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In any community health is a product of many factors. Many segments of the community can contribute to and share responsibility for its protection and improvement. Health is a dynamic state that embraces well-being as well as the absence of illness; indicating that a healthy community includes elements which enable people to maintain a high quality of life and productivity. This means that health depends not only on medical care but also on other factors; including: - Individual behavior
- Genetic makeup; and
- Social and economic conditions for individuals and communities.
This multidimensional perspective reinforces the value of a population-based approach to community health issues and indicates that there are many public and private entities that have a stake in or can affect the Knox County community's health. These community participants can include: - Health care providers
- Public health agencies
- Community organizations explicitly concerned with health.
However, they also include various other government agencies, community organizations, private industry, as well as other entities that may not see themselves as having any explicit health-related role, such as: - Schools
- Employers
- Social service and housing agencies
- Transportation and justice agencies; and
- Faith communities.
You and Your Organization Can Have an Impact on the health of Knox County Residents!
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