Our Story
Quick Facts
*The Health Planning Council provides four core functions: Healthy Communities; Happy & Healthy Places; Smart People; Vibrant Partnerships
* The only health planning organization to collect, analyze, and warehouse real-time health care utilization data submitted by hospitals and nursing homes in the 7 county northeast Florida region.
* Work in partnership with regional hospital planners to conduct health care utilization studies.
* Experienced in cultural competent health planning models such as the World Cafe’, Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR), Community Based Participatory Marketing (CBPM), Social Marketing, Empowerment Evaluation, Strategic Framework Prevention (SPF), Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), Planned Approach to Community Health (PATCH).
Vision
Building a Healthier Region Through Research and Collaboration
Mission
To develop regional, unbiased research and evidence-based initiatives that promote healthy communities, lifestyles, and improve accessible, quality health care
Core Values
*We believe collaboration is a must at any cost, no matter how uncomfortable
*We believe all perspectives matter
*We conduct research with communities, not on or to communities.
*All of our work promotes healthy communities and healthy individuals
*We do not believe in a “one size fits all” approach for engaging the community
*We insist on culturally sensitive and evidenced based interventions.
*Behavior change begins with data.
