Scaling Community Health Coalitions: The Well Connected Communities Pilot Initiative

Authors

Sandra H. Sulzer, Utah State UniversityFollow
Stacey MacArthur, Utah State UniversityFollow
Zurishaddai Garcia, Utah State UniversityFollow
Christine E. Jensen, Utah State UniversityFollow
Suzanne Prevedel, Utah State UniversityFollow
Maren Wright Voss, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Journal of Extension

Volume

58

Issue

2

Publisher

Extension Journal, Inc.

Publication Date

4-2020

First Page

1

Last Page

6

Abstract

We outline the process and development of the Well Connected Communities health initiative as undertaken in three Utah communities. This transformative community-focused alternative to addressing public health issues through Extension situates local communities as the origin for health decision making. The initiative recognizes the need for varied community statuses (i.e., planner, implementer, and innovator) based on varying levels of readiness and diversity of populations. We concluded that the Utah Well Connected Communities initiative aligns well with the 2014 Extension Committee on Organization and Policy National Framework for Health and Wellness. Replication requirements and implications for other Extension programs are presented.

Comments

https://joe.org/joe/2020april/iw1.php

Recommended Citation

Sulzer, Sandra H.; MacArthur, Stacey; Garcia, Zurishaddai; Jensen, Christine E.; Prevedel, Suzanne; and Voss, Maren Wright, "Scaling Community Health Coalitions: The Well Connected Communities Pilot Initiative" (2020). Extension Research. Paper 7.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/extension_research/7