While we still have a lot of decisions to make, plans to plan, and details to organize, there is one thing that we can report about the next Health Summit: the dates. April 21, 22, and 23 of 2010.

Planning for the 2010 Health Summit will begin in the Fall of 2009. Stay tuned to this site to learn more about the 2010 Sitka Health Summit. In the meantime, you can check up on past Health Summits at teh links below:

2009 Health Summit Page

2008 Health Summit Page

2007 Health Summit Page

SEARHC and Sitka Community Hospital were meeting regularly to find ways to collaborate better and provide higher quality of health care for community. Hospital leaders came upon the idea of a health summit to begin truly building bridges to collaboration. They invited several key community leaders, and Steps to a Healthier Southeast Alaska, a grant-funded project sponsored by SEARHC, provided some funding.

The goal was to build bridges between hospitals and different types of medicine, provide a unifying health message around prevention, create a time of celebration by honoring groups and individuals for their work toward health, and plan to make realistic steps to advance the vision “to serve our great state as a model for community wellness by creating a healthy community where Sitkans strive for and enjoy a high quality of life.”

Using a bridge in the logo is a reminder of the importance of building bridges in our community between health and wellness providers.

Vision

To serve our great state as a model for community wellness by creating a healthy community where Sitkans strive for and enjoy a high quality of life.

 

Goals

Build new bridges in the community for wellness.
Create a time of celebration by honoring groups and individuals for their work toward health.
Provide a unifying health message around wellness.
Make realistic plans toward the vision.

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