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Perinatal Equity Initiative (PEI)

Where We Are

Each participating PEI site is required to maintain a Community Advisory Board as well as to develop a public awareness campaign about their intervention efforts. For further information about PEI activities, please visit the county websites.

PEI programs operate in the following counties:

Alameda County Public Health Department 
(888) 604-4636 (Toll Free)

Daphina Melbourne, PEI Coordinator
1100 San Leandro Blvd
San Leandro, CA, 94577
Phone: (510) 267-3257
Email: Daphina.Melbourne@acgov.org 

Contra Costa Health Services 
(800) 696-9644 (Toll Free)

Natalie Berbick, MSW, PEI Coordinator
597 Center Avenue, Suite 365
Martinez, CA 94553
Phone: (925) 313-6254
Fax: (925) 313-6708
Email: Natalie.Berbick@cchealth.org

Fresno Department of Public Health 
(559) 600-3330 (Division Desk)

Gifty Kwofie, MPH, PEI Coordinator
1221 Fulton Street, Fresno, CA, 93721
Phone: (559) 600-6359
Email: gkwofie@co.fresno.ca.us

Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health 

(800) 427-8700 (Toll Free)

Gwendolynne Y. Cole, BSB/A, S.M.E., 
PEI Coordinator
600 South Commonwealth Avenue, Ste. 800
Los Angeles, CA 90005
Email: gcole@ph.lacounty.gov 

Riverside County Department of Public Health 
(800) 794-4814 (Toll Free)

Curley Palmer, PEI Coordinator
4065 County Circle Drive, Suite 208
Riverside, CA 92503
Phone: (951) 358-5483
Fax: (951) 358-4762
Email: Cupalmer@ruhealth.org

Sacramento Health and Human Services 
(888) 824-2229 (Toll Free)

Donyale Abe, MS, MEI, PEI Coordinator
9616 Micron Avenue, Suite 950
Sacramento, CA 95827
Phone: (916) 875-7911
Fax: (916) 875-0860
Email: AbeD@saccounty.net

San Bernardino County Department of Public Health 
(844) 352-3985

Elizabeth Sneed-Berrie, PA, MHSA
351 N. Mt View Ave, 2nd Floor
San Bernardino, CA 92415
Phone: (909) 387-6481
Fax: (909) 387-6471
Email: elizabeth.sneed-berrie@dph.sbcounty.gov

San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency 
(800) 675-2229 (Toll Free)

Christine Bride, MPH
3851 Rosecrans Street, Suite 522, MS:P511H
San Diego, CA 92110
Phone: (619) 780-1547
Fax: (619) 399-3759
Email: christine.bride@sdcounty.ca.gov

Tasha Lewis, MPH
3851 Rosecrans Street, Suite 522, MS:P511H
San Diego, CA 92110
Phone Number: (619) 597-6441
Fax: (619) 399-3759
Email: Tasha.Lewis@sdcounty.ca.gov

San Francisco Department of Public Health 
(800) 300-9950 (Toll Free)

Mikaela Merchant, PEI Coordinator
1990 41st Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94116
Phone: (415) 753-7432
Fax: (415) 753-0164
Email: Mikaela.Merchant@sfdph.org

San Joaquin County Public Health Services 
(800) 698-2304 (Toll Free)

Reanna Wyatt, MSW, PEI Coordinator
P.O. Box 2009
Stockton, CA, 95201
Phone: (209) 468-0244
Email: rwyatt@sjcphs.org

County of Santa Clara Public Health Department 
(800) 310-2332 (Toll Free)

Kamilah Davis, MSW, PPSC, PEI Coordinator
1993B McKee Road
San Jose, CA 95116
Phone: (669) 263-2828
Email: kamilah.davis01@phd.sccgov.org

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