Goal: Improve access to and consumption of healthy, safe and affordable foods.

Strategies: 

• Work with community partners to collaborate, plan, develop, and implement nutrition goals.
• Utilize public education and outreach strategies to increase awareness and education regarding healthy eating.
• Support and promote existing nutrition programs administered by agencies throughout the county.
• Work collaboratively with other agencies to develop programming that addresses gaps and barriers.
• Investigate funding opportunities for program development.

Goal: Increase access to dental care for all citizens of Door County.

Strategies: 

• Promote and support the Dental Health Coalition.
• Utilize public education & outreach strategies to increase awareness and education regarding oral health issues.
• Investigate funding opportunities such as United Way, grants, and fundraising activities.
• Increase access to dental care for adults with no dental insurance or Medicaid by evaluating Dental Clinic #’s.
• Improve overall statistics for dental visits in Door County by evaluating County Statistics.
• Assess community’s concerns and/or needs for oral health education/encouragement.
• Provide community education in multiple formats.
• Assess oral health programs at schools by talking to school officials.
• Explore relationships between oral health and other health behaviors at coalition meetings.
• Promote and Support the Door County Medical Center Dental Clinic.

Goal: To support healthy growth and development through family-centered, community-based, culturally competent, coordinated care and support throughout the life span.

Strategies: 

• Maintain and support the Door County Partnership for Children and Families.
• Promote the social-emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5.
• Provide a uniform child and parent primary prevention education program to develop interpersonal skills, through a variety of county agencies.
• Develop and distribute information about the Door County Partnership for Children and Families.
• Improve the knowledge of provider organizations regarding available resources in community.
• Improve the knowledge of families regarding available resources in community.
• Work to prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and build resilience in families.
• Seek funding opportunities to sustain this collaborative effort.

Goal: Improve mental health by promoting prevention programs, and by ensuring access to appropriate, quality mental health services.

Strategies: 

• Update the Door County Mental Health & Crisis Prevention Resource Guide annually.
• Continue to promote and support the suicide prevention efforts of “Prevent Suicide Door County Nathan Wilson Coalition”.
• Promote and support the QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) education.
• Decrease the stigma of mental illness through education.
• Continue to expand wellness initiatives and education.

Goal: To support healthy growth and development through family-centered, community-based, culturally competent, coordinated care and support throughout the life span.

Strategies: 

• Maintain and support the Door County Partnership for Children and Families.
• Promote the social-emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5.
• Provide a uniform child and parent primary prevention education program to develop interpersonal skills, through a variety of county agencies.
• Develop and distribute information about the Door County Partnership for Children and Families.
• Improve the knowledge of provider organizations regarding available resources in community.
• Improve the knowledge of families regarding available resources in community.
• Work to prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and build resilience in families.
• Seek funding opportunities to sustain this collaborative effort.