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How does Healthy Fall River function?

The Healthy City Fall River process involves hundreds of individuals and dozens of organizations. Much of the work involves connecting people who are involved in separate but related efforts to improve the health of the City.

The Newsletter

A Healthy City Fall River newsletter (CONNECTIONS) is published quarterly to provide easy access to information about the progress of the process. Stories about community activities that contribute to a healthier city, and reports of the evaluation process are included in the newsletter that is distributed through a variety of organizations  to persons who have an interest in the project.

The Design Team

The Design Team is made up of dozens of individuals representing a broad array of groups and activities that contribute to the health of the community. Members of the Team meet quarterly to review the progress of the Healthy City Fall River process. The role of the Design Team is to interpret the input of the community, to help shape a plan of action and to evaluate the overall progress of the initiative.

The Government Center Display

A permanent display of the Healthy City project is maintained in the atrium of Government Center with information from the web site and the newsletter.

The Web Site

Partners for a Healthier Community maintains a web site at www.healthycityfallriver.org that provides immediate access to information about the Healthy City Fall River initiative. Information and photographs documenting the entire process are available so that anyone new to the process may be brought up-to-date at any time. In addition, information about the Action Plan is maintained at this site. Links to information about Healthy City projects around the world as well as links to useful resources are also provided. Anyone wishing to join the Design Team or to have input into the process may e-mail the Healthy City Fall River Coordinator at drweed@cox.net at their convenience.

Evaluation

Staff from the Center for Healthy Communities in Brockton who are familiar with standard evaluation techniques consult in this process. They review the specific goals of the group, the process to achieve the goals and benchmarks indicating defined progress toward each goal. Information on the progress of each activity is gathered by the consultants, organized in a reader-friendly format, and published at the end of each year on the web site.