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Councilmember-Requested Item Report
DATE
June 18, 2024
TOPIC
CalOptima Health Street Medicine Program
COUNCILMEMBER-REQUESTED ITEM TITLE
Discuss and Consider Providing Direction to the City Manager on the Interest in
Launching a Street Medicine Program with CalOptima
DISCUSSION
Santa Ana, like Garden Grove, Anaheim, and Costa Mesa, has a significant population
of individuals living in unsheltered spaces. Many of these individuals are in dire need of
the comprehensive healthcare services that your street medicine program provides. By
bringing this program to Santa Ana, it will serve to complement our efforts associated
with our programing in assisting the unhoused and indigent community. With a
CalOptima partnership, Health members receive the primary care, behavioral health
support, and case management services necessary to improve their health and stability.
SUBMITTED BY
Mayor Valerie Amezcua
CITY ATTORNEY ACTING CITY MANAGER CITY CLERK
Sonia R. Carvalho Alvaro Nunez Jennifer L. Hall
20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA - P.O. BOX 1988, M31 - SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92702
TELEPHONE (714) 647-6900 - FAX (714) 647-6954 - www.santa-ana.org