Action Guide

Communities across the country have made great strides to improve the health of local citizens. This guide offers a simple, step-by-step approach to getting the job done. It is written to help you make a difference in the health of people in your community. It will show you how others have done it. And it will point you in the right direction-with tools and resources to help you get started, organize and manage your project, and sustain success.

Overview

Pearls of Wisdom

• Vision, Mission, & Objectives
• Action Planning
• Leadership
• Collaboration
• Adequate Resources
• Documentation & Feedback
• Making Outcomes Matter

The ABC's of Working Together

Step 1. Talk about the Problem

• Align Interests to Promote a Healthy Community
• Conduct a Needs Assessment
• Obtain Community Health Data

Step 2. Agree How It Ought to Be

• The Visioning Process

Step 3. Make a Plan

• Identify Objectives
• Create a Strategy

Step 4. Organize

• How to Be a Good Leader
• Community Organizing
• Work with Community Leaders

Step 5. Get Going

• Develop a Business Plan
• Behind the Scenes of a Successful Meeting

Assets on your side

• Expertise
• Funding
• Marketing