Santa Cruz County ranks 13th out of all California counties in the County Health Rankings for Health Outcomes.1 In Santa Cruz County, 89.6% of all adults have health insurance currently and 10.4% do not.2 However, only 67.4% of African Americans have health insurance compared to 91.4% of the White Population.2 The implementation of the Affordable Care Act/Covered California will likely lower the number of uninsured and future reports should tell us more about the impact on the community. Read more…
Major Hospitals, Community Clinics, Public Health Providers
Dominican Hospital – Santa Cruz
1555 Soquel Dr., Santa Cruz, CA 95065
(855) 489-4580
https://www.dignityhealth.org/bayarea/locations/dominican
Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center
2900 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
(831) 477-2200
https://www.sutterhealth.org/smscsc
Watsonville Community Hospital
2468, 75 Nielson St, Watsonville, CA 95076
(831) 724-4741
http://www.watsonvillehospital.com/watsonville-community-hospital/
Watsonville Health Center
1430 Freedom Blvd D, Watsonville, CA 95076
(831) 763-8400
http://www.santacruzhealth.org/HSAHome/HSADivisions/ClinicServices/PrimaryCareandUrgentCareServices.aspx
Scotts Valley Medical Offices
5615 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
(831) 430-2700
https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/northern-california/facilities/scotts-valley-medical-offices-329883
Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Control, and Advocacy
Tobacco Education Coalition (TEC)
Meetings every other month of the third Wednesday from 9:30am to 11:00am.
(831) 454-4648
https://www.santacruzhealth.org/HSAHome/HSADivisions/PublicHealth/CommunityHealthEducation/TobaccoEducationCoalition(TEC).aspx
Santa Cruz County Health Services Tobacco Program/Health Education
(831) 454-4141
1070 Emeline Ave. Santa Cruz, CA 95060
http://www.santacruzhealth.org/HSAHome/HSADivisions/PublicHealth/CommunityHealthEducation.aspx
California Smoker’s Helpline
(800) 662-8887
www.nobutts.org
Kaiser Permanente Smoking/Tobacco Cessation
(866) 251-4514
www.kp.org/healthcoach
Tuberculosis Control
Santa Cruz County Health Center (TB Screenings)
1080 Emeline Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, from 1:00pm – 4:30pm
(831) 454-4100
https://www.schealthcenters.org/
Salud Para La Gente (TB Screenings Available)
204 East Beach Street, Watsonville, CA
Monday – Friday 8:30am – 6:00pm & Saturday 8:00am – 4:30pm
Appointment ONLY: (831) 728-0222
https://splg.org/
Watsonville Health Center (TB Screenings Available)
9 Crestview Drive, Watsonville, CA
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 1:00 – 4:00pm; Walk-In
(831) 763-8400
Asthma Coalition and Support
Santa Cruz Direct Primary Care
9000 Soquel Avenue, Suite 100, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(831) 708-1400
https://www.santacruzdpc.com/services/asthma
Air Quality
Up-to-Date Air Quality
Air Quality and Fire Updates from AirNow
California Air Resources Board (ARB)
1000 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
P.O. Box 2815, Sacramento CA, 95812
General Information, (800) 242-4450 helpline@arb.ca.gov
Dan Belik, Bay Area Office, (415) 749-4786, dbelik@baaqmd.gov
www.arb.gov
Monterey Bay Air Resources Board (MBARD)
24580 Silver Cloud Court, Monterey, CA. 93940
Phone: (831) 647-9411
Fax: (831) 647-8501
www.mbard.org
Coastwide Environmental Technologies (Asbestos Removal)
170 Second Street, Watsonville, CA 95076
(831) 761-5511
http://www.coastwide.net/
Environmental Organizations/Coalitions
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks
144 School St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 429-1840
https://www.thatsmypark.org/
Save Our Shores
345 Lake Ave. Suite A, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(831) 462-5660
https://saveourshores.org/
Ecology Action
877 Cedar St., Suite 240, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 426-5925
http://ecoact.org/
Sempervirens Fund
419 South San Antonio Rd., Suite 211, Los Altos, CA 94022
(650) 949-1453
https://sempervirens.org/
School Districts/Childcare
Bonny Doon Union Elementary School
1429 Pine Flat Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 427-2300
http://bduesd.org/
Happy Valley Elementary School District
3125 Branciforte Dr., Santa Cruz, CA 95065
(831) 429-1456
http://www.hvesd.com/
Live Oak School District
984-1 Bostwick Lane, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(831) 475-6333
https://www.losd.ca/
Mountain Elementary School District
3042 Old San Jose Road, Soquel, CA 95073
(831) 475-6812
https://www.mountainesd.org/pf4/cms2_site/view_deployment?d=x&theme_id=i36f21eypnpcd&group_id=1500178971364
Pacific Elementary School
50 Ocean St, Davenport, CA 95017
(831) 425-7002
https://www.pacificesd.org/
Pajaro Valley Unified School District
294 Green Valley Road, Watsonville, CA 95076
(831) 786-2100
https://www.pvusd.net/pf4/cms2_site/view_deployment?d=x&theme_id=icd21g1rqiana&group_id=1500178971614
San Lorenzo Unified School District
325 Marion Avenue, Ben Lomond, CA 95005
(831) 336-9531
http://www.slvusd.org/
Santa Cruz City Schools
133 Mission Street, Suite 100, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 429-3410
http://sccs.net/
Scotts Valley Unified School District
4444 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. 5B, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
(831) 438-1820
https://scottsvalley-ca.schoolloop.com/pf4/cms2_site/view_deployment?d=x&theme_id=i2m8fr1rn7p19w&group_id=1500178971337
Soquel Unified School District
620 Monterey Ave, Capitola, CA 95010
(831) 464-5630
https://www.suesd.org/
Other Voluntary Health Organizations
American Cancer Society
747 Camden Avenue, Suite B, Campbell, CA 95008
(408) 871-1062
Info Center: (800) 227-2345
www.cancer.orgAmerican Lung Association
1531 I St. Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 554-5864
https://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/city-rankings/states/california/santa-clara.html