A healthy community to me is where most people know each other and look out for each other, you know your neighbor kids and they know yours, if a stranger is in the area everybody knows it, if a strange car drives thru, someone will notice and keep an eye on it, People can be trusted to check on your house while you are on vacation, that is another example of a good community. It’s a place where there is no violence, if a problem arises everybody sits down and talks it out, no secrets. A healthy community works together to make an evaluation on programs to promote a healthy environment .To make needed local, national and global strategies. To met demands on prevention to stop abuse and violence. To have a common purpose to promote community and public health. Learn and discover how to keep a community healthy. To help the town have a common vision. To assure parents that their children will not be turned away if they need to see a doctor.

Things that healthy communities have in common are:
Social Networks: A healthy community has strong social networks that offer mutual support opportunities, facilitates social exchange, and the sharing of skills, resources, and assets.(Bruce 2011) Physical Assets: A healthy community has physical assets, such as buildings, parks, commercial, and other public spaces that are safe, clean, and comfortable, and provide opportunities for interaction and exchange. The physical assets of the community are aesthetically pleasing and offer the community a sense of identity.
Economic Opportunity: A healthy community provides a robust economic opportunity structure, that fosters innovation and allows all of its members to participate in the creation and production of goods and services that contributes positively to a healthy sustainable high quality of life.(Bruce 2011)Human Development: A healthy community provides individual community members with opportunities for personal growth and improvement. Individuals will be able to gain knowledge, develop skills, talents, and abilities, including the ability to express themselves creatively.(Bruce 2011)
Local Institutions: A healthy community has community based institutions that sustain, respect, and support each of the dimensions described above.(Bruce 2011)

I think that education would be the key to helping me get the community to understand my way of thinking on a healthy community. I would provide lots of different educational programs and do lots of community out reach programs. I think that eventually if not all that at least some would change their minds about the community. If not then at least my messages would hopefully encourage a few.

References:
What is a Healthy Community? By Bruce Published: April 29, 2011 retrieved from: http://communitycheer.org/indicators/health/what-is-a-healthy-community/