Healthy Klamath Coalition seeks community feedback

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The following is a press release from Healthy Klamath.

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Have you ever wished that someone would ask you what you think? Well, Healthy Klamath is doing just that in creating a vision for the future of health in Klamath County.

There are several ways to participate. The questions are listed below and are also available as an online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HKvision.

Answering all of the questions might feel like a lot of work. Providing just one answer gives the members of the Healthy Klamath Coalition a better idea of what local people are thinking. Answering most or all of them shows a deeper meaning and a connection between your thoughts.

Fred Rogers – Mr. Rogers to most of us – provided some inspiration in this community-based activity. He once said, “I need thinking time when someone asks me a searching question. I wonder why it seems to be so uncomfortable for many people to wait through the silence. People of all ages have deep feelings, and if we have the patience to wait through the silence, it’s often astounding what people will tell us.”

If computer surveys are not your thing, you are welcome to send your answers to the co-chairs of Healthy Klamath – Merritt Driscoll (merritt.driscoll@healthyklamath.org) and Cord Van Riper (cvanriper@kodfp.org) at 2701 Foothills Blvd, Klamath Falls, OR 97603.

Not everyone expresses themselves best in words. Coalition members welcome drawings, doodles or other expressions that help us better understand what our dream of a healthy future might be.

Coalition members are hopeful to have good representation from community members of all ages from throughout the county. The deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, February 15.

  • What does health mean to you?

  • What areas of health interest you?

  • Do you worry about any areas of health? What are they?

  • What do people say about Klamath County (both positive and negative)?

  • How would you describe a healthy community to your friends and family?

  • What would Klamath County need to be healthier?

  • Are there things that keep Klamath County and its people from being health? What are they?

  • How can we use our senses to describe Klamath County?

    • What does Klamath County sound like? What should it sound like?

    • What does Klamath County look like? What should it look like?

    • What does Klamath County taste like? What should it taste like?

    • What does Klamath County feel like? What should it feel like?

    • What does Klamath County smell like? What should it smell like?

  • How will people describe Klamath County in five years?

  • How can we encourage people to participate in our community health work?

  • How would you like to participate?

  • How can we contact you for future participation?

Thank you for caring about our community and its future. If you have any questions, call Driscoll at 541-539-8031 or Van Riper at 541-887-8048.