catalyst Team's work around a Wellness Fund.
• Center for Mind Body MedicinesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvider of the evidence-based Sonoma Community Resilience Collaborative program, founded by James S. Gordon, MD. Has developed programs to heal population-wide trauma in multiple regions including post-Katrina New Orleans and post-Harvey Houston.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ag Innovations Network: Partner organization in Health Action Together's Economic Wellness Initiative, focused on collaborative problem-solving and food systems. Shares the convener/facilitator role for cross-sector community coalitions addressing health and equity.
• StriveTogether: National network of cradle-to-career partnerships. Health Action's Cradle to Career initiative is a direct member, sharing the same cross-sector collective impact methodology focused on educational equity from early childhood through career placement.
• Coalition for Compassionate Care of California: California coalition that administered Health Action's My Care My Plan advance care planning grants. Shares the same focus on community-based palliative care education and advance care planning that earned Health Action the 2016 Compassionate Care Leader Award.
• Build Healthy Places Network: National network that catalyzes cross-sector collaboration to improve health in communities. Comparable in their focus on integrating health, equity, and economic opportunity through place-based partnerships similar to Health Action's Agenda for Action approach.
• Center for Mind Body Medicine: Provider of the Sonoma Community Resilience Collaborative evidence-based program. Directly comparable as an evidence-based organization focused on community resilience and trauma healing in post-disaster settings like post-Katrina and post-2017 wildfire contexts.
• California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative (CACHI): CACHI is the statewide initiative that supports the same Accountable Communities for Health model Health Action Together operates. Health Action has participated since CACHI's 2016 inception and is the manifestation of CACHI's framework in Sonoma County, making them directly comparable as ACH-aligned organizations.

Broad incumbents

• County Health Rankings & Roadmaps: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute collaboration that provides county-level health data and evidence-based guidance. Closely aligned with Health Action's Portrait of Sonoma County approach using data to drive equity-focused interventions.
• Trust for America's Health: National nonprofit focused on disease prevention and health equity policy. Comparable in their advocacy for upstream investments and community-based prevention that aligns with Health Action's portfolio of cardiovascular, opioid, and resilience initiatives.
• Community Partners: Community Partners is Health Action Together's fiscal sponsor and itself operates as a nonprofit that incubates and supports community-based collaboratives. Their shared infrastructure model and fiscal sponsorship arrangement make them a close operational peer.
• Prevention Institute: National nonprofit focused on equity, health, and safety through upstream prevention strategies. Shares Health Action Together's commitment to systemic change and the Upstream Investments Portfolio approach to evidence-based community health programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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