Is this a federally funded project?
With the exception of a few temporary paid staff members, funded by the Boone County Commission, this is a voluntary effort. More than 200 members of the community have donated time and energy to identify these issues and seek solutions.

What assessment tools were used to identify priorities?
Many data sources were used, including the 1995 Boone County Community Health Assessment sponsored by the Boone County Commission, the Community Partnership and the Missouri Department of Health. Information also came from the 1995 Community Needs Assessment, conducted by Horizon Research Inc., and sponsored by the United Way, the city of Columbia and the Missouri Department of Social Services. The state health department and University Outreach and Extension provided technical support.

How were grades assigned?
The teams assigned grades after they studied statistics and other information about their issue for Boone County and other communities.

Who is in charge of this project?
The Columbia Chamber of Commerce created a Health Care Task Force in September 1995. The task force’s goal was to improve community health by developing a vision of a collaborative health care system that would make the most of existing resources. The Boone County Health Report Card project is an offshoot of that initiative. Under the leadership of Bob Bailey, assistant dean of the MU School of Law, the project’s 15 teams issue annual public reports on community health issues and offer strategies for improvement.

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Tanna Klein, tanna@oseda.missouri.edu   Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis   Last Modified: April 15, 1998