Health and Human Services

Food Safety Tips for the Holidays

Trinity County Public Health reminds consumers to use safe food preparation and storage measures to prevent foodborne illness. Bacteria that can be found in foods such as meat and poultry may cause illness if they are insufficiently cooked, inadequately cooled or improperly handled.

About 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths in the U.S. each year are related to foodborne diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Official Zika Virus Prevention and Cures by CDC:

Zika-and-pregnancy information now available in Spanish and English

Get Access to Health Coverage and information in Trinity County

Trinity County Health and Human Services’ Health Outreach, Prevention, and Education (HOPE) program promotes health and wellness of individuals in order to increase access to health care and decrease preventable hospitalizations.

Medi-Cal 

Medi-Cal provides quality health care coverage to eligible residents of California with income and resources below established limits.

Medi-Cal Eligibility:

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Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP)

The Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) is a preventive program that delivers periodic health assessments and services to low income children and youth in California. CHDP provides care coordination to assist families with medical appointment scheduling, transportation, and access to diagnostic and treatment services. Health assessments are provided by enrolled private physicians, local health departments, community clinics, managed care plans, and some local school districts.

To help clients succeed, the CalWORKs program helps with child care, transportation and work- or training-related expenses as follows:

Child care costs:
If the child care is necessary for clients to participate in CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work activities, they may get child care for each child in their family, up to a child's 13th birthday.

Working together to provide options and opportunities to individuals and families in need

CalWORKs (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids) provides temporary cash aid and employment services to needy families with children. The program offers supportive services, including child care, transportation and other services necessary for a successful transition from welfare to work. 

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as the Affordable Care Act, is a federal law signed in 2010 that expands health coverage to most Americans and helps to reduce costs and improve the quality of our existing health care systems.

Starting January 1, 2014 most U.S. citizens will be required to have a basic level of health coverage.

Key features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) include: 

Increased Access

In addition to the direct prevention services that Child Protective Services offers local families, there are an array of other prevention activities and resources available to families and organizations. Below you will find links to many local regional and national resources for child abuse prevention as well as other resources.

First Five

Trinity CAPC

Shasta CAPC

Resource Family Approval and Adoptive Care

Resource Families