Table 2.

Action Strategies for Community Planning and Policy Development

1.	Identify assets, including local mediating institutions and local cultural practices, to leverage limited resources for extended collaboration and coordination.
2.	Establish trust among key frontier/rural stakeholders to better identify political issues or other factors that may restrain advancement in addressing social determinants of health and related conditions.
3.	Choose 1 to 3 realistic and achievable strategies to focus on and implement. Continue to meet with existing community groups to identify common priorities and strategies to address those priorities.
4.	Focus on local strategies that change environments, systems, and policies to address community health and safety priorities.
5.	Collaborate with partners to address health through existing projects and strategies outside the health arena (such as economic development) rather than creating a separate initiative.
6.	Identify community-based entities responsible for leadership in advancing priority strategies. Establish a clear purpose and goal among all entities and clarify the roles and responsibilities of each community entity in meeting the goal.
7.	Engage community members throughout the planning and implementation process to increase chances of success in creating change and explore unique ways to engage geographically dispersed communities.
8.	Community planning processes are complex and labor-intensive. Plan for adequate time, funding, and a diversity of people with the necessary skills dedicated to the effort.