What makes a Community Healthy?

Different characteristics makes a community healthy. There are also different aspects of the community that can be a sign of a healthy community. Those to consider are access to a quality education, adequate housing, employment opportunities, transportation, access to places where to have physical activity, nutrition information and food access, quality, and preventive health care. A healthy community can mean different things to different people, so taking a collective impact initiative approach can help move the needle on health in our communities.

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Social Determinants of Health

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect a wide range of health and quality-of life-risks and outcomes. Learn more about social determinants of health.

• https://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/index.htm
• https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/toolkits/sdoh

Policy Systems and Environmental Change

Policy, systems and environmental change (PSE) helps community members and their partners modify their environment given more practical and healthy choices to help target health issues that affects our communities.