East Region

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The East Region of San Diego County is the second largest geographical area in the county. It is one of two regions that share an international border with Mexico, and the only region in the county to share a boundary with another county and country.

East Region is a very diverse geographic region in the county, and includes vast valleys, arid landscapes, and mountainous terrain.

The East Region has a population of over 471,000 residents and is comprised of incorporated and unincorporated areas, suburban and rural communities, and Indian reservations. The communities of El Cajon, Lemon Grove, Alpine, Spring Valley and Mountain Empire all make up a portion East Region.

There are three workgroups apart of the Live Well San Diego East Region Leadership Team.

East Region Behavioral Health Solutions:

Empowering East Region residents to access diverse behavioral health and prevention and early intervention resources they need to thrive.

East Region Thriving & Inclusive Communities:

Communicating and engaging residents in developing and promoting diverse and inclusive programs to help our community thrive.

Resilient Youth and Families Collective:

Support a safe environment of networks and resources that connects and empowers youth and families in the East Region.

Meeting Schedule

Meets every 3rd Thursday of the Month- 10:30 am-12:00 pm
In-person
No meeting in December

Next Meeting

February 20, 2025 from 10:30AM-12:00PM

367 N. Magnolia Ave, Magnolia Room, El Cajon, CA, 92020

Community Leadership Team

Working Together to Improve East Region Communities

The East Region Leadership Team is a group of community leaders and stakeholders actively working together in the Health & Human Services Agency East Region to fulfill the vision of Live Well San Diego. The Live Well San Diego East Region Leadership Team aligns it’s work with the County of San Diego’s vision of building Healthy, Safe, and Thriving communities.

The leadership team collaborates, assesses, develops, and guides priorities and activities that improve well-being in the region using evidence-based strategies. We are currently building our priorities and activities, so please join us at the next Leadership Team meeting, see link under Meeting Schedule below.

Leadership Team Meetings

To learn more about Leadership Team meetings, committees and projects, download the East Region Leadership Team summary. Pending partners are encouraged to attend to learn more about the Live Well San Diego vision.

For more information or to be included on the e-mail list, please email HHSA.Communities@sdcounty.ca.gov.

Community Health Improvement Plan

The Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) outlines an action plan to address several strategic focus areas that are based on community health and safety needs in the East Region which are identified by the Community Health Assessment. The CHIP helps health officials and community members work together to set priorities, direct the use of resources, and develop and implement projects and programs to improve long-term community health and wellness.

The CHIP is continually guided by the Live Well San Diego East Region Leadership Team, a group of community leaders who support the implementation of the plan.

County of San Diego CHIP

The CHIP is informed by the 3-4-50 Chronic Disease Briefs and the Community Health Assessment featured below.

3-4-50: Chronic Disease in East Region

3-4-50 are the three numbers that led to the inception of the Live Well San Diego vision and serve as the cornerstone of the Building Better Health strategy. Three behaviors contribute to four diseases that cause over 50 percent of preventable deaths worldwide. In East Region, those same three behaviors and four diseases lead to 55% of deaths.

Community leaders have partnered with County representatives in the East Region to better understand these trends and to begin planning for ways to change health behaviors, which in turn could help to prevent these chronic conditions.

3-4-50 East Region Brief

Community Health Assessment (CHA)

A Community Health Assessment (CHA) is a collaborative process of collecting information to help educate and mobilize communities, develop priorities, secure resources and plan actions to improve a region’s health. The Community Health Assessment in East Region has set the framework for developing the Community Health Improvement Plan.