Join your Town's Healthy Community Committee (HCC)

The Be Healthy! Sierra Vista Health Advisory Committee is a collaborative group that leads, promotes, and advances sustainable health initiatives through the development of strategies and objectives that address identified health priorities. Members of this health committee serve together in the role of prevention, quality care insurance, policy development and community engagement. Its mission is to lead, promote, and advance sustainable health initiatives in the Sierra Vista area. 

Meets every second Wednesday of every month from 3:00-4:30 at the Discovery Gardens U of A Campus. 
For information contact Rhegan Derfus at rheganz@arizona.edu. 
New members and guests are always welcome.

The Benson Community Resource Council focuses on facilitating and connecting different community resources in the Benson /Pomarine/St. David area. Their efforts reach the heart of the population health, by to addressing community issues such as, food insecurity, education, healthy eating, active living, medical prescriptions, and provide community services. They have built well developed a solid foundation as a sustainable Healthy Community Committee and have increased the quality of life for residents. They also have connection with other HCCs in the County improving local social determinants of health in their community and beyond.Its mission is expanding and connecting health and community services in San Pedro Valley for at-risk populations. 

Meets the third Wednesday of every month from 12:00-1:30 at Community Presbyterian Church. 
For information contact: Jason Zibart jason.zibart@bensonhospital.org 
New members and guests are always welcome.

The Healthy Tombstone one Community Committee Promotes active living, community engagement, and increased access to healthier foods, focusing efforts on transportation, walking paths, and promoting fresh produce for the Tombstone community. They work closely with first responders and the City of Tombstone. In the past year they supported the establishment of the Copper Queen Community Clinic in Tombstone. They have built a well-developed solid foundation as a sustainable Healthy Community Committee, as they continue to increase the quality of life for residents. Its mission has focused on access to emergency care, transportation, and access to healthy foods. 

Meets every third Wednesday of the month from 3:30-4:30 at the Senior Center. 
For information contact Sue Baz healthytombstone@gmail.com 
New members and guests are always welcome

The Growing Healthy Willcox focuses on supporting initiatives related to healthy eating and active living. They have proposed to the city to work on a project on pedestrian safety through sidewalk corridors within Willcox. This will ensure multiple community members have access to walk throughout the city in a safe environment. They City is currently working on obtaining the funds for this project. The HCC also supports the Willcox Food Pantry with volunteers. Its mission is creating opportunities for residents to have a healthy lifestyle. Has focused on public transportation, expanding school gardens, and many other initiatives! Currently working to develop a walking path to join the High School and Middle School. It’s joining efforts with the School Health Advisory Committee. 

Meets 4th Tuesday of every month from 10:00-11:00 at Willcox Middle School Cafeteria, 360 N Bisbee Ave, Willcox, AZ. 
For more information contact Wendy Conger wendy.conger@wusd13.org or Rebecca Bhasme rebecca.bhasme@wusd13.org 
New members and guests are always welcome.

The Healthy Huachuca Community Committee focuses on increasing transportation, access to healthy food and health access. They have built a solid foundation as a sustainable Healthy Community Committee and increase healthier conditions for residents. They seek connection with other HCCs in the County to improve local social determinants of health. Despite the challenges of COVID-19, this healthy committee has met and done impressive work for their community. Its Mission is to collaborate as partners to strengthen our community’s health and wellness. It has developed strategic goals to focus on community engagement, mental health/substance use, transportation, and access to healthy foods. 

Meets every first Wednesday of the month at 5:30 in the Huachuca City Public Library. 
For more information contact Elisabeth Tyndall eftyndall@arizona.edu or Rhegan Derfus rheganz@arizona.edu 
New members and guests are always welcome

The Step Up Douglas Community Committee Promotes active living, community engagement, and increased access to healthier foods, focusing efforts on transportation, walking paths, and promoting fresh produce at low cost for the Douglas community. Their efforts are to get at the heart of the population health, by to addressing community issues where they can help to build a more solid foundation as a sustainable Healthy Community Committee and increase capacity for residents. In the past six months, they have been seeking connections with other organizations in Douglas to improve local social determinants of health that will extend to the wider community. Its Mission is to advocate for the community as a positive presence promoting the overall health of Douglas. Promotes active living, community engagement, and increased access to healthier foods, focusing efforts on transportation, walking paths, and Borderlands Food Bank’s Produce on Wheels Without Waste program (POWWOW). 

Meets every 4th Monday of every month at 12pm-1pm @ Blueberry Cafe in Douglas, AZ. 
For more information contact Andrea Bernal parraa127@arizona.edu 
New members and guests are always welcome.

The Winchester Heights Health Organization works with the goal in mind to reduce health disparities in their rural community by improving access to health information and services, increase access to healthy foods and create opportunities for the community to be physically active. They have built a well-developed solid foundation as a sustainable Healthy Community Committee, as they continue to increase the quality of life for the residents in their community. Its mission is to promote health in the community through active living and healthy eating. They have a new Community Center, and children are receiving vaccinations for the first time. The Chiricahua Mobile Clinic continues to provide medical services to the community. They also have a food pantry and are very active with sport events in the community. 

Meets the third Wednesday of every month from 6:00-7:00 at the Community Center. 
For more information contact Junelhia junelhiawhho@outlook.com. 
New members and guests are always welcome.

The Bisbee Healthy Community Committee focuses on housing issues in Bisbee with a focus on affordable housing development. They have worked to help build a healthier community developing a mechanism that supports healthier affordable housing and increased capacity for residents. COVID-19 has been a challenge to the HCC, impacting meeting and the work that they want to do in their community. This group has not met since the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic and has not been active during the reporting period. Its mission is focusing on increasing the number of affordable housing units in the Greater Bisbee area. 

They used to meet every second Thursday of the month from 4:00-5:00 at the Health Department. 
Contact: Leslie Johns LJohns@cochise.az.gov

The Bowie SHAC/HCC focuses on including all sectors of the community to create ways to work inclusively in solving community issues that would benefit residents in Bowie. Their efforts are to get at the heart of the population's health, by to addressing community issues such as, education, healthy eating, active living, and academic enhancement. They have worked with Willcox to improve local social determinants of health that will residents in the area, especially children. Its mission is together with their unique multicultural communities to provide and expand fair and equitable quality educational opportunities for learners so that they may grow and succeed in a global society.

Fort Huachuca Community Ready and Resilient Council's mission is to address health issues on the fort including workplace wellness, access to healthier eating choices, tobacco-free living, and others. 

Contact: Beth A. McMillan beth.a.mcmillan2.civ@mail.mil

The Elfrida Healthy Community Committee focuses on identifying ways they can help their community the areas of mental health. Their efforts are to reach out to the population health, by addressing community issues such as, education on mental health issues. They are also interested in promoting good water quality for their community. Its Mission is to promote health in the community. They are actively working and training in Mental Health and requested well water testing. They are in the process of elaborating their mission and vision statements. 

Meets the fourth Wednesday of every month from 5:30-6:30 at the Community Center. 
Contact: Lida Smith lsmith@cchci.org.

The St. David Healthy Community Committee focuses on holistic system change throughout the county, starting in St. David. Their efforts are to get at the heart of population health, overcoming disconnection to address community issues such as isolation, education, healthy eating, active living, and economic development. The HCC wants to help build a more connected community, develop a solid foundation as a sustainable HCC, and increase capacity for Holy Trinity Monastery Center and residents. They also want to seek connection with other HCCs in the County to improve local social determinants of health that will trickle out to the wider county and beyond. COVID-19 has been a challenge for them to meet and do the work that they want to do in their community, and they are waiting for the HTMC to open up again next fall to be able to continue their work.