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2025 Healthy Desert, Healthy You Summit: Explore topics & tours!

The topics range from advancing renewable energy and green technology to youth in action and careers in environmental health -- and so much more.
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Save the date: Join us Sept. 11 & 12 for the 2nd Annual Healthy Desert, Healthy You Environmental Health Summit

Both days will begin and end at the Westin Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage. They will feature residents, health professionals, environmental experts and advocates, and youth, community and nonprofit leaders.
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Desert Healthcare District changes public meeting times, adds a legislative policy committee to the monthly schedule
The Desert Healthcare District & Foundation Board and committee meeting schedules have been changed to convene at earlier times and/or different weekdays.
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Annual report: District increases access to healthcare, exceeds giving milestone in 2023-2024
The report captures the District & Foundation's grant awards, initiatives, programs, and other achievements during 18 months, from January 2023 through June 2024.
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Desert Healthcare District unveils next steps as valley voters approve new hospital lease-purchase agreement
The Nov. 5 voting outcome follows 11 months of negotiations between the District and Foundation Board with Tenet, as well as multiple public meetings to inform and receive feedback from valley residents.
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Our Values
We believe every resident in our District deserves:
- Access to health education, disease prevention and comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services
- The opportunity to participate in District matters through access and input to the board
We support positive health system change via:
- Incorporating best-practice methodologies where possible
- Encouraging accurate outcome measurement by benchmarking, monitoring and evaluation
- Supporting innovative new practices and programs
- Fostering collaboration and partnerships