Health Report Card Q & A

Why is this group doing this?
Boone County is a fine place to live. It is consistently listed among Money magazine's top 20 places to live in the United States. But even a community as successful as ours can be better. The purpose of the Boone County Health Report Card is to identify areas of need and direct resources toward them.

Is this a federally funded project?
With the exception of a few temporary staff members, funded by the Boone County commission, this is a voluntary effort. More than 200 members of the community have donated time and energy to identify these issues and seek solutions.

What assessment tools were used to identify priorities?
Many data sources were used, including the 1995 Boone County Community Health Assessment, sponsored by the Boone County Commission, the Community Partnership and the Missouri Department of Health. Information also came from the 1995 Community Needs Assessment, conducted by Horizon Research, Inc., and sponsored by the United Way, the City of Columbia and the Missouri Department of Social Services. Technical support was provided by the State Health Department and University Outreach and Extension.

How were grades assigned?
Grades were assigned by the teams after they studied statistics and other information about their issue for Boone County and other communities.

Who is in charge of this project?
The Columbia Chamber of Commerce created a Health Care Task Force in September 1995. The task force's goal was to improve community health by developing a vision of a collaborative health care system that would make the most of existing resources. The Boone County Health Report Card project is an offshoot of that initiative. Under the leadership of Bob Bailey, assistant dean of the MU School of Law, the project's 14 team issue public reports on community health issues and offer strategies for improvement.

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University Outreach and extension Tanna Klein, tanna@oseda.missouri.edu
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Last Modified: April 23, 1997