Mission Statement

"Creating a Healthier Community"

History

In 1995, the Healthy Marin Partnership was formed in response to Senate Bill 697, a 1994 legislative mandate that required not-for-profit hospitals to complete a community needs assessment every three years. Each assessment guides community planning for the three years that follow.  More...

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Vision

For Marin County to be a community of communities:

• That creates and supports a culture of health;
• With social norms that make it possible for individuals to make healthy choices;
• Where the incidence of killer diseases are less than state and national averages

We Value:

• The relationship between health and public policy.
• Our personal and collective responsibilities to promote “Healthy Choices Earlier in Life”.
• The community as a partner.
• Diversity, cultural influences and the need for health equity.
• The concept of upstream and the Spectrum of Prevention.
• The results of the community assessment and our responsibility to work with the community to interpret and respond to the findings.
• Collaboration of champions and leveraging their work.
• Results based accountability and have adopted the Friedman model.
• The promotion of community education, health literacy and raising awareness.
• The influence we can bear while leaving our individual nametags at the door.

Building Healthy and Self-Sufficient Communities

The Healthy Marin Partnership has adopted a set of goals and principles that represent the foundation for a more successful approach to building healthy and self-sufficient communities throughout Marin County. These goals were developed by the Bay Area Partnership, a ten-county, public-private-government coalition and were adopted by the Marin County Board of Supervisors on April 9, 1996.

• All children succeed in school and are prepared for lifelong learning
• Families of all kinds are strengthened, preserved and flourish
• People acquire and retain jobs and achieve economic independence
• The cycle of violence is ended
• The frail, disabled and chronically-ill are ensured independence and dignity
• Inequality and discrimination are eliminated
• People achieve and maintain optimum mental and physical health
• Individuals and neighborhoods are prepared to respond to emergencies and disasters
• People play an active role in community life
• All people have access to affordable and safe housing

Healthy Marin Partnership
P. O. Box 8010
San Rafael, CA 94904
(415) 492-4786

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