Through the Santa Cruz Women’s Health Center and the East Cliff Family Health Center, SCCH (a Federally Qualified Health Center) provides comprehensive primary care services in English and Spanish to all ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and abilities regardless of their ability to pay.
Seeded by the Santa Cruz Women’s Health Center, SCCH is driven by its originator’s 50-year commitment to social justice and access to health care as a human right. Its mission remains constant: to provide quality health services and advocate the feminist goals of social, political, and economic equality. SCCH’s health centers deliver high-quality care through compassionate, dedicated medical providers, health educators, and administrative staff. SCCH’s clinics offer primary care, pediatrics, integrated behavioral health, prenatal care and education, chronic disease management, health insurance enrollment, and more.
Santa Cruz may be a small city but we boast a lot of character and endless opportunities to enjoy the arts, connect with community, and explore the great outdoors. Flanked by the incredible redwood forests and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, our city feels infused with nature.
Santa Cruz County is not only a place, it’s a lifestyle.
Our county benefits from a diverse natural beauty that includes the California redwoods and the sanctuary of the Monterey Bay. With our strong surf culture, enticing mountain State Parks and Beaches, conscientious living, creative micro-brew culture, and a Mediterranean climate, Santa Cruz offers endless opportunities for you and your family.
Santa Cruz County residents enjoy an abundance of outdoor activities, arts, music and culture, and diverse educational opportunities for all ages at the University of California-Santa Cruz, Cabrillo College, and top-rated K-12 public schools. Fertile Central Coast farmland offers fresh, local, organic produce through farmer's markets nearly every day of the week.
Santa Cruz is situated on the Monterey Bay coast, close to Silicon Valley and an hour’s drive from San Francisco.