What Makes a Community Healthy? 

Check out this Word Cloud made from survey responses from a survey I administered in the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District. 

Top five responses include:

• Community

• Opportunities

• Services

• Health

• Access

Now, let's compare that to an info graphic published by Sparc BC about the top priorities and concerns for this region in 2015:

Top five include:

• Income
• Childcare
• Employment
• Housing
• Education 

Conclusion: healthy communities at minimum provide opportunities for people to:

1. work and receive living wages
2. live in affordable and safe housing
3. have access to basic services like childcare and health
4. take education seriously.