Healthy Community Council
The Healthy Community Council (HCC) is a community coalition composed of stakeholders representing community agencies, universities, and nonprofit organizations in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, Virginia. Established in 1996, an overarching goal of the HCC has been to conduct a community needs assessments in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. The assessment has been conducted every five years and as an example, data obtained from the 2000 assessment identified emerging needs, which generated $11 million in funding for community initiatives. HCC members, faculty and students all collaborate to identify community assets, challenges, and emerging needs.
The HCC meets quarterly to engage, educate and inform stakeholders concerning emerging needs as well as progress with the current priority areas. The HCC is a well-established area collaboration that welcomes everyone to participate in community-wide problem-solving.
2016 Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Community Assessment
2011 Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Community Assessment
Upcoming meeting dates
The next Healthy Community Council quarterly meeting is scheduled for March 10, 2020 from 8:00 - 9:30am at Detwiler Auditorium at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. Please add this to your calendar and invite others to attend.
Tashfia Hasan from United Way will be sharing about United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, the ALICE project, and Empower HR.
Upcoming meetings include:
- June 9, 2020
- Carrie Budd from Bridgewater Retirement Community will present the Bridgewater Retirement Community Senior Survey results.
- September 15, 2020
Meeting topics will be added to the corresponding date once finalized.
membership
The Healthy Community Council is a gathering of representatives from more than 100 entities with a stake in the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County community – government, schools, business, health and human services, faith community, law enforcement and higher education – all working together to improve the quality of life in our community.
Participants are invited to join the Healthy Community Council as partner members. Memberships are available to individuals, agencies, businesses and institutions for a nominal fee. Partner members enjoy the following benefits:
- Quarterly meetings on urgent and relevant issues facing our community
- Collaborative grant writing opportunities to fund projects
- Networking among community leaders to find solutions together
Become a Partner of the Healthy Community Council
For additional community data resources, check out the Community Data Dashboard.
Mission
Enhance the quality of life for the community through collaborative efforts of individuals, agencies, and institutions
Vision
Striving for a Healthier Community
Goals
Assess community needs
Identify priorities based on assessment
Facilitate and support community initiatives