Healthy Communities

"The Healthy Communities model is one by which a community determines its own issues, needs and action plans in building a healthier community. The model includes four characteristics: wide community participation; broad intersectoral involvement; local government commitment; healthy public policy." Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition

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• Waterloo Region Healthy Communities Coalition
• From the Ground Up 2003
• From the Ground Up 2002
• 2001 Brown Bag Lunch Series
• 2nd Stories from the Front 1999

2002: From the Ground Up

The 2002 Healthy Communities Forum.

Final Report

1. Introduction
2. From the Ground Up Events and Overview
   1. Overview and history
   2. Events at a Glance
3. Facilitation Training
   1. Overview
   2. Agenda
   3. Evaluation Forms and Participant Input
   4. Analysis and Evaluation of Training
4. Healthy Communities Forum
   1. Overview
   2. Friday Night - Overview
      1. Agenda
      2. Stories
      3. Displays
   3. Saturday - Overview
      1. Agenda
      2. Breakout Groups
   4. Evaluation Forms and Participant Input
      1. Summary of Evaluation Form Input
      2. “What participants got out of the forum”
   5. Analysis and Evaluation of Forum
5. Lessons Learned and Next Steps