"Healthy Communities are grounded in knowledge"
A healthy city fosters cooperative partnerships within the community and through the political process to create political commitment, institutional change,
capacity-building, consensus building, partnership-based planning and innovative projects. Healthy Cities seek to apply principles such as equity, empowerment,
collaboration and community participation through local action.
Community health and sustainable development has become an important alternative, offering lasting solutions to strengthen our future. Sustainable development
seeks to take approaches that benefit our local communities, environment and quality of life.
The goal is to put health high on the social, economic and political agenda of all leaders; health is the business of all sectors and local authorities; leaders are in
the unique position, with power to protect and promote their citizens’ well-being. The STEEPE MODEL is an approach that integrates two sets of long-standing
principle: one that encompasses people's relationship with the environment, and second regarding the current generation's responsibilities to future generations.
Services
Asterhill Research Company's primary services are Research and Planning. Asterhill offers our clients services to understand the realities of their community, to address the current future demands and to develop the strategies to make their communities healthier and increase their health capacities.
Research is the first step. Research will verify the market realities and lays the foundation for the commitment of resources. The ability to see and understand the community's potential within current and projected market conditions, can transform the process of planning and development into a tool for success. Creative solutions and innovative strategies are derived from careful analysis of all objective data. Asterhill provides client with:
Population Based Research:
Socio-Economic Studies
Demographic Profiles
Hunger & Poverty
Housing Studies
Housing "Lite" Market Reports
Preliminary Housing Studies
Housing Market & Demand Studies
Economic & RTA Studies
Rural Communities
Healthy Community Research
Needs Assessments
Social Determinants
Primary Data Collection
Surveys
Workshops & Focus Groups
