Tips on Designing a Culture of Health Community

1. Use the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Action Framework to begin planning and designing your culture of health community. There are 4 Action Areas in the RWJF Framework and they follow: Action Area 1 – Making Health a Shared Value Action Area 2 – Fostering Cross-Sector Collaboration to Improve Well-Being Action Area 3 – Creating Healthier, More Equitable Communities Action Area 4 - Strengthening Integration of Health Services and Systems 2. Following are examples of some programs that address improving the health of citizens in the community: a. Violence prevention which is a contagious disease b. Mental Health Care Services c. Chronic disease management d. Educational programs e. Making healthy choices by selecting specific behaviors that lead to improving health f. Mother – Baby Wellness programs 3. Four key questions to consider when designing a culture of health community: a. What causes diseases and negative health outcomes? b. When in the human life cycle should disease prevention and promoting a culture of health begin? c. What type of programs, services and infrastructure needs to be in communities to promote a culture of health? d. What does the overall community infrastructure currently offer to promote a culture of health and what additional programs, services, and resources are needed to improve the culture of health in the community?                                                                                                

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