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Greater Buroughs Partnership for Health drafts strategic goals for outreach, funding and regional services
Summary
At a May 21 remote session, GBPH members drafted goal statements for three priority areas — engagement and communication; funding and sustainability; and programming and structure — and agreed next steps to turn brainstormed ideas into measurable objectives and strategies ahead of a June 1 follow-up meeting.
The Greater Buroughs Partnership for Health (GBPH) met remotely on May 21, 2026, and produced draft goal statements to guide a strategic plan on engagement and communication, funding and sustainability, and programming and structure.
Vice chair Jennifer Sullivan opened the session and handed facilitation to consultants Eliza and Donna, who led a series of brainstorming exercises and definitions of terms — goals, objectives and strategies — intended to shape work between this session and the next meeting scheduled for June 1. "Goals are broadly stated; objectives are measurable; strategies are how you implement them," a facilitator explained as the group worked through examples.
On engagement and communication, members prioritized a promotional toolkit, coordinated outreach (community events, town meetings, farmers markets), improved website and social-media use, multilingual materials and a clearer process for sharing information with town boards. Participants proposed two measurable objectives: create a promotional toolkit and rollout plan by the end of 2027 and measure awareness across the four towns via survey data. After discussion the group agreed on a draft goal: "Members of the Greater Buroughs community know who we are, what we do, and how they can partner with us as a reliable and trusted public health resource." Donna, a facilitator, read the agreed phrasing for the group.
On funding and sustainability, the group stressed diversifying revenue sources, building grant-writing capacity, preparing a funding-sustainability plan and documenting town decision processes. A draft funding goal was refined to: "The Greater Buroughs Partnership for Health continues to explore diverse funding sources to sustain ongoing equitable public health resources." The facilitators and members emphasized the need for a short "one-pager" describing each town’s decision-making and allowable-use rules so future spending and staffing proposals can be presented efficiently to local boards.
Programming and structure discussions focused on accessibility of services (language access and plain-language materials), establishing regional response protocols and clarifying GBPH’s scope of work and capacity limits. The group agreed on a working goal: "GBPH collaborates across our communities to strengthen and streamline public health services and programming." Participants noted that program evaluation and clear data-sharing protocols will be important to track outcomes and justify future funding requests.
Facilitators said staff will synthesize the session notes into draft objectives and strategies and circulate materials prior to the June 1 meeting. That session will provide an opportunity to refine objectives, agree on success measures and finalize a draft strategic plan for broader review.
