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El CONCILIO OF SAN MATEO COUNTY (ECSMC) was incorporated in 1980 to assist and unite Latino organizations in San Mateo County. Since the completion of a Needs Assessment Report in 1993, ECSMC partnered with the Health Services Agency to create the Nuestro Canto de Salud Coalition. This Coalition was formed to address the health needs of communities of color, in particular Latinos who reside in San Mateo County. El Concilio’s Nuestro Canto de Salud Project has worked for nearly 7 years to implement accessible, culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate health programs in the community that are linked to quality health care. The goal of Nuestro Canto de Salud is to reduce the incidence of chronic disease among Latinos in the Latino community. The project accomplishes its goals by establishing collaborative partnerships between the Latino community and general health and human service providers. These partnerships create mutually beneficial opportunities for health and human education and access to services for Latinos in San Mateo County. ACCOMPLISHMENTS From January 1996 through February 2001, multi-disciplinary teams comprised of ECSMC Promotores, Community Health Workers, County Nurse Educators, and dieticians have:
INCUBATOR ECSMC has created a non-profit incubator without walls that serves as a fiscal agent for the following agencies:
FUNDING El Concilio graciously acknowledges grants from Robert Wood Johnson, California Endowment, David and Lucille Packard Foundation, Health Plan of San Mateo, Office of Minority Health, Human and Health Service Agencies of San Mateo County, and Peninsula Community Foundation. |