Description
This council was originally established in 2002 by Mayor Bill Purcell Executive Order 19 and has been in existence continuously. The current membership and work is in place through Executive Order 27 by Mayor Megan Barry.
The Healthy Nashville Leadership Council is responsible for drawing attention to important public health problems and encouraging ownership of their solutions. Community-wide action is required to improve health- including action by individuals, families, schools, employers and businesses, community groups, religious communities, and government.
The current work of the council is outlined in the 2023 -2025 Community Health Improvement Plan. The plan represents five key systems issues for the community to address over the next 3 years: housing/transportation, whole heath, economic opportunity and job skill development, food access/food insecurity, and awareness and navigation of community resources with equity being an overarching lens. This plan is a roadmap to align various initiatives, programs, and activities to improve the health of the Nashville community. This plan is the result of the 2021 community health assessment process to identify and prioritize community needs. This process and the identified data are described in the 2021 -2022 Community Health Assessment report.
Per its mission statement the council “Seeks to improve health and quality of life for those who live, work, learn, worship, and play in Nashville.” In 2018, the Council adopted the vision statement “A healthy Nashville has a culture of compassion and well-being where all people belong, thrive and prosper”.
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Public Participation in Meetings
All speakers are limited to three minutes. The length of time may be extended at the chair’s discretion. For additional information, please see the Council Appearance Guidelines.
If you are interested in speaking at the meeting, please submit an email to [email protected] and include the following: topic, why you would like to address the Healthy Nashville Leadership Council, and a contact phone number.
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Members
Download a List of Healthy Nashville Leadership Council Members