Picture a place where adults can live safe and healthy lives. Picture a place where older adults live a vigorous and healthy quality of life. People need a place where they feel connected and have a sense of belonging. All too often, people feel disconnected and isolated. People need a place where they are free to make decisions for themselves.
Healthy environments encourage people to make choices and learn from their successes and failures.
People need a place where they can build skills and demonstrate those skills. Skills matter to long-term success, and success is about becoming competent at something that's positive and healthy. Finally, people need a place where the norm is healthy behavior. All too often, people do not have the opportunity to be healthy. Communities may not offer healthy examples or may not encourage healthy choices.