Community Links

Here is a list of organizations offering valuable health information to the San Mateo County community:

  • African American Community Health Advisory Committee: Identifying health issues affecting the African-American community.
  • Samaritan House: Providing services dedicated to the needs of low-income San Mateo County residents.
  • San Mateo County Department of Health Services: Protecting public health by providing medical care and protective services for vulnerable people and ensuring emergency medical response to all people in San Mateo County.
  • Diabetes Association, San Mateo County: The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy.
  • Alzheimer's Association of the Bay Area: The Alzheimer's Association is your source for information, support and assistance on issues related to Alzheimer's disease.
  • American Heart Association, San Mateo County affiliate office: The American Heart Association is dedicated to providing you with education and information on fighting heart disease and stroke.
  • Arthritis Foundation, Northern California Chapter: Find out the latest news about arthritis, treatments and research, as well as information about the Arthritis Foundation and its programs and activities.
  • American Lung Association: Your local lung association can help you with classes, support groups, training materials, and publications on smoking, tobacco control, and lung diseases -- for children, teens, and adults.
  • American Cancer Society National Web site and the California Branch of the American Cancer Society: The latest health information into cancer. Information includes current treatment options, research and tips cancer prevention.
  • Operation Access: Operation Access is a non-profit organization that provides free outpatient elective surgeries and surgical consultation to uninsured individuals. Its customers are unable to pay for private health insurance and are ineligible for care through publicly sponsored programs.
  • Peninsula Library System: PLS is a consortium of 32 city, county, and community college libraries in San Mateo County.
  • San Mateo County Community College District: Serves more than 26,000 students and offers the first two years of instruction in a wide variety of transfer programs as well as more than 90 vocational-technical programs.