Awards and Recognition

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.

Articles & Blogs

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

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