The Healthy Community Alliance was formed by a cross section of community organizations and individuals who are concerned about the rising rates of chronic disease in Delaware and Blackford Counties of Indiana. The Alliance consists of a steering committee, partner members, and work groups focused on three priority areas- improving nutrition, increased physical activity and tobacco use. IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital provides project management and other resources for Alliance activities. For more information about the Healthy Community Alliance, contact John Disher, project manager, jdisher1@iuhealth.org.

The Healthy Community Alliance of Delaware and Blackford Counties website is intended to help community members and policy makers learn about the health of the community and the work of the Healthy Community Alliance. It provides local health data, resources, best practices, news articles and information about community events. In keeping with the Healthy Community Alliance mission and values, it is important that the site provides balanced information on a broad range of topics affecting the health of our community and highlights the assets in our community.

The Healthy Community Alliance of Delaware and Blackford Counties brings non-biased data, local resources and a wealth of information to one, accessible, user-friendly location. The intent is to give our community the tools we need to read and understand the public health indicators that affect the quality of our residents' lives. The tools can also help the community set goals and evaluate progress. Community groups, schools, health associations, chambers of commerce, tourism and many other organizations can use this information to show the great benefits of living in Delaware and Blackford Counties as well as opportunities for improvement, with specific information. Master planners and government can use this data to establish community goals on a variety of platforms. The data is updated whenever source data is updated providing the most up-to-date information of its kind.

The evolving nature of this website allows all users of the The Healthy Community Alliance of Delaware and Blackford Counties website to contribute information and ideas. The promising practices section highlights exemplary programs and successes of local, state and national health departments; it also allows individuals to search for information when they face a similar situation or as a resource. Our goal is to strengthen and build healthier communities through the provision of state-of the art web-based assessment and improvement tools. We hope you find it beneficial.