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Sara Floor

February 6, 2019

Sara Floor is the Communications Manager for the California State Association of Counties.

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California Counties Keep Healthy Eating On the Menu For Kids This Summer

Summer Meals Event at California State Capitol included sample meal with foods from all five food groups

May 22, 2019 Sara Floor

Missing out on healthy meals over the summer months can negatively impact children’s health and put them at an academic disadvantage come fall. When schools close for summer break, less than 20 percent of the California’s children who rely on free and reduced meals at school take advantage of USDA’s free Summer Food Service Program (SFSP or summer meals). While California’s counties are increasingly involved with summer meals programs, more can be done to make sure children have access to healthy food while school is out.

Local school districts, city and county agencies, tribal government and community-based organizations offering summer meals provide free, healthy breakfasts and/or lunches for all kids and teens 18 and under in low-income neighborhoods. Families do not have to supply any paperwork to participate.

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Once You Learn About Mendocino County, You’ll Never Look at Employee Wellness Programs the Same Way Again

May 15, 2019 Sara Floor

Prior to joining CSAC last fall, I spent over a decade working for a nutrition education organization where I witnessed the heralded birth of our own workplace wellness program. When an organization employing a dozen registered dietitians and health advocates struggled to keep its employees engaged in wellness, I realized I was about to witness something great when I started learning more about Mendocino County’s Working on Wellness Program.

Maybe it is the gorgeous surroundings, an ingrained competitive spirit or an irresistible desire to save money. Nevertheless, Mendocino County’s Working on Wellness program (known locally as MCWOW) is thriving when many employer-based health promotion programs have floundered.

Dating back to 1995, Mendocino County has long had an employee wellness program as part of its self-funded insurance plan. However, to curtail increasing medical claims costs, the County decided in 2011 to take a more aggressive approach to engage employees in the adoption of healthier lifestyles.

“Mendocino County Working on Wellness has been tremendously successful, not just in improving the lives of our employees and their families, but to increasing productivity, creating a healthier work environment and also employees who are happier,” said Carmel Angelo, Chief Executive Officer of Mendocino County. “It’s an investment that helps improve the health of all 1,200 of our employees by giving them incentives to take action.”

CSAC Bulletin Article

Education, Advocacy and Networking: 2019 CSAC Legislative Conference

April 25, 2019 Sara Floor

April 25, 2019

More than 350 representatives from 52 California counties converged in Sacramento this week for CSAC’s 2019 Legislative Conference, providing an excellent opportunity to hear directly from Governor Newsom, network, educate and advocate on behalf of counties.

The County Voice

Alameda County Care Partners Embrace Clients With Services

April 17, 2019 Sara Floor

After a career of helping others address substance use issues with alternative and holistic therapies, Tony Landrum found himself living with brain cancer and in need of some care himself.

“Alameda County Care Partners, especially Miss Wanda, came out to visit me and learn about my needs,” said Landrum. “Miss Wanda not only listened to me, but she really heard me.”

CSAC Bulletin Article

CSAC Regional Meeting: Building Solutions to the Housing Affordability and Homelessness Crises

March 21, 2019 Sara Floor

March 21, 2019

On any given night, California’s sheltered and unsheltered homeless population is roughly 130,000 people. Homelessness impacts all 58 California counties—rural and urban, northern and southern, inland and coastal. The affordability and availability of housing is at alarming levels in almost every part of the state. The housing issue is not only a crisis in its own right, but is one of the main drivers of California’s homelessness emergency.

The County Voice

Ten Reasons to Attend the CSAC Legislative Conference

March 13, 2019 Sara Floor

The CSAC Legislative Conference is around the corner. While a large number of county supervisors and staff have already registered, there’s always room for more. For anyone still on the fence about this year’s event, here are 10 great reasons to click the REGISTER button today.

10. Springtime in Sacramento is lovely. Stroll Capitol Park, check out some historic homes or local sights.

The County Voice

Forum Helps Ensure Safe Drinking Water Across California
Placer County Taps Into Statewide Expertise for Workshop, Trainings and Collaboration

March 6, 2019 Sara Floor

Mark Twain is often credited with saying “whiskey’s for drinking and water’s for fighting.” Certainly, in drought prone-California, water is a complex and contentious issue. And according to Wesley Nicks, Placer County Environmental Health Director, nothing is more critical, more imperative than safe drinking water for California’s communities.

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CSAC Staff Focus on County Advocacy in Action

February 13, 2019 Sara Floor

Reading the news, looking at maps and watching survivor interviews can only convey a fraction of the horror of escaping a California wildfire. Driving the twisty country roads and standing in the center of a valley imagining the hills on fire provides the true impact of a devastating wildfire. CSAC staff members are committed to getting out of the office and experiencing what is happening in California counties first hand. And at least once a year, we try to visit a county and learn about a policy issue as an entire staff.