Discussed values:
- Diversity
- Intergeneration
- Opportunities for different generations to connect each other
- Collaboration
- Natural beauty of nature
- Supportive community
- Opportunities for all people to pursue healthy behaviors
- Individual health and health of community as whole
- Opportunities for successful living
Discussed MAPP phase three – 4 Assessments:
· Community themes and strengths assessment - Next meeting 5/17/2011 at 2pm United Way of Southeast Alaska
Provides a deep understanding of the issues that residents feel are important by answering the questions: "What is important to our community?" "How is quality of life perceived in our community?" and "What assets do we have that can be used to improve community health?"
Provides a deep understanding of the issues that residents feel are important by answering the questions: "What is important to our community?" "How is quality of life perceived in our community?" and "What assets do we have that can be used to improve community health?"
o Homeless coalition event findings
o United Way COMPAS assessment
o Best Beginnings community assessment
o After school coalition middle school survey
o Capital City Forum/Juneau focus day
o JEDC report
o Etc.
For in-depth direction for this assessment, please visit:
http://www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/mapp/upload/ctsa.pdf
· Local Public Health System Assessment – possible in late Summer Focuses on all of the organizations and entities that contribute to the public's health. The LPHSA answers the questions: "What are the components, activities, competencies, and capacities of our local public health system?" and "How are the Essential Services being provided to our community?"
For in-depth direction for this assessment, please visit:
For in-depth direction for this assessment, please visit:
· Community Health Status Assessment – next meeting 4/25 at 2pm at United Way of Southeast Alaska
Identifies priority community health and quality of life issues. Questions answered include: "How healthy are our residents?" and "What does the health status of our community look like?"
Identifies priority community health and quality of life issues. Questions answered include: "How healthy are our residents?" and "What does the health status of our community look like?"
- Review Southeast region community health status assessment done in 2007
- Find data for local specific indicators
- Find current data if needed
For in-depth direction for this assessment, please visit:
· Forces of Change Assessment – meet after other 3 assessments are done
focuses on identifying forces such as legislation, technology, and other impending changes that affect the context in which the community and its public health system operate. This answers the questions: "What is occurring or might occur that affects the health of our community or the local public health system?" and "What specific threats or opportunities are generated by these occurrences?"
For in-depth direction for this assessment, please visit:
