Cleaner Air Partnership
The Partnership is a 22-year-old air-quality collaboration between the business, public health and environmental communities working to meet clean air standards to protect health and promote economic growth. Breathe California of Sacramento-Emigrant Trails, the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce and Valley Vision are at the center of the Partnership and participating members include a wide network of air quality leaders from government, business, community, public health and concerned citizens. Valley Vision is also the day-to-day project manager for the Partnership. Reducing the area’s high ozone and particulate pollution levels is the chief focus of the Partnership today.
Community Health Access Pilot Project
Sutter Health Sacramento Region, Kaiser-Permanente, and Mercy asked Valley Vision to lead this project so that patients using the Emergency Room as their primary source of healthcare would have more options to access care, allowing Emergency Rooms to focus their attention on emergencies. Valley Vision is launching this Pilot in a 4 ZIP code area of Sacramento with the goal of creating a design that is scalable and replicable at the regional level.
Community Health Needs Assessment
Working with the four non-profit healthcare systems in the Capital Region, Valley Vision is conducting a community needs assessment that examines barriers to healthcare for our community’s underserved populations. The findings from this two year effort will help guide the healthcare systems in directing their community benefit programs.
Green Capital Alliance
The Green Capital Alliance aims to achieve two equally important goals—making our growing clean technology sector a defining feature of our economy and making the six-county Sacramento region a leader in sustainability. The Green Capital Alliance unites employers, academic and research institutions, economic development and community organizations, and local governments behind this shared purpose. Valley Vision is pleased to serve as the project manager and the lead staff for The Green Capital Alliance, helping to align the efforts of our partner organizations.
Partnership For Prosperity
In April, 2006, the 34 organizations that collaborated as part of Partnership for Prosperity published and began implementing their economic development strategy, known as the Business Plan for the Sacramento Region. The plan is divided into five action areas which play a central role in shaping a prosperous future. They include: Business Development, Clean Energy Technology, High School Education, Post-Secondary Education, and Civic Amenities. Valley Vision staff are working with volunteer leaders from business, government, education and the community to move key initiatives in each area from concept to successful completion, providing strategic advice and direct assistance.
Regional Broadband Study
Valley Vision is partnering with the California Emerging Technology Fund, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, the Sacramento Regional Community Foundation, and many other organizations to investigate improving digital access to all corners of our region and to bolster promising e-health initiatives here.
Regional Food Access Project
This Valley Vision project will form a collaborative to support the integration of regional food policies that prioritizes the elimination of health disparities and ensures sustainable food access to low income communities. By virtue of its membership and access to local, regional, state, and federal policy makers, the Food System Collaborative (FSC) will improve access to healthy, culturally-appropriate food for all residents, support the viability of producers, and contribute to healthy community design outcomes that improve social and physical environments. The methodology and approach will be replicable to benefit other areas of California in similar need.
Youth Development Project
The Youth Development Project is a collaborative endeavor that seeks to build a healthy and supportive environment for our area’s youth as they make the journey from youth to adulthood. We will do this by identifying youth services and programs, connecting youth service providers and policymakers to the community, measuring the health and success of our progress and developing a strong network of stakeholders to support youth development.
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