What About Connection & Belonging?

During our monthly coalition meetings, LW49 members have highlighted the growing importance of social connection within our organizations and across the community. This emphasis is backed by local and national data showing a concerning rise in disconnection, isolation, and loneliness. As a response, the LW49 Coalition is proactively exploring ways to address this pressing need together.

The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community

This recent report provides national context and helpful suggestions for community work.

lw49 may 2024 slides

We’ve been thinking together about what a goal to support connection and belonging in Park County could look like. The slides include some items we considered and thoughts of the group.

LW49 April 2024 SlidEs

These are the slides from a recent LW49 coalition meeting, reviewing the past elements of discovery and charting a course forward.

Park County Chip 2022

The Park County City Health Department led the development of our most recent Community Health Improvement Plan in response to the Community Health Needs Assessment.

County data

The LW49 coaliton has looked at a lot of data regarding behavioral and mental health in Park County. Here’s a quick snapshot.

The Belonging Barometer

We spent the month of August 2024 holding a series of ‘reading clubs’ to discuss the report and consider how it might be of value for future work to better understand Park Co. needs.