Engaging the local workforce, unifying equitable housing efforts, improving mental health, and building an engaged and supportive sober community are the goals of the 2023-2025 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) released this week by the Door County Public Health Department. The Community Health Assessment and its corresponding plan are a requirement of every public health department in the state to be updated every five years. For Door County, that means navigating a process that started during a global pandemic and weathered staffing changes. Public Health Strategist Shauna Blackledge says one of the essential aspects of this CHIP is the collaboration, incorporating 25 individuals across more than a dozen organizations. Blackledge adds that the buy-in from so many shows that physical health is a tiny part of someone’s overall health.

Each one of the CHIP’s four goals is marked by multiple strategies to help achieve them by the end of 2025. You can click this link to read the CHIP online now or pick up a hard copy at one of the many partner organizations, such as the Door County YMCA, Door County Library, United Way of Door County, and more after April 25th.