Island County in the Year 2020...

What will it be like? Help us create a vision for the future…


                                                                                                                                                                (9 Nov 1996)

The Community Health Advisory Board has begun a process of creating a vision of a healthy Island County in the year 2020. We invite you to join us in creating a vision that will guide our decision making as a community and help us decide where to put our energy and resources now and in the future.

 Preliminary Suggestions for our Vision:

  • Every child has a loving, nurturing parent/family.
  • There is a connectedness among families who help each other when in need.
  • We equally value people of all ages and see a wide mix of ages in our schools, our workplaces, and our apartment dwellings.
  • People feel safe wherever they are.
  • We are compassionate and respectful of others, even in the resolving of conflicts.
  • We have clean air and clean water and continue to preserve all the natural beauty of the islands.
  • Our schools are preparing our children for real world challenges and also teaching them healthy lifestyle practices so they can avoid unnecessary diseases in the future.
  • We have healthy, locally grown food available to us, and we have trail systems throughout the islands that foster more walking/hiking.
  • Our work places value health and in many ways demonstrate that they value family needs as well.
  • Affordable health care is easily accessible to everyone and includes alternative as well as traditional medicine, with an on-going emphasis on prevention.
  • We have central community gathering locations/community hubs where people of all ages come together for a wide variety of activities.
  • We have community celebration days that bring people together in the spirit of celebration.

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