Jun 27, 20175 min read
Senate Legislation Updates
State Legislation Impacting the Safety Net During June’s HIPC meeting, Victor Christy, Assistant Director of Legislative Affairs from the...
Mar 23, 20173 min read
The Great Santa Cruz Trail
The Great Santa Cruz Trail In March, Bud Colligan, Co-chair of the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP), came to HIPC to describe the...
Jan 26, 20171 min read
HIP Council Goals of 2017
For the first HIP Council meeting of the year, representatives participated in a round-robin of sharing 2017 goals of their...
Dec 30, 20163 min read
Health Care Expansion in Santa Cruz
Hospice Palliative Care Services “Why palliative care and why now?” Hospice of Santa Cruz County (HSCC) leaders Michael Milward,...
Oct 27, 20163 min read
Housing as a Social Determinant of Health
HIP began 2016 with a new strategic plan that reflects the priorities of the HIP Council participants. This shifting focus to the social...
Sep 22, 20164 min read
Next Generation of Health Policy
September’s HIPC meeting began with state policy updates from CA State Senator Bill Monning, followed by a review of the Medicare Access...
Aug 25, 20162 min read
Workforce Priorities
Things were quite different at the August 2016 HIPC! To set the stage for an interactive discussion on the health care workforce in Santa...
