Marin County ranks as the healthiest county in California. 91% of residents have health insurance, 9% more than the rest of California, and the Affordable Care Act/Covered California will likely lower the uninsured rate and increase the percentage of publicly insured individuals.1 The California Health Interview Survey reports that 40% and 39% of Marin County residents have an excellent and very good health status respectively, compared to 30.1% and 36.2% of California residents.2 Read More…
Major Hospitals, Community Clinics, Public Health Providers
County of Marin
Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Public Health
20 North San Pedro Road, Suite 2028
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 499-3696
Larry Meredith, Ph.D., Department Director, lmeredith@co.marin.ca.us
Fred Schwartz, MD, Public Health Officer, fschwartz@co.marin.ca.us
Frima Stewart, Division Director, fstewart@co.marin.ca.us
Rochelle Ereman, Chief Epidemiologist, rereman@co.marin.ca.us
www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/HH/main/hs/index.cfm
Marin General Hospital
250 Bon Air Rd
Greenbrae, CA 94904
(415) 925-7000
Community Relations, (415) 925-7420
www.maringeneral.org
Kaiser Permanente – San Rafael
99 Montecillo Rd
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 444-2000
Health Education Department, (415) 444-2173
www.kaisersanrafael.org
Novato Community Hospital
180 Roland Way
Novato, CA 94945
(415) 209-1300
Cathy Graham, Public Affairs, (415) 925-7905
www.novatocommunity.sutterhealth.org
Marin Community Clinic
250 Bon Air Rd
Greenbrae, CA 94904
(415) 448-1500
www.marinclinic.org/
Coastal Health Alliance (Point Reyes Station, Bolinas and Stinson Beach)
Point Reyes Medical Clinic
3 6th Street
PO Box 910
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
(415) 663-8666
www.coastalhealth.net
Marin Cancer Institute
1350 S. Eliseo Drive
Greenbrae, CA 94904
(415) 925-7822 or (888) 731-9900
www.marincancerinstitute.org
Insurance Coverage Status
Medi-Cal and County Medical Services Program
(415) 473-3460
www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/HH/main/ss/public.cfm
Marin County Children’s Health Initiative
(415) 473-3434
Child Health & Disability Prevention (CHDP)
(415) 473-7397
Uninsured or cash surgery at Marin General
(415) 925-7243 or (415) 925-7650
Medicare
1-800-MEDICARE
Pulmonary Rehab Programs
Kentfield Rehabilitation & Specialty Hospital (PT and OT only)
1125 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
Kentfield, CA 94904
415-456-9680
Dhun Sharma, RRT, (415) 485-3541
www.kentfieldrehab.com/
Better Breathers Groups:
The Redwoods
40 Camino Alto, Auditorium
Mill Valley, CA
Novato Community Hospital
165 Rowland Way, Wilkes Conference Room
Novato, CA
American Lung Association, Redwood Empire Branch, Santa Rosa, (707) 527-5864
Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Control Advocacy
Coalition:
Marin Youth Tobacco Education Coalition
Youth Leadership Institute (YLI)
555 Northgate Drive, Suite 235
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 455-1676
www.yli.org
Smoke-Free Marin Coalition
Marin County Tobacco Related Disease Control Program
10 North San Pedro Road, Suite 1013
San Rafael, CA 94903
Bob Curry, (415) 499-3020
www.smokefreemarin.com/advocacy.html
Cessation:
Nicotine Anonymous
Information line: (415) 995-1938
Groups in Terra Linda and San Rafael
Bay Area Community Resources and the Tobacco Education Services of Marin
171 Carlos Drive
San Rafael, CA
(415) 444-5580
www.bacr.org
Kaiser Permanente – San Rafael
General: (415) 444-2000
Appointment/Advice Services: (415) 444-2433
Health Education: (415) 444-2173
American Cancer Society
750 Lindaro, Suite 120
San Rafael, CA
(415) 454-8464 (#3)
Tobacco Control Ordinances:
Tuberculosis Control and Testing
Marin County TB Prevention and Control Program
3260 Kerner Blvd
San Rafael, CA
Bonnie Barrett and Judy Lopez, (415) 473-6867
Immunization Clinic (skin test)
3260 Kerner Blvd
San Rafael, CA
Public Health Nursing Information Line: (415) 473-6888
HHS Clinic: (415) 473-4400
Appointments: (415) 473-6867
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/HH/Main/resourceguide/resourceguide.htm
Asthma Coalitions
None in Marin County
Air Quality
Up-to-Date Air Quality
- Local Air Quality Index, Air Pollution, and Meteorology Data from BAAQMD
- Air Quality and Fire Updates from AirNow
Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) – 9 county district
District Office
939 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 771-6000
Jack Broadbent, (415) 749-5052
www.baaqmd.gov
California Air Resources Board (ARB)
Dave Brown, (916) 324-1129
Dan Belik, Bay Area Office, (415) 749-4786, dbelik@baaqmd.gov
www.arb.ca.gov
Marin-Sonoma Resource Team on Air Quality
Stephanie Anderson, (510) 763-2500 ext. 1
http://sparetheair.org/Get-Involved/Your-Community/Resource-Teams.aspx
Environmental Organizations/Coalitions
The Environmental Forum of Marin
P. O. Box 150459
San Rafael, CA 94915
(415) 479-7814 or Forum@MarinEFM.org
www.marinefm.org
Environmental Action Committee of West Marin
P.O. Box 609
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
(415) 663-9312 or eac@svn.net
www.eacmarin.org
Environmental Health Network
P.O. Box 1155
Larkspur, CA 94977-1155
Support and Information Line: (415) 541-5075
http://www.ehnca.org/
School Districts/Childcare
Note: There is not a central health services office for Marin County public schools.
Marin County Office of Education
1111 Las Gallinas Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94913
Mary Jane Burke, Marin County Superintendent of Schools
(415) 499-5886 or 472-4110
www.marin.k12.ca.us
Other Voluntary Health Organizations
American Cancer Society – Marin County Unit
750 Lindaro, Suite 100
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 454-8464 (#3)
Linda Cambell, Community Services Director, Linda.cambell@cancer.org
Susan Seitz, Administration, susan.seitz@cancer.org
www.cancer.org
Other Resources
Healthy Marin is a one-stop source of information. Sponsored by the Marin Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy|Marin.org presents nonbiased data and information about our community, healthy communities in general and about how communities change.
www.healthymarin.org
Healthy Marin Partnership
99 Monticello Road
San Rafael, CA 94904
(415) 492-6311
www.healthymarinpartnership.org