How do you know a healthy community when you see one?
We believe healthy communities are characterized by their physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual dimensions. Each of those dimensions has a few key indicators that will let you know just how healthy your community is. They are as follows:
1. Physical Indicators
A. Safety and environment
B. Healthy lifestyle behaviors
2. Intellectual Indicators
A. Productive management style
B. Continuous creativity
3. Emotional Indicators
A. High performance on shared values
B. Organizational support for personal development
4. Spiritual Indicators
A. Connectedness
B. Joy
All of these characteristics can be scaled, weighted, and measured (see Appendix A for examples). More importantly, ...
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