Table 2. Data Sources and Outcomes for Priority Strategies, Healthy People Alliance, Klickitat County, Washington, 2009–2011.
Priority Strategy | Sector Affected | Data Sources for Measuring Progress | Outcomes | Future Plans |
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Increase coalition membership with diverse cross-sector representation | Community-at-large | Coalition membership list and tracking sheet for number of community events and film screenings | Coalition membership grew from 11 to 35 members. Members were recruited through 4 film screenings and 18 community events. Potential number of people reached: 500 people attended community events. | To focus on reaching more of the rural populations in outlying areas, develop more resources for children and youth, and broaden website and social media campaign. |
Establish community gardens | Community institutions/organizations | Implementation of garden and a focus group with community garden participants | HPA partnered with Head Start (Goldendale and White Salmon) and the Guided Path Transitional Housing (White Salmon) to develop community gardens. Potential number of people reached: 60 garden participants. | HPA provides ongoing technical assistance and support to the participating organizations. The gardens continue to expand, and HPA will pursue a partnership with a local food pantry. |
Enhance a biking and walking trail | Community-at-large | Inventory of county-wide parks and recreation opportunities, number of new active living partnerships developed, number of trails enhanced | HPA developed new partnerships with the parks and recreation district and the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. HPA completed a recreational needs assessment and enhanced Little Klickitat River Trail. Potential number of people reached: 4,000 residents in the district where the trail is located. | HPA will continue their work to promote active living through Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School initiatives, made possible through an Active Community Environment Grant from the state departments of transportation and health. |
Develop and promote a local worksite wellness toolkit | Worksites | Development of worksite wellness toolkit, tracking sheet for number of worksites identified who are interested in implementing a wellness program, presentation of the toolkit to those worksites | A volunteer and HPA’s Healthy Worksite Committee completed the Worksite Wellness Toolkit for Klickitat County. Washington State Department of Health launched the toolkit at a worksite symposium in Goldendale and White Salmon. Potential number of people reached: 45 worksite representatives in attendance at symposium. | HPA will provide ongoing technical assistance to worksites that would like to implement the toolkit |
Abbreviation: HPA, Healthy People Alliance.