My dream for my community is that real people come together to create a vision for health and achieve it.

From students to seniors, from newly arrived immigrants to descendants of county pioneers, from the homeless to corporate CEOs, members of this Pacific Northwest community will work together to create a comprehensive community health plan. Through a three-step approach, Making Health Our Own will identify health issues of shared concern, prioritize these issues, and then come together to establish goals, create policies, and formulate action plans.

“‘Making Heath Our Own’ is not limited to preventing communicable and chronic diseases and disability,” said Sloan. “It is the vision of maximizing both the length and quality of each resident’s life by creating a community of participation and caring.”