• November 20, 2019  –  Sonoma County Department of Health Services (DHS) was honored with the distinguished international Financial Times Intelligent Business Award for its groundbreaking ACCESS (Accessing Coordinated Care to Enable Self-Sufficiency) Sonoma County Initiative.

• May 8, 2019  –  The Accessing Coordinated Care and Empowering Self-Sufficiency (ACCESS) Sonoma County initiative received a 2019 Advantage Award from IBM Watson Health™ in the Consumer/Patient Outreach and Communications category.  

• May 7, 2019  –  Today the County of Sonoma was recognized by the National Association of Counties (NACo) with two Achievement Awards for the Accessing Coordinated Care and Empowering Self-Sufficiency (ACCESS) initiative and the Recovery and Resiliency Framework. The awards honor innovative, effective county government programs that strengthen services for residents.  

• December 13, 2018  –  The Sonoma County safety net departments accepted a $1 million grant to continue advancing the work of the Accessing Coordinated Care and Empowering Self-Sufficiency (ACCESS) Sonoma County initiative from the Hewlett Foundation this week. 

• For the Homeless, a Government They Can Count On
  By Justine Jablonska | March 12, 2019
• How a California County is Using Data and AI to Help Citizens in Need
  By Thomas LaMonte | March 6, 2019
• Innovation Chief and 2 Vendors Agree on What Went Right
  By Dennis Noone | October 21, 2019 
• Case Studies: Technology Creates Better Perceptions in the Public Sector
  WINNER: Sonoma County (California), IBM Watson, IBM Global Business Services and SimpliGov

• For an issue as complicated as homelessness, data, A.I. and cloud offer innovative new solutions. Here’s how Sonoma County, California cares for the homeless by leveraging IBM technology.
  September, 2020

• Sonoma County and IBM Working Together to Change Lives
  February 14, 2019

• Sonoma County Transforms the Way They Care for the Most Vulnerable
  June 4, 2019

• Dear Tech: IBM Watson Helps Sonoma County Help the Homeless
  July 25, 2019

• Sonoma County: Breaking Down Information Barriers with IBM Master Data Management
  June 12, 2019

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