PreventionandWellnessTrustFund
DPHListeningSessions
SoutheastRegion
7/17/2013 10am—12pm
Fairfield InnSuites
185 MacArthurDrive, NewBedford
BostonRegion
7/17/2013 3pm—5pm
BostonPublicLibrary,CommonwealthSalon McKimBuilding,700BoylstonStreet,Boston (enter onDartmouthSt.)
WesternRegion
7/18/2013 10am—12pm
HolyokeCommunityCollege, Kittredge CenterChevron
Room,303 HomesteadAvenue,Holyoke
CentralRegion
7/18/2013 3pm—5pm
College oftheHolyCross,HoganConfCenter
OneCollege Street, Room410, Worcester
Theselisteningsessionsaredesignedasa forumformunicipalities,healthcaresystems,businesses,regional planningorganizations,andschoolstoprovideinputbeforetheRequestforResponse(RFR)isdrafted.DPHis seekinginputonanumberofspecificissuesandhopetoreceiveyouropiniononthefollowing:
Qualificationsusedtoselectcommunities
Necessarypartnershipsto achievecostsavings
Realisticgoals
Infrastructurenecessaryforcommunitiestoapplyforgrants
Numberofmunicipalitiesneededtoallowcommunitiestolearnfromoneother
Adaptingtheapplicationprocessforsmallerorruralcommunities
AssistanceneededfromDPHforevaluationoflocalinitiatives
Additionalideasanditemstoconsider
Ifyouareunabletoattend,writtencommentsandfeedbackareequallyvaluedbyDPHandcanbesubmittedvia
PWTFBackgroundInformation
Chapter224,enactedbytheMassachusettslegislatureinJuly2012,authorizes$60millionbeallocatedtothe
PreventionandWellnessTrustFund(PWTF)overfouryears. Atleast75%ofthesefundsaretobedistributedto community-basedpartnershipsincludingmunicipalities,healthcaresystems,businesses,regionalplanning organizations,andschools.Thegoalisforthesegroupstoworktogethertoprovideresearch-basedinterventions thatwill:
• reduceratesofthemostprevalentandpreventablehealthconditions;
• increasehealthybehaviors;
• increasetheadoptionof workplace-basedwellnessor healthmanagementprograms;
• addresshealthdisparities.
DPHis dedicatedtoengagingstakeholderstoobtaincommunityinputforwritingtheRFRtodistributefunds from thePWTF.Tothatend,DPHis consideringseveralimportantissuestoassurethatmunicipalitiesandtheir regionalhealthcaresystemsworktogethertocreateasharedresponsibilityto preventandcontrolchronic diseaseintheircommunity.
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