Community Transformation Plan
Community Vital Signs
Community Vital Signs is a community-driven
health initiative jointly developed by San
Bernardino County residents, organizations and
government.
It builds upon the Countywide Vision by setting
goals and priorities for action to improve
community health in San Bernardino County.
It helps agencies work together to support the
community in making healthy choices.
Community Vital Signs Framework
•Involves a broad set of organizations and people
committed to improving health and wellness
•Uses data to help make decisions and set
priorities
•Focuses on making changes across the
community
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Community Vital Signs Activities
• Gathered and analyzed data on 34 health indicators
• Completed the Data Report & Summit
• Hosted community engagement meetings and
prioritized health indicators
• Completed Final Data Report
• Seven Priority Areas Identified:
• Education, Economy, Access to Health Care,
Mental Health, Nutrition/Health Food,
Community Safety, Safety at School
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Community Engagement Priority Areas
• Area Prioritization Ranking: Top Areas with the Greatest
Number of Votes
Indicator(s)
Education
(overall, educational attainment, high school graduation)
Economy
(overall, poverty, unemployment, economic development)
Access to Health Care
(overall, insurance, professionals, physicians, delays in care)
Mental Health
Nutrition/Access to Healthy Food
Community Safety
(overall, crime)
Safety at School
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Community
Transformation
Plan
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Community Transformation Plan
• The Community Transformation Plan will ultimately
help improve the health of San Bernardino County
by:
• Addressing important issues in the County
• Identifying goals, objectives and strategies to
improve health outcomes for County Residents
• Bringing together organizations to work together
to achieve common goals
• Engaging residents to take an active role in
improving the health and well-being of their
communities
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Community Transformation Plan Priority
Areas
• The Community Transformation Plan was further refined
to focus on four priority areas:
Priority Areas
Education
(overall, educational attainment, high school graduation)
Economy
(overall, poverty, unemployment, economic development)
Access to Health and Wellness
(including medical home, mental health, nutrition and
physical activity)
Safety
(including community and school safety)
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Community
Feedback
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Purpose and Goals
• Help transform your community to be a healthier
place to live, work, learn and play.
• Share your ideas for improving health in your
neighborhood.
• Provide feedback on the Community
Transformation Plan.
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What will you do today?
• Walk around to each poster and review the
information presented.
• One of our volunteers will be there to help
answer any questions you may have.
• Vote for your top two or three goals on each
poster by putting tickets into the box
corresponding to each goal
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What will you do today?
• Once you have had a chance to look at all of the
posters, write down any information you feel is
missing from the plans on a sticky note.
• Place the sticky note on the large butcher paper
under the correct priority area.
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Group Activity
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Group Activity
• After taking time to review the information on
each poster, you will sit in small groups and
discuss your thoughts about each poster.
• Each person will have a “placemat” to use to
write down ideas.
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Group Activity
• At the end of the activity, we will be asking for a
few volunteers to report back information from
their group discussion.
• What are some of the key points your group
discussed?
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What is next?
Next Steps
• All of your feedback will be compiled and will help
improve the plan.
• If you are interested in helping the plan move
forward by talking about strategies and action
steps, write your name down on the “Action
Planners” sign-up sheet and we will be sure to
contact you.
• Find more information at
communityvitalsigns.org.
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Next Steps
• Provide additional feedback by contacting:
• Courtney Huff chuff@harderco.com
• San Bernardino County Department of Public
Health: 909-387-9105
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