Our Mission: The mission of our Centre County Partnership for Community Health is to support an inclusive, caring community that promotes healthy people and enhances quality of life through collaborative relationships.
Our Guiding Objective: To assess the health needs of Centre County residents and to develop outreach and partnering efforts that will bridge gaps in service and eliminate barriers to holistic health.
About Us
The Mission of the Centre County Partnership For Community Health is to support an inclusive, caring community that promotes healthy people and enhances quality of life through collaborative relationships.
The Centre County Partnership For Community Health exists to assess the health needs of Centre County residents and to develop outreach and partnering efforts that will bridge gaps in service and eliminate barriers to holistic health. The Partnership originally identified county needs through community forums and incorporated the voiced concerns into a strategic plan, which in 2001 enabled the Partnership to be formally recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) as a State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) partner.
The DOH fosters the development of community partnerships across the state with the intent of empowering community collaboratives to create a shared vision of their community's health and to pursue health improvement priorities through local planning and coordination of resources. The Partnership is autonomous, but is involved in the Northcentral Health District's Local Advisory Council, which allows the Partnership to be linked with a regional and statewide support system of SHIP partnerships.
The Centre County Partnership for Community Health strives to positively impact the health and welfare of Centre County residents by creating teamwork between local organizations and agencies to address local priorities. Planning and project implementation is directed by a volunteer board of directors elected by the general membership. Individuals and organizations throughout the county, as general members, are invited to engage in collaborative initiatives to promote healthy people and to enhance the quality of life in Centre County.
The ultimate and guiding objective of the Partnership is for all Centre County residents to have access to quality health care and the knowledge and supports needed to engage in healthy lifestyles. The following focus areas serve as the motivations behind the Partnership's strategic direction and outcome planning:
- Build and enhance collaborative relationships among county organizations
- Increase access to quality health care
- Promote health education and healthy lifestyles
To learn more about the PA Department of Health's State Health Improvement Plan or SHIP Partnerships access:
http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=169&Q=201421
