THE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC

Prevention - with an understanding that health is affected by the places people live, work, play, pray, and learn, the foundation utilizes a formal collective impact framework coupled with human-centered design to lead the following local coalitions addressing healthy eating, active living, resiliency, and opioid use disorder:the wilkes resiliency collaborative, addressing the generational traumas caused by abuse, neglect, mental illness, family separation and their effects on health outcomes (adverse childhood experiences).the community opioid response and education team, a broad cross-sector collaborative identifying and implementing community-based strategies to mitigate the effects of substance use disorders and mental health disorders. This includes the creation of a crisis intervention team to align ems and law enforcement responses to 9-1-1 and 9-8-8.the outdoor economy working group, a broad cross-sector collaborative implementing a 15-year outdoor infrastructure plan to improve upward economic mobility, enhance outdoor amenitites, and attract residents and visitors to partake in outdoor recreation activities.