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Building a better future

This past year was an exciting time for Gold Coast Health Plan (GCHP) as we built new partnerships throughout Ventura County and worked with those partners to tackle the issues that affect our community.

In 2017, we distributed $1.5 million in grants to 16 community organizations that were addressing the social determinants of health-those economic and social conditions that play a part in someone's health. Last year, we saw the impact that those grants had in our community. They worked to fight hunger, obesity and homelessness; they worked with people with disabilities, substance abuse issues, and diseases like diabetes and hypertension; and they helped people access health care services.

We are far from solving these issues in our community, but the fact that the Plan is driving conversations about solutions is something to be proud of. The Plan continues to establish itself in Ventura County's health care landscape and the community at large.

We're also proud that the Plan's employees continued to be generous with their time, their knowledge and their money. In the midst of working on large projects that are transforming the way we do business, they want to make a difference. Whatever the cause-walks for disease awareness, school supplies for kids, care packages for the troops, or Christmas gifts for families in our community-GCHP's employees answer the call to serve. It's that spirit of giving that continues to make me proud to be at the helm of such a great organization.

Dale Villani
Chief Executive Officer