The Healthy Southern Nevada website, funded by the
Southern Nevada Health District, is intended to help community members and policy makers learn about the health of our community. The website provides local health data, resources, best practices, and information about community events. In keeping with the Southern Nevada Health District's mission and values, it is important that the site provides balanced information on a broad range of topics affecting the health of our community and highlights the assets in our community.
The Southern Nevada Health District brings non-biased data, local resources and a wealth of information to one, accessible, user-friendly location. The intent is to give our community the tools we need to read and understand the public health indicators that affect the quality of our residents' lives. The tools can also help the community set goals and evaluate progress. Community groups, schools, health associations, chambers of commerce, tourism and many other organizations can use this information to show the great benefits of living in Southern Nevada as well as opportunities for improvement, with specific information. Master planners and government can use this data to establish community goals on a variety of platforms. The data are updated whenever source data is updated providing the most up-to-date information of its kind.
The evolving nature of this website allows all users of the Healthy Southern Nevada website to contribute information and ideas. The
Promising Practices section highlights exemplary programs and successes of local, state and national health departments; it also allows individuals to search for information when they face a similar situation or as a resource. Our goal is to strengthen and build healthier communities through the provision of web-based assessment and improvement tools. We hope you find it beneficial.
The Healthy Southern Nevada Steering Committee is composed of community partners dedicated to improving the health of Southern Nevada. The membership of this steering committee represents a cross section of the community consisting of leaders and decision makers from organizations and groups central to community public health, health care services, educational institutions, community-based organizations, financial institutions, and other stakeholders.
