Health Planning Cluster

The Health Planning Cluster of HSPA is using the HEALTHY POLK planning process. The Healthy Polk 2010 plan has been completed and is being implemented to address current community and public health conditions. Steering committee members are listed below. For the most current informaiton on the progress of the planning process, visit the Healthy Polk or Polk County Health Department web sites.

Healthy Polk Web Site              Polk County Health Department Web Site

Healthy Polk Planning Committee

OVERVIEW

Healthy Polk 2010, one of the county's largest volunteer efforts for improved community and public health, is a hybrid of two important frameworks for improving health:

• the Healthy People approach, which is the national health agenda of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
• the Healthy Community concept, which views individual health as an outcome of a healthy built and natural environment.

By combining these two approaches, Healthy Polk is pioneering how community resources can be leveraged to make measurable progress towards improved health and quality of life.

In the HEALTHY POLK 2010 Plan, six "Trend Bender" areas for organization of the work. The Trend Bender areas are described on the Healthy Polk web page. They are:

1. Access to Care
2. Substance Abuse
3. Mental Health
4. Healthy Weight
5. Social Engagement
6. Spirituality of Health