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Welcome to our new Director!

Adriana Arrizon

Join us in welcoming Sonoma Connect | Sonoma Unidos' New Director, Adriana Arrizon!

Adriana has over 20 years of experience throughout the bay area in health system coordination, policy development, and culturally responsive program design, implementation & evaluation. From a humble upbringing by migrant farm working parents and rooted in collectivist values, Adriana understands that meaningful connections are what drive change and sustaining a communities vitality is greatly dependent on its members being fully engaged, connected and active participants in their own wellbeing.

Adriana is excited to share her wealth of experience to bring about a more connected and thriving Sonoma County that supports the needs of every family and individual in this community. Please reach out to Adriana and get connected!

Convene for Action

We can't wait to see you again! Following a brief pause in the month of August, we look forward to reconnect with you in the following Action Team Meetings. Sonoma Connect/Sonoma Unidos is a way to work together as people, organizations and communities to tackle the toughest issues that stand in the way of us being a self-healing community. Join us in moving this important work forward by attending an upcoming meeting:

ACE Screening Clinical Implementation Action Team – Tuesday, 9/7 8:30-9:30am
Neighborhood Resource Centers Action Team - Wednesday, 9/8 3:00-4:00pm
Community Accountability Action Team – Thursday, 9/16 1:30-3:00pm
Resource Connection Network Action Team – Monday, 9/20 1:00-2:30pm
Action Team Hub Demo – Friday, 9/10 3:00-3:30pm

Six-Month Activities and Accomplishments

Since February 2021, 28 Action Team meetings have been held. 288 unique participants have been involved in moving the work of Sonoma Connect | Sonoma Unidos forward. 117 organizations are represented within the network from 5 sectors (schools, CBOs, Health Centers and Payors, Local Government, and other organizations or individual community members).

We are grateful for your participation and involvement which have made the following activities and accomplishments possible.

ACE Screening Clinical Implementation Action Team
18% increase in certified and attested ACE screeners
Recommended screening workflow developed and shared with Action Team Members.
Supplemental screening training, including training focused on mitigating secondary trauma shared

Neighborhood Resource Centers Action Team
Assessed learning opportunities available by providers in Sonoma County, and those that are still needed to help us better understand ACEs, trauma, and resilience
Drafted core competencies for people making connections (community connection specialists/Community Health Workers) and sharing with UC Davis and Sacramento County Office of Education to help inform an integrated regional approach

Community Accountability Action Team
Partnered with consultant, On the Margins, to create a DEI glossary, and a policy to support addressing injuries and microaggressions

Resource Connection Network Action Team
Ratified desired technology criteria for a resource and referral solution developed
Multiple technology vendor demonstrations
Leveraged webinars including “Beyond Do No Harm: Structural Racism in Tech-Forward SDOH Solutions” to educate Sonoma Connect partners about the potential negative impacts on equity of technology-focused referral platforms

To learn more about these and other activities, contact us.

Upcoming Learning Opportunities

Last month you shared what your training needs are for ACEs and resilience science and practice. Top priorities include race related traumatic stress, acute trauma such as that experienced as a result of the fires, and provider resilience.

Check out our collaborative list of training opportunities HERE as well as on our Action Team Hub. New trainings added weekly.

FREE Training Opportunities added this week happening soon include:

Providence: Path to Hope: Navigating Mental Health in the LGBTQIA+ Community
Hanna Institute: Skills for Psychological Recovery
Diversity Science: Preventing Racial and Ethnic Biases During Pandemics and Other Crises

New Action Team Hub

Join Our Team!

Sonoma Connect/Sonoma Unidos is hiring a Project Coordinator!

Click here to view the job description and instructions on how to apply.

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