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On February 24th, ONE BAY
will hold a Healthy Communities Regional Forum to begin setting the
vision and agenda for a healthy Tampa Bay in the next 50 years. At the
event, leaders will come together to define the principles that will
guide our region’s health improvement efforts and determine ways we can
collaborate at a regional level to make it happen.
At the Forum, we will
rollout the new website www.HealthyTampaBay.com, which
will house over 100 indicators for each of the eight counties and will
be your one-stop source for health-related data and news. The site has
a searchable database with links to local, state and national reports as
well as health improvement programs being implemented.
Keynote speaker, David Houle,
author of The New Health Age will provide an inspiring,
thought-provoking presentation on the game-changing concept behind the
new book he authored with leading healthcare attorney, Jonathan Fleece. Houle, "the emerging futurist in the world today," will engage the
leaders in attendance, prompting them to rally behind a common agenda to
promote well-educated and healthy citizens.
This event is invitation-only.
If you are interested in participating, please send your
detailed contact information to Lynda Leedy, Lynda@myonebay.com,
to be added to the nomination list for consideration by the
board.
We would like to thank all of our sponsors, as this event would not be possible without their support!
Title Sponsor
Breakfast Sponsor
Supporter Sponsors
All Children's Hospital
Amerigroup
United Way of Tampa Bay
WUSF
Healthy Communities Assessment
How healthy is the Tampa Bay community? How does it compare to Florida as a whole and to national benchmarks? What community health improvement activities are occurring in the region?
ONE BAY announces the release of How Healthy is Tampa Bay? An Assessment of Our Region’s Health, an inaugural step in the regional initiative known as ONE BAY: Healthy Communities.
The comprehensive report is the first to evaluate regional health outcomes, providing a benchmark for the health of the eight county Tampa Bay region, how it stacks up to state and national levels, and where it is meeting or exceeding targets.
For each of the eight counties in the Tampa Bay region, data was collected for 60 indictors in five areas: economy/demographics, health outcomes, health behaviors, health-related behavior, health systems and access, and environmental health.
“Tampa Bay is failing in some key areas of health, and that comes at a great cost to our personal and economic prosperity,” said Stuart Rogel, President of the Tampa Bay Partnership. “At the same time, this region has tremendous assets and is coming together to create a shared vision for Tampa Bay to improve health outcomes.”
Downloads:
- "How Healthy is Tampa Bay: An Assessment of Our Region's Health"
- Full Report
- Full Report - lores version
Report by Sections
- Welcome & Introduction
- About the Tampa Bay Region
- Economy/Demographics
- Health Outcomes
- Health-Related Behaviors
- Health Systems & Access
- Environmental Health
- Community Assessment
- Goals, Methodology & Health Indicators
- Next Steps
- News Release, April 6, 2011
- Fact Sheet - Report's Key Findings
- Fact Sheet - About the Healthy Communities Initiative
- Report Data Tables
- Employer Survey
News Articles About Healthy Communities Report:
About ONE BAY: Healthy CommunitiesStarted in 2010, the ONE BAY: Healthy Communities initiative convened a diverse steering group of stakeholders from the public, private and non-profit sectors and challenged them to find ways for the region to work together to achieve more positive health outcomes. It is part of the ONE BAY regional visioning effort developed through the Tampa Bay Partnership Regional Research & Education Foundation.
The first goal was to establish baseline data to help the community understand how healthy the Tampa Bay region is compared to the state and nation. The next steps are to make this information publicly available on the web, begin connecting the region’s resources, and engage the public in a highly visible effort to create a shared long-term vision for the region’s health.
ONE BAY: Healthy Communities Chair:
Steve Mason, BayCare Health System
Advisory BoardThe Advisory Board includes a diverse group of regional leaders from the public, private and civic sectors.
Download the Committee list
Project Manager:
Lynda Leedy, JD
Lynda@myonebay.com