The agency is forming a Safe Communities Coalition which will be a broad-based group of citizens and agencies dedicated to making Stanislaus County roads safer for motor vehicle occupants, bicyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians. Coalition members will meet monthly, beginning in May, for approximately one hour each month.

The Safe Communities Program is operated by the Stanislaus County Health Services Agency, with funding from the California Department of Health Services. For more information about Safe Communities Coalition opportunities, contact Lisa Schmelz

at 558-7162.

The Stanislaus County Health Services Agency (HSA) is an outpatient medical system with 9 medical offices located throughout Stanislaus County. The HSA operates the Public Health Department, an Urgent Care Center and multiple programs serving over 400,000 patients and clients each year in Stanislaus County. The HSA also is in local partnerships for the MOMobile project and the Stanislaus Family Practice Residency Program. The HSA has extensive community health information available at its web site www.hsahealth.org