Present:

A meeting of Partners for a Healthier Community was held on Friday, June 10, 2005 at CD-REC.  Chairperson David Weed called the meeting to order at 9:00AM.

Minutes

The minutes of the May 13, 2005 Steering Committee were circulated in advance.

VOTED to approve the Minutes of the May 13, 2005 meeting of Partners for a Healthier Community as circulated.

Financial Report

The financial report for May was presented.

            VOTED to approve the financial report for May as presented. 

Any outstanding invoices for this fiscal year should be presented ASAP.  Work groups will be receiving $3000 as in previous years.

REPORT OF WORK GROUPS

Access to Health Care

The video is complete and ready for distribution.  Members were given copies to take back to their agencies.  Charlton and St. Anne’s will be showing the video in their waiting room and also at the Career Center.  The group is working on an accompanying brochure. The next meeting is on June 15^th at 1:00 at Habit Management.  The video was distributed to those in attendance.  Other copes can be obtained through the workgroup.

Healthy Lifestyles

The cardiac study has been presented at St. Anne’s for an internal review.  They have approved the report as presented.  We are working with their marketing department for a spokesperson.  We will also have a spokesperson from Charlton and David will be representing Partners.  There will be a presentation on or around July 5^th announcing the report.  David will help work on a press release. 

Healthy Youth

The annual poster contest will be following today’s meeting.  Tomorrow is the Mayor’s Youth Forum at the Boys and Girls Club.  There is another youth coalition being formed in the city.  We will be getting together with this coalition to work on youth issues. 

Health City Initiative

The communications workshop on May 20 was very successful.  Local community, faith based and cultural leaders were in attendance to discuss cross-cultural communication barriers. 

The neighborhood festivals are coming up.  7/12 at Abbott Court; 7/19 at Maplewood; 7/26 at North Park and 8/2 at Lafayette.  If anyone would like table space, please call Maureen at 324-2405. 

The Healthy City Report is in draft format.  We have yet to determine when the report will be released and how it will be released.  Katy will email a copy to all.

The Center for Healthy Communities is conducting a training survey.  Please take a moment to fill it out and send back to Katy. 

The HCFR stickers are ready to be distributed.  These will be given to local organizations/individuals who have partnered with HCFR.  We are working on the Board of Realtors. 

Announcements

Nathalie Kaufman will be retiring and there will be a celebration on 6/15 from 10-2

This is Dr. Kirkaldy’s last meeting with us, as he will be retiring shortly.  David Dionne, Westport Selectman, will be joining our group to represent Westport.

Adjourn

The meeting adjourned at 10:00 and was followed by the annual poster contest.  There is no meeting in July – we will resume on August 12^th

Links to Minutes of Previous Meetings:

minutes 5-13-05

minutes 4-8-05

minutes 3-11-05

minutes 2-11-05

minutes 1-14-05

minutes 12-10-04

minutes 11-12-04

minutes10-8-04

minutes 9-10-04

minutes 8-13-04

minutes 5-14-04

minutes 4-9-04

minutes 3-12-04.html

minutes 2-13-04.html