OVERVIEW
The mission of the Healthy Neighborhoods Strategic Work Plan is “to mobilize the assets, strengths, resources, and innate resiliency of its residents to ensure healthy neighborhoods for all.” While the Strategic Work Plan is the broad vision that will collectively promote Healthy Neighborhoods in San Jose, the Allocation Plan will dictate H.N.V.F. priorities and delineate the types of services to be considered for funding. The Allocation Plan is a collection of our “best thinking” about what will create change or improve the conditions of well-being for the target population.
The Allocation Plan is the basis for future H.N.V.F. Request for Qualifications (RFQ) but it is not intended to be finite. As projects are implemented and evaluated, and as social conditions change, continuous improvement efforts will amend such plan. However, what will remain the same is the focus on prevention programming for youth and senior populations. Research tells us that an “ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Building healthy neighborhoods requires purposeful approaches that pay dividends in the long term; much of that can be accomplished by supporting prevention programs that promote healthy behaviors and social connections. |
General Requirements – Promotion of healthy lifestyles
- Tobacco Prevention – educate San Jose community about the harmful effects of tobacco use.
- Health and Fitness – promote exercise, good nutrition, and recreational opportunities.
- Developmental Assets Framework – foster independence by using the strengths and assets of youth and senior customers.
Strong emphasis place on the following values:
- Build social connections
- Build cross-cultural and intergenerational connections
- Build developmental and resiliency assets
A copy of the H.N.V.F. Allocation Plan can be downloaded by clicking on the following link: Allocation Plan(pdf)
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