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NEWSLETTER
Director’s Message
AUGUST 2023
Team Building in the
OC Health Care Agency
Dear OC Health Care Agency
Team building is one area the OC Health Care Agency’s (HCA) Employee
(HCA) Team,
Communications Workgroup (ECW) has identified as a way to encourage, support and build camaraderie among HCA staff. ECW member Paullette
Wow! It’s hard to believe this
Flores, Case Manager, Testing, Treatment and Care Clinic (TTC), Public Health
is our first summer since the
Services (PHS) provided insight into team building activities she helped
end of the COVID pandemic.
organize with the TTC. “I wanted to do something simple, lighthearted, that
Over the past 3 years you have
allowed all to participate and get to bond outside of the daily work routine as
worked so hard to keep us going,
well as foster a spirit of collaboration,” said Paullette. “What I hoped was that
shifting constantly to meet the
the long-term outcome of this would be to organically improve morale and
ever-changing demands all while
peer relations, and in turn partner to better serve our community,” she said.
keeping daily operations going. You truly should be proud of
The first idea for a team building exercise turned out to be a Summer Potluck
the work you do! I have learned
and Nacho Party for the TTC team. Natalie Silva, Program Manager II,
so much about the great work
explained the team building was well received. “TTC staff work with patients
you do in the few short weeks I
who are experiencing difficult situations and complex medical diagnosis.
have been a member of the HCA
As the Manager of TTC, I often focus on the patients and the services we
family. Having said all that, I do
provide,” said Natalie. “Paullette reminded me that our team needs time to
hope you have been able to, or
decompress and enjoy their work environment.”
plan to, take some time off and enjoy a taste of summer. Even though summer is a time . . . continued on page 2
FEATURED ARTICLES HCA Team Building.....................1 Steve Ambriz Awards, Call For Nominations.............................3 EH at the OC Fair.....................6
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