ACEs Aware is an initiative originally led by the Office of the California Surgeon General and the Department of Health Care Services to give Medi-Cal providers training, clinical protocols, and payment for screening children and adults for ACEs.

ACEs Community of Practice strengthens the trauma-informed network of care in Santa Cruz County to increase screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and support those who screen positive and are experiencing toxic stress.​​​​​​

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The Health Improvement Partnership Council (HIPC) brings together public and private healthcare leaders, elected officials, and other key stakeholders once a month to brainstorm solutions to issues that affect the local health care system.​​​​​​​​​

The Integrated Behavioral Health Action Coalition (IBHAC) is made up of primary care, mental health, and substance use providers, as well as local hospitals, county agencies, health plans, mental health advocacy organizations, and individual community members. Together, IBHAC members plan to improve system-level integration of primary care and behavioral health services for all persons and to create a collaborative, integrative, and inclusive system of whole-person care in Santa Cruz County.

The Santa Cruz County PATH CPI Collaorative is composed of stakeholders that work together to identify, discuss, and resolve topical implementation issues, and share best practices. We identify how Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) and other CalAIM funding initiatives – including the Technical Assistance Marketplace – may be used to identify and address implementation and sustainability needs and gaps. 

Santa Cruz County’s Pediatric Health Work Group brings together pediatric physicians and nurse practitioners, local public health representatives, and educators so that all these groups can align and strengthen their efforts to keep Santa Cruz County’s children, youth, and families healthy and safe.

The Safety Net Clinic Coalition (SNCC) forms the cornerstone of HIP's work to improve health outcomes and access for Santa Cruz County residents who receive care through publicly-funded programs, such as Medi-Cal, and the uninsured. HIP convenes quarterly meetings with two groups representing the safety net: Safety Net Clinic Coalition (SNCC) and Safety Net Clinic Coalition Medical Directors (SNCC MD).

Founded in 2015, SafeRx Santa Cruz County (SafeRx) is an action-oriented collaborative dedicated to equitably aligning and accelerating best practices for opioids and other substances to reduce harm and death. It is our mission to create enduring change so that all people in Santa Cruz County equitably experience well-being, safety, dignity, and self-determination.

HIP’s Santa Cruz County Health Workforce Council is structured to reflect a comprehensive representation of healthcare workforce issues, with the purpose of mobilizing leaders and organizations to collaborate and invest in local planning for the future of the healthcare workforce in our county. We are seeking interested healthcare employers, workers, training partners, and students to join this effort.