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Healthy Communities 101

Healthy Communities 101. Joyce Martin Director, Staff & Program Development Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service. Investing in the Future of Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service. “will require Extension to be thinking with a stronger community focus in mind.”

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Healthy Communities 101

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  1. Healthy Communities 101 Joyce Martin Director, Staff & Program Development Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

  2. Investing in the Future of Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service “will require Extension to be thinking with a stronger community focus in mind.” David Foster 2002

  3. Goals and Purpose • To develop a team approach to the area of community development • To implement suggestions from the “Listening Sessions” • To stimulate/motivate county educators to think outside the “Agriculture and Family and Consumer Science Box” • To help educators gain knowledge and skills in the area of community development • To assist county educators on how to utilize the information/resources • To provide a toolbox package to assist educators

  4. What Did the Listening Sessions Tell Us?

  5. Guiding Question “Considering the next 3 to 5 years, what are the critical issues in your community and in Oklahoma that need to be addressed to realize a positive future for you, your family, and your community?”

  6. Traveling Road Show Four in-service trainings held in four locations October 2003

  7. Topics Covered • What are Healthy Communities • Oklahoma Data and Trends • Human Capital and Civic Engagement • Economic Diversification • Developing Entrepreneurs • Local Government • Economics and Mangement of Community Services • Rural Oklahoma in Transition Initiative for the Future of Rural Oklahoma

  8. Seventy eight community listening sessions conducted 2,722 citizens attended

  9. Major Issues No. Of Counties % of Counties Community & 75 97 Economic Development Family & Home 73 95 Schools & Education 72 94 Infrastructure & 71 92 Community Service

  10. Community andEconomic Development No. of Counties % of Counties Business Development 70 90 Community Development 67 87 Agricultural Development 29 38 Tourism 15 19

  11. 70 out of 77 counties indicated business development as a critical issue

  12. Focal points – Business Development Creation of New Jobs

  13. Community Development • Community Cooperation • Citizen Involvement • Civic Pride

  14. Where do we go from here?

  15. Community Economic Development Toolkit

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