Juneau MAPP group met on 12/7/10

We had a great meeting on 12/7/10. We are planning to host a visioning meeting -":from the 2009 Juneau Health Summit and through the MAPP to a healthier Juneau community"  on 3/9/11. Stay tuned!

Healthy Vending Info

http://www.healthyvending.com/

Join the Alaska MAPP Listserve!

http://list.state.ak.us/soalists/MAPP/jl.htm

Other MAPP Communities in Alaska

Homer MAPP  http://www.skpcommunitiesproject.net/


Ketchikan Wellness Coalition http://www.ktnkwc.org/

Walk Friendly Communities Website

http://www.walkfriendly.org/

Next Juneau MAPP meeting

Vision of a Healthy Juneau: Revisiting the 2009 Juneau Health Summit Goals

Our next Juneau MAPP meeting will be on 12/7/10 at 2pm at the United Way Southeast conference room. We will plan for a visioning meeting in March, 2010.

For more information regarding the visioning phase:
http://www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/mapp/framework/phase2.cfm

MAPP has six phases

Pleae review the MAPP factsheet from the NACCHO website at http://www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/mapp/upload/MAPPfactsheet-systempartners.pdf

Phase 1: Organize for Success/Partnership Development

Phase 2: Visioning (We are moving forward to this phase soon!)

Phase 3: The Four MAPP Assessments

• Community Themes and Strengths Assessment
• Local Public Health System Assessment (LPHSA)
• Community Health Status Assessment
• Forces of Change Assessment

Phase 4: Identify Strategic Issues
Phase 5: Formulate Goals and Strategies
Phase 6: The Action Cycle 

More MAPP Resource

You can download the MAPP Handbook and the MAPP field guide from the NACCHO website.

http://www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/mapp/framework/mapppubs.cfm

What is MAPP?

MAPP (Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships) is a strategic approach to community health improvement. It is a tool that helps communities to improve health and quality of life through community-wide and community-driven strategic planning.

For more information, please visit the NACCHO (National Association of County & City Health Officials) website at http://www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/mapp/index.cfm