Desert Healthcare District
Doing Healthy Deeds
Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan 2009-2012

Promote Healthy Behaviors Throughout the District

Objectives

  • Develop and implement programs to decrease the number of overweight and obese District residents

  • Promote, develop and implement health related sustainability activites and practices

  • Utilize grant making to improve the health of District residents activities and practices
Facilitate Access and Availability to Healthcare Services for District Residents

Objectives

  • Support efforts to alleviate local heathcare workforce shortage

  • Increase awareness of existing behavioral health services in the District

  • Collaborate with Desert Regional Medical Center to facilitate access to health care

  • Address Food Insecurity and Hunger Relief within the District
Develop and Support Innovative Healthcare Solutions

Objectives

  • Create a promising practices incubator and support network to develop promising and/or innovative community based health care initiatives

  • Promote access to needed prescription medication for at-risk District residents

  • Ensure all District residents have access to immunizations against communicable diseases