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Public health director invites residents to April 2 community call to action on substance use, mental well-being and aging
Summary
Health and Human Services Director Caroline Khan invited the public and community partners to an April 2 convening to frame Kandiyohi County's five-year community health improvement plan focusing on substance use, mental well-being and the county's aging population.
Caroline Khan, Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services Director, briefed the county board March 18 on an upcoming community call to action scheduled for April 2 to develop the county's five-year community health improvement plan.
Khan said the department and community partners narrowed the county's top health priorities to substance use, mental well-being and issues associated with an aging population. The April 2 meeting will be an interactive session, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Health and Human Services multipurpose room in Willmar, and Khan invited commissioners, community partners and residents with lived experience to participate.
The county will work with Creating Communities Consulting and its regional community health board partner, Renville County, to shape goals and measurable outcomes using a results-based accountability framework. Khan emphasized engaging community partners to carry the work forward rather than having it land solely on public health staff.
Commissioners noted the broad public-health remit and encouraged participation; the board chair highlighted how many agenda items intersect with public-health concerns, from feedlot water issues to road and broadband access.
