Community Health
Puente works with a trauma-informed care approach to reduce health disparities in Pescadero, La Honda, Loma Mar and San Gregorio through coordination of a medical clinic once a week in conjunction with the San Mateo County Health System, a dental clinic for farmworkers in partnership with Sonrisas, transportation to access medical services, CalFresh enrollments, fitness classes such as Zumba, farmers market tokens, vaccine clinics clinics, dental financial assistance, workplace site visits (farms and local businesses), workshops on health related topics such as stress management, blood pressure, diabetes, dental and more.
Community Health Services
- Flu and COVID-19 vaccines
- COVID-19 rapid tests
- Health education workshops (COVID, nutrition, blood pressure, gender and sexuality and more)
- Health promoters farm visits
- Distribution of health items (condoms, dental kits)
- Dental Care Program
- Financial assistance
- Preventive care
- Medical resources and navigation- (Coastside Clinic, Sonrisas, Street and Field Medicine)
- La Sala
- Pescadero Farmers Market match
- Fitness class: Zumba
- CalFresh enrollments
- COVID-19 grocery delivery
- 60+ Connection and Wellbeing Program
- Weekly food distribution
- Field trips
- Home visits