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County has now become integrated with a global
movement toward health justice for everyone.
6.8
Generalizations
In general, it is most beneficial for communities to
localize the Sustainable Development Goals by:
1. Connecting to larger initiatives that focus on
effective action, such as Social Determinants of
Health (SDOH) and Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD)—When communities associate their
goals with those of regional and global initiatives, it allows them to become part of a
momentous collaboration targeting common
issues that affect people everywhere. Each
community interconnects to form a network
stretching across the globe, solving humanity’s
problems through cooperative involvement.
2. Approaching the entire project from a paradigm of wellbeing, equity, and health justice—
The primary goal is for communities to
develop conditions that support a positive
quality of life for all residents. Nearly all else
is secondary.
3. Building on successful strategies—When a
community reflects on its successes, it is
already moving in a positive direction. What
strategies have been effective in the past to
improve community health and wellbeing?
What conditions helped to make those strategies successful? What lessons were learned
from any missteps? How can those lessons be
applied here? These kinds of questions help a
community move quickly in a positive direction with minimal blunders.
4. Using a community assessment based on resident data, combined with objective and/or
secondary data—The most reliable and beneficial data will come from the people themselves—their experiences, their sense of what
is important for them, their perceptions of
where essential processes have failed or succeeded, and so on. However, although it is
valuable, individual perception is not always
reality. Therefore, objective data also must be
included to help determine whether personal
perceptions reflect reality for the greater
population.
5. Maintaining a sense of urgency—To delay is
to lose valuable time that could be used for
improving community wellbeing. Therefore,
plan to act immediately or at least within a
reasonable timeframe. It may be necessary to
cull the activity list if it becomes a source of
delay. Achieving a few goals in the near term
is preferable to delaying action because of an
inability to achieve a lengthy list of goals.
Fig. 6.4 The 2018 Children and Youth Well-being
Spotlight was promoted through report and online formats. From Applied Survey Research (2018). 2018
Children and Youth Well-being Spotlight. [Graphic].
(Reprinted with permission)
6 How Local Communities Can Align with United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals: A Santa Cruz…
County has now become integrated with a global
movement toward health justice for everyone.
6.8
Generalizations
In general, it is most beneficial for communities to
localize the Sustainable Development Goals by:
1. Connecting to larger initiatives that focus on
effective action, such as Social Determinants of
Health (SDOH) and Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD)—When communities associate their
goals with those of regional and global initiatives, it allows them to become part of a
momentous collaboration targeting common
issues that affect people everywhere. Each
community interconnects to form a network
stretching across the globe, solving humanity’s
problems through cooperative involvement.
2. Approaching the entire project from a paradigm of wellbeing, equity, and health justice—
The primary goal is for communities to
develop conditions that support a positive
quality of life for all residents. Nearly all else
is secondary.
3. Building on successful strategies—When a
community reflects on its successes, it is
already moving in a positive direction. What
strategies have been effective in the past to
improve community health and wellbeing?
What conditions helped to make those strategies successful? What lessons were learned
from any missteps? How can those lessons be
applied here? These kinds of questions help a
community move quickly in a positive direction with minimal blunders.
4. Using a community assessment based on resident data, combined with objective and/or
secondary data—The most reliable and beneficial data will come from the people themselves—their experiences, their sense of what
is important for them, their perceptions of
where essential processes have failed or succeeded, and so on. However, although it is
valuable, individual perception is not always
reality. Therefore, objective data also must be
included to help determine whether personal
perceptions reflect reality for the greater
population.
5. Maintaining a sense of urgency—To delay is
to lose valuable time that could be used for
improving community wellbeing. Therefore,
plan to act immediately or at least within a
reasonable timeframe. It may be necessary to
cull the activity list if it becomes a source of
delay. Achieving a few goals in the near term
is preferable to delaying action because of an
inability to achieve a lengthy list of goals.
Fig. 6.4 The 2018 Children and Youth Well-being
Spotlight was promoted through report and online formats. From Applied Survey Research (2018). 2018
Children and Youth Well-being Spotlight. [Graphic].
(Reprinted with permission)
6 How Local Communities Can Align with United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals: A Santa Cruz…