Time Set # 34.
Board of Supervisors
- Meeting Date:
- 02/10/2026
- Brief Title
- Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health (MCAH) Advisory Board Annual Report
From:
Monica Morales, Director, Health and Human Services Agency
Staff Contact:
Brian Vaughn, Public Health Branch Director, Health and Human Services Agency, x8771
Supervisorial District Impact:
Countywide
Subject
Receive Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Advisory Board annual update and recommendations, delivered by chair Ahna Ballonoff Suleiman and vice-chair Dr. Leon Schimmel. (No general fund impact) (Morales) (Est. Staff Presentation time: 10 min)
Recommended Action
Receive update and recommendations from the chair and vice-chair of the Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Advisory Board.
Strategic Plan Goal(s)
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Thriving Residents |
Reason for Recommended Action/Background
The Yolo County Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health (MCAH) Advisory Board was established by the Board of Supervisors with Resolution No. 92-24, effective Feb 24, 1992, to proactively work to preserve, promote, and enhance health and support systems for Yolo County women, children and their families. The membership of the MCAH Advisory Board is appointed by the Board of Supervisors and includes MCAH service consumers, representatives from health professions and organizations concerned with maternal, child and adolescent health, school nurses, and other individuals interested in the health of women and children.
Each year the MCAH Advisory Board undertakes the following broad activities, while focusing on specific steps to solve identified needs at its annual retreat.
Each year the MCAH Advisory Board undertakes the following broad activities, while focusing on specific steps to solve identified needs at its annual retreat.
- Annually review available data indicators to assess health status, health system adequacy and utilization related to the MCAH population;
- Inform and advise the Board of Supervisors and local Public Health Officer on real and anticipated impacts upon health status as a result of changes in federal, state and local legislation, policy and funding;
- Provide input on the development and progress of the 5-year strategic plan and development of priority areas for the local MCAH Program;
- Research and provide input to the Board of Supervisors on any issue relating to the health of the MCAH population at the request of the Board of Supervisors or based on issues of concern to the MCAH Advisory Board;
- Advocate for solutions to identified MCAH special needs and priorities through promotion of public awareness, coordination of existing services, and encouragement of new resource development;
- Provide an annual report of MCAH Advisory Board Activities to the Board of Supervisors.
Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies)
Current Collaborations include:
- Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency
- Children’s Home Society of CA
- First 5 Yolo County
- Davis Joint Unified School District
- Esparto Unified School District
- Partnership HealthPlan of California
- CommuniCare+OLE
- University of California, Davis – Center for Regional Change
- Yolo County Children’s Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente
- 211 Yolo
Fiscal Impact
No Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact (Expenditure)
- Total cost of recommended action:
- $
- Amount budgeted for expenditure:
- $
- Additional expenditure authority needed:
- $
- On-going commitment (annual cost):
- $
Source of Funds for this Expenditure
- General Fund
- $0
Attachments
Form Review
| Inbox | Reviewed By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Evis Morales | Evis Morales | 01/14/2026 04:37 PM |
| Yen Nguyen | Yen Nguyen | 01/21/2026 09:38 AM |
- Form Started By:
- Mark Bryan
- Started On:
- 01/16/2025 10:16 AM
- Final Approval Date:
- 01/21/2026