Accomplishments

These common ambitions and commitment to local policies and planning efforts have provided domain partners with the right tools for success. Recent accomplishments include:

• Provided support for the press conference to release the State of Childhood Obesity in San Diego County report in May 2017, which was featured on local news channels and numerous printed news stories.
• Connected with and promoted partners’ efforts, and communicated breaking public health news through social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Since their launch, the COI’s social media accounts have collectively amassed more than 1,400 likes/followers and COI videos have been viewed over 2,900 times.
• Developed the framework for the COI Communications Plan, which will be used to enhance communication efforts to our partners and the greater community.
• Published six COI eNewsletters, which feature partner highlights, announcements, grant opportunities, and upcoming events.
• Provided marketing and publicity support to the annual Halloween Candy Buy Back program, which engaged healthcare providers, dentists, and local businesses to “buy back” more than five tons of candy.
• Assisted with the design of several COI materials, including the Healthy City Profiles, infographics, and COI one-pagers.