It takes a village (or several) to...

• monitor our community health status,
• diagnose and investigate local health problems and hazards,
• inform, educate, and empower people about health issues,
• mobilize community partnerships to solve health problems,
• develop policies and plans to support health efforts,
• enforce laws and regulations to protect our health and safety,
• link people to needed health services,
• assure competent healthcare workforce,
• evaluate for effective, accessible and quality health services,
• research new and innovative solutions for local health issues, and

  ...build a model Local Public Health System.                      

The communities of Bethlehem, Littleton, Lisbon, Lyman, Landaff, Franconia, Easton, Sugar Hill, and Whitefield are embarking on a mission... local businesses, health and social service providers, public safety and municipal officials, religious and civic organizations, and schools are working together to create an improved local public health system addressing:

• emergency preparedness and communication systems;
• health care access for everyone;
• adult education and job skill training;
• preventative healthcare and substance abuse awareness;
• environmental issues and protection of our natural resources; and
• arrange rural transportation availability.

Turning Point Initiative is a project to provide infrastructure and collaboration to increase the capacity for local public health improvement. Area health care providers and municipalities are working together to assess community needs, implement the Health Alert Network and insure the ten essential services of public health in the Littleton area. The North Country Turning Point Initiative is a program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Center for Disease Control and Prevention-Health Alert Network, has funding provided through the NH Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Community and Public Health and is managed by the Community Health Institute in Concord, NH.

Links to Related Sites

American Public Health Association (APHA)
800 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3710
Phone: 202-777-2494

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
1275 K Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005-4006
Phone 202-371-9090 ext. 242

National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
1100 17th Street, NW< 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-783-5550 ext 206

National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH)
1840 East Gypsy Lane Road
Bowling Green, OH 43402
Phone: 419-353-7714

Public Health Foundation
1220 L Street, NW, Suite 350
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-898-5600

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Public Health Performance Program
1600 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-639-3311