Community Health Improvement Planning Consensus Workshop Series  

Eustis, FL– The Florida Department of Health in Lake County is inviting the public to participate on the county-wide Community Health Improvement Planning Consensus Workshop series at the Lake County Extension Services Building Auditorium, 1951 Woodlea Road, Tavares, FL  32778, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Attendance at all three sessions is recommended.

Each meeting will focus on the following health planning areas with the musical theme, A Symphony of Health:
 

• September 21, 2016, Finding the Chords, Common Themes and Visions
• October 6, 2016, Creating the Score, Strategic Issues and Directions
• October 20, 2016, Playing the Music, Focused Implementation

 
The consensus workshops are next steps for the community-driven strategic planning process of improving health using the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships, or MAPP, model.  The process will result in a community health improvement plan (CHIP) for the next three years.
 
More information about the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) model of community health planning can be found at http://naccho.org/programs/public-health-infrastructure/mapp .
 
Interested attendees are asked to RSVP in advance to DOHLakeChip@flhealth.gov . Feel free to contact Page Barningham at (352) 483-7967 if you have any additional questions.

About the Florida Department of Health
 
The department, nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, works to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts.
 
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