Healthier Somerset is a coalition created to improve the health and well being of everyone who lives and works in Somerset County. We promote healthy lifestyles through collaboration among our partners.
Healthier Somerset is a coalition created to improve the health and well being of everyone who lives and works in Somerset County. We promote healthy lifestyles through collaboration among our partners. Our strategic goals are to:
■ Engage Somerset County in active participation in good health habits
■ Increase access to choices that promote healthy lifestyles
■ Promote policy changes that improve health
The mission of the coalition is to work collaboratively to improve the health and well-being of all who live and work in Somerset County, New Jersey. By sharing information and creating alliances among individuals and organizations who are working toward mutual goals, we can collectively increase our efforts to create a healthier Somerset. Our coalition acknowledges that health is a priority. The health of Somerset County residents has a direct bearing upon our physical, emotional, and economic wellbeing. As a community, we embrace an agenda that identifies our greatest health needs and sets forth an action plan to address these needs.
Through the coalition of agencies, organizations, and individuals who are working to improve the health of Somerset County, Healthier Somerset embraces these goals:
■ To reduce the incidence and impact of chronic disease in Somerset County.
■ To increase the number of people in Somerset County who achieve and maintain a healthy body weight by making healthier choices easier to access.
■ To improve access to quality mental health and substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery services for all persons while reducing the associated stigma.
■ To strengthen services and resources to caregivers in Somerset County.
■ To increase access to primary health care services and increase communication with minority communities in Somerset County.
■ To decrease tobacco use across Somerset County.
■ To reduce the incidence of infectious disease, including HIV/AIDS, in Somerset County.
The mission of the coalition is to work collaboratively to improve the health and well-being of all who live and work in Somerset County, New Jersey. By sharing information and creating alliances among individuals and organizations who are working toward mutual goals, we can collectively increase our efforts to create a healthier Somerset.
