Community Wellness
Community Wellness promotes wellness in our communities by preventing problems before they occur. We work with community partners to create healthy places to live, learn, work and play.
Healthier Living with Chronic Pain and/or Conditions Workshops
The Community Wellness Division of Mendocino County’s Public Health Department presents a free 6-week workshop over Zoom: Healthier Living with Chronic Pain, TBD.
This class is for those living with pain as well as for those who live with, love, or care for someone in chronic pain. Classes are highly participatory and a good opportunity to meet other people who have similar health conditions. Participants will make weekly action plans, share experiences, and help each other in problem solving along the way. Techniques to deal with problems such as frustration, fatigue and isolation will be highlighted.
We want to make the healthy choice the easy choice. To make that happen we focus on improving the health and wellness of the residents of Mendocino County by engaging the communities we serve through education and social action.
Prevention Programs
Tobacco Free Living
Tobacco Prevention Program
Our goal in the Tobacco Prevention Program is to reduce commercial tobacco use and its health risks by educating decision makers and raising community awareness about the harms of smoking & vaping, as well as second and third hand smoke.
Tobacco Prevention Program develops and implements culturally responsive community strategies to create a healthier Mendocino County through building awareness of tobacco and nicotine products, supporting freedom from nicotine addiction, gathering and amplifying public support for actions and policies that address the impact of commercial tobacco and nicotine on our community, and empowering local leadership.
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The Department of Justice Tobacco Grant Program
The Department of Justice Tobacco Grant Program was a result of the passage of the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016 (Prop. 56) increasing taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products by $2.00 starting in April 2017. The initiative allocates a portion of annual revenue to the California Department of Justice. Funding is made available to eligible local agencies to enforce tobacco-related state laws or local ordinances. Mendocino County Public Health enforces local ordinances or state laws related to the illegal sales and marketing of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to minors and youth and provides education classes for tobacco retailers to help ensure that they understand and comply with state and local tobacco laws. These enforcement efforts include, but are not limited to:
- Conduct minor decoy operations/undercover buys
- Consumer protection enforcement
- Enforcement of flavor ban laws/ordinances
- Illegal online sales and marketing
- Public education outreach
- Retailer compliance checks
- Retailer education
- Retailer training programs
- Tobacco retail license inspections
Tobacco Retail Licensing
We enforce the Tobacco Retail Licensing ordinance in unincorporated Mendocino County through twice yearly Tobacco Purchase Surveys.
- The Tobacco Retail License program provides licensing, enforcement, and compliance checks for all tobacco retailers in the unincorporated area of Mendocino County. Ensuring local tobacco retailers are adhering to Mendocino County Ordinance No. 4505.
- For questions regarding Tobacco Retail Licensing or to submit an application, please contact TRL@mendocinocounty.gov.
Oral Health Program
1-800-322-6384
smilecalifornia.org
Public Health’s Local Oral Health Program is part of the California Department of Public Health’s grant initiative “Moving CA Oral Health Forward”. The program’s mission is to improve overall health by providing greater accessibility to oral health care. At the county level we strive to achieve this goal through community outreach and education, early-childhood oral health assessments, and referrals for treatment services. Oral Health is an important part of overall health for all stages of life, from infant to senior. Smile, CALIFORNIA is the MediCal oral health resource for families. On the Smile, California website you can access links to covered services, search for oral health providers, and find answers to common questions.
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Contact Us
If you’d like more information about our programs, or have questions or suggestions, please visit or call us at:
1120 South Dora Street
Ukiah, CA 95481
(707) 472-2600
474 E. Valley Street
Willits, CA 95490
(707) 456-3827