| CHILDREN’S COMMITTEES | ||
| Purpose/Membership/Reporting | Meeting Dates & Times | Chair/Staff Contact Info |
| First 5 Sacramento Advisory Committee - The role of the Advisory Committee is to advise the Commission on all major issues impacting children, ages 0-5, in Sacramento County. Duties include facilitating, funding, advising, and monitoring the evaluation process, researching best proactive models of programs and other advisory activities. | Second Friday Of Every Month 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM 2750 Gateway Oaks Drive, Sacramento, Suite 330 |
Michele Watts 916-447-7063 x361 mwatts@communitycouncil.org |
| First 5 Sacramento Commission School Readiness Advisory Committee - A group of early care and education professionals and parents/caregivers of young children. The committee advises the First 5 Sacramento Commission and its staff on school readiness issues impacting Sacramento County families. | Fourth Monday Of Every Month 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM 2750 Gateway Oaks Drive, Sacramento, Suite 330 |
Michele Watts 916-447-7063 x361 mwatts@communitycouncil.org Doreen Diehl 916-876-6683 diehlk@saccounty.net |
| Shots For Tots Regional Coalition - One of the nine regions within the California Statewide Immunization Information (SIIS): recognized and supported by the California Department of Health Services Immunization Branch. A shot for Tots Kids was developed by the Tots Regional Coalition as a vehicle to achieve a 90% immunization rate for toddlers in the region by 2010. | 909 12th Street, Sacramento Suite 200 |
Shots 4 Tots |
| Ready By 21 Coalition - The mission of the Capital Region Ready By 21 Coalition is to bring the community together to ensure all youth are ready by the age of 21 for college, work, and life. | Bina Lefkovitz 916-231-5333 x22 blefkovitz@leed.org |
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| Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition - Childhood obesity is a local, state, and national epidemic over the past three decades, the number of obese children (6-11) has more than tripled and the number of obese adolescents (12-19) has doubled. The 2006-07 California Physical fitness Report found that 30.4% of students in Sacramento County are overnight. | Meets the third Thursday of every month 9:30-11:30 |
Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition 916-447-7063 x345 Meeting Coordinator: Crystal Kekai Rowland, MSW, MPH Health Educator Child Health and Disability Prevention Program 9333 Tech Center Dr., Suite 800 Sacramento, CA 95826 Ph: 916-875-4261 Fax: 916-875-6731 |


