Resources

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Prevention & Chronic Care
• Centers for Disease Control and Preventions
• Healthy People 2030
• Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• Prevention Institute
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Ideas for Action

• PRC CHNA Insights
• The Community Guide
• Community Toolbox, University of Kansas
• County Health Rankings and Roadmaps' "What Works for Health"
• Health Evidence, McMaster University (Canada)
• National Governor’s Association Center for Best Practices: Health Division
• National Organization of County & City Health Officials: Model Practice Database
• SAMHSA’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practices
• Social Programs That Work

Opportunities

On October 7, 2025, the Monterey County Health Needs Collaborative convened an online meeting attended by 116 local providers and other community leaders (representing a cross-section of community-based agencies and organizations) to evaluate, discuss, and prioritize health issues for the community.

Their input through a prioritization exercise yielded the following list of health priorities:

1. Diabetes

2. Access to Health Care

3. Nutrition, Physical Activity & Weight

4. Mental Health

5. Heart Disease & Stroke

6. Substance Use

7. Cancer

8. Housing

9. Infant Health & Family Planning

10. Injury & Violence

11. Respiratory Disease

12. Tobacco Use