Healthy Valley
Healthy Valley 2000 is a community-wide effort aimed at improving the health and quality of life of residents and the community by making the six-town Naugatuck River Valley a better place to live, work, raise a family, and enjoy life. Griffin Hospital took a leadership role in 1993 to coordinate a stakeholder group of, currently, over 200 community members. Underlying the mission is a commitment to maintain Valley unity through regional cooperation; work to enhance community image and pride; better utilize the Valley's unique resources, especially its two major rivers; and to embrace cultural diversity. Healthy Valley 2000 has selected 6 "Key Performance Areas" (KPAs) to focus on: Arts & Recreation, Economic Development, Community Involvement, Health, Education and Youth / America's Promise. In addition, an Electronic Valley team has created an Internet information and communications system to link together all segments of the Valley community at www.electronicvalley.org. The success of the project continues as the Naugatuck River Valley was named one of the ten All-America Cities by the National Civic League in June, 2000 and as a Point of Light in December, 1999.
All American Valley
Healthy Valley 2000 is a community-wide effort aimed at improving the health and quality of life of residents and the community by making the six-town Naugatuck River Valley a better place to live, work, raise a family, and enjoy life. Griffin Hospital took a leadership role in 1993 to coordinate a stakeholder group of, currently, over 200 community members. Underlying the mission is a commitment to maintain Valley unity through regional cooperation; work to enhance community image and pride; better utilize the Valley's unique resources, especially its two major rivers; and to embrace cultural diversity. Healthy Valley 2000 has selected 6 "Key Performance Areas" (KPAs) to focus on: Arts & Recreation, Economic Development, Community Involvement, Health, Education and Youth / America's Promise. In addition, an Electronic Valley team has created an Internet information and communications system to link together all segments of the Valley community at www.electronicvalley.org. The success of the project continues as the Naugatuck River Valley was named one of the ten All-America Cities by the National Civic League in June, 2000 and as a Point of Light in December, 1999.