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MEMORANDUM
TO: March 26, 2019
FROM: Denise Pomeroy, Health Services Director
DATE: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
SUBJECT: Approve Long Distance Travel for Denise Pomeroy to Hartford CT April 28th 2019 through May 3rd 2019 to attend the Annual Wellville Gathering
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Denise Pomeroy, Health Services Director has been invited to attend the Annual Wellville Gathering.
Wellville is a national nonprofit project to demonstrate the value of investing in health. They generate real world evidenced by supporting multi-sector teams in five U.S. communities over 10 years, and then share what they learn to inspire other communities and promote national change.
These five communities are known as the Wellville 5. The Wellville Gathering invites five members of each community to attend. This year the attendee’s representing Lake County and Hope Rising are Patty Bruder, Allison Panella, Denise Pomeroy, Tina Scott, and Kim Tangermann. All five attendees are members of Hope Rising Governing Board and Leaders in our community.
Lake County formed Hope Rising in 2015 with the support of the Wellville project. The purpose of Hope Rising is to mobilize and inspire community partnerships and actions that support individual, collective, and community health and wellness.
Hope Rising partnering organizations include North Coast Opportunities, Redwood Community Services, Partnership Health Plan, Woodland Community College, Department of Social Services, County of Lake, Behavioral Health, Sutter Lakeside Hospital, County of Lake, Public Health, Mendocino County Health Clinic, Adventist Health Clear Lake, and, County of Lake, Board of Supervisors.
Denise Pomeroy is currently a Governing, and Executive Board Member of Hope Rising. Her participation in this gathering will ensure that a Public Health perspective is acknowledged for proceeding in future Wellville 5 planning. In addition being a current Hope Rising board member she can bring back knowledge from partner Wellville 5 communities.
The sessions planned for the gathering include an assessment of the Wellville 5 teams that include where they currently stand, and identify opportunities to learn and apply new approaches that will improve success. The gathering will include speakers, local and national examples, cross Wellville 5 sharing, and site visits. Working sessions are also planned for the Wellville 5 teams that will include hands - on opportunities.
Travel and all associated costs, including airfare, meals, airline baggage fees, ground transportation, hotel and airport parking are fully funded through Wellville.
As Health Services Director, it is important that I attend this gathering to gain health and wellness information and strategies to improve impact, equity, and investment to help our community thrive.
Thank you for your consideration of this request for long distance travel.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Long Distance Travel for Denise Pomeroy to Hartford CT April 28th 2019 through May 3rd 2019 to attend the Annual Wellville Gathering.